All Africa Articles – Page 21
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Panalpina goes into Africa again
Freight forwarder Panalpina has opened new bases in Morocco and Kenya as part of a drive to expand its presence in Africa, a continent in which it was once a dominant player in the oil and gas project sector.Offices in Casablanca in Morocco and Nairobi, Kenya, and will spearhead a ...
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Saudi freight blooms as Kenya trade flowers
Heightened seasonal demand for Kenyan flowers will see Saudia Cargo boost its freighter capacity from Nairobi to Amsterdam during February by at least six additional B747F flights.The 25 per cent boost on the Africa to Europe route equates to an extra 3,000 tons for the month, supplementing the Middle East ...
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Network Aviation Group expands cargo services at Stansted
Network Aviation Group has added a fourth MD-11 freighter service per week between Kenya and the UK's London-Stansted.The MD-11 will depart Nairobi on Fridays and arrive on Saturdays at Stansted.The increase in freighter services was welcome by Stansted owner and operator MAG. Graeme Ferguson, MAG commercial director for cargo, said: ...
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Africa: airports sign agreement
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a cooperation agreement with Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, representing Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport.The strategic partnership will involve “the exchange of information and individual expertise”.The agreement, inked during the Air Cargo Africa 2015 Conference ...
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Africa: The view of UPS
Q: How have UPS’ operations changed on the African continent over the past two years?A: Connecting with African-domiciled customers is a key to growth, so [we] have been focusing more on the needs of the African customer, both from an export and import perspective. Approaching the African mar-ketplace in this ...
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Africa: The rising stars of airfreight look to expansion
While Ethiopian Airlines is likely to dominate Africa’s future cargo industry for a while, that does not rule out smaller operators staking their own claim.In northern Africa, Air Algerie is planning to replace its Lockheed freighter with two 737-700 combis, and possibly spinning off its cargo division into a wholly-owned ...
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Spotlight on African air cargo
Trade opportunities in Africa and its contribution to economic growth will again come under the spotlight at this year’s Air Cargo Africa conference and exhibition, co-hosted by South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo).The conference and exhibition will take place at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park from 25-27 February 2015. Air ...
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Rising space keeps loads factors down
Freight and passenger loads fell in January compared to December, reflecting the fall in volumes and continued growth in international market capacity, said IATA in its latest Airlines Financial Monitor for January-February.Airfreight capacity increased slightly in January, but more moderately than at the end of 2014. Most of the slowdown ...
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WCS: IATA sets out three priorities for air cargo
IATA has called for further progress on paperless airfreight, global standards for handling pharma goods and tough action on the transport of lithium batteries.Tony Tyler, IATA’s director general and chief executive, highlighted “three vital aspects of the air cargo business” during his keynote speech at the association’s World Cargo Symposium ...
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IATA: overcapacity on the up, yields declining
IATA has warned that air cargo’s financial performance “remains poor and does not deliver adequate returns for investors”.The airline association’s 2015 first quarter Cargo eChartbook, while seeing continued positive demand for airfreight commodities, states that overcapacity has resulted in lower load factors and placed downward pressure on yields.Lower jet fuel ...
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January's air cargo volumes up 3.2 per cent
Worldwide January air cargo volumes were up 3.2 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to data from Netherlands-based consultancy World ACD.It observed that the modest increase was “not too bad given the fact that January 2014 was already part of the recovery that started in autumn 2013”.World ACD, which sources data ...
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Third MD-11F for AV Cargo
AV CARGO Airlines has added a third MD-11F to its fleet and may add two more.The latest aircraft has positioned into Jakarta for a heavy C check and repaint into AV Cargo livery and is expected to enter service at the end of next month.“Our plan from inception last year ...
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Manston Airport holds talks over possible closure
THE UK’s Manston Airport is holding talks over its possible closure, it is reported.144 staff at the loss-making airport located to the east of London have been given details about a 45-day consultation.The airport was acquired last year for £1 by Ann Gloag, co-founder of the Stagecoach transport group.Last September, ...
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ANA Airline Management freighters to relocate from Ostend to Liege
TO REDUCE fuel costs, ANA Airline Management is relocating its freighter fleet of two MD-11Fs and a single B747-400F from Ostend to Liége from 29 May.The company’s managed fleet operates a network of scheduled routes to and from Africa, as well as long-term and ad hoc charter flights on a ...
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Lufthansa Cargo takes a strong lead on security
COUNTRIES in South America, the Middle East and Africa have been placed on a strictly confidential cargo-risk list.A map, drawn up by Lufthansa Cargo in combination with the German authorities and international bodies, including the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), points the finger at those countries that are demonstrably less ...
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Chartersphere airlifts humanitarian aid to Central African Republic
GLOBAL broker Chartersphere has helped to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the troubled Central African Republic.The landlocked tiny nation, which borders Chad in the north, and Sudan in the north-east, has been in the grip of inter-ethnic violence between Christians and Muslims for the past 12 months.Thousands of people have ...
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IATA warns of "tough year" for cargo
The New Year got off to a slow start for air cargo says IATA in its latest statistical bulletin.While freight tonne kilometres grew 3.2 per cent in January 2015 compared to the same month last year, it was slower than the 2014’s 4.5 per cent average.IATA director general and chief ...
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Etihad Cargo goes to Uganda
ETIHAD CARGO, the fast-growing freight business of UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways, has launched a new weekly A330-200 freighter service between Abu Dhabi and the Ugandan city of Entebbe.Situated on the shores of Lake Victoria and close to the capital Kampala, Entebbe is a major commercial centre in central Uganda.Etihad ...
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WFS signs Nairobi fresh produce terminal deal
GROUND handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a partnership agreement with Transglobal Cargo Centre in Kenya to take over the full management, operation and business development of its modern fresh produce and cargo terminal at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.The entity will operate under the Africa Flight Services (AFS) ...
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IATA: "solid improvement" in air freight growth
AIRFREIGHT growth has seen a “solid improvement” in 2014 over prior year, but IATA warns that demand could weaken as the on-shoring trend continues.Volumes are being supported by the cyclical upswing in the global economy but high fuel prices, stable at $120 per barrel, and weak cargo yields continue to ...