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State-owned Qatar Airways announced that it has appointed Hamad Al-Khater as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from December 7.

#QatarAirways #ChiefExecutiveOfficer #appointment #peoplemovement #CEO #Aviation
Qatar Airways appoints Hamad Al-Khater as new group CEO
Al-Khater replaces Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, who took over as leader in October 2023 after the retirement of long-time chief Akbar Al Baker.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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VSL Manufacturing officially opened its new R750 million purpose-built manufacturing facility in Struandale.

#VSLManufacturing #Isuzu #facility #manufacturing #automobile #IsuzuMotorsSouthAfrica #IMSAf
VSL opens R750m plant next to Isuzu for D-MAX output
The facility is scheduled to reach full production capacity in the 2026 financial year.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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African leaders and international partners have agreed on a 10-year regional plan to reshape how essential health products are financed, manufactured, and supplied across the continent.

#Africa #WHO #medicines #supplychain #manufacturing #healthfinancing #AfCFTA #regionalstrategy #Logistics
Africa outlines 10-year plan to boost access to essential medicines
The proposed roadmap seeks to expand local manufacturing, pooled procurement, and coordinated regional supply chains.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Nigeria has urged African and Arab nations to expand trade cooperation with a stronger focus on agribusiness supply chains and industrial linkages.

#Nigeria #AfricanArabtrade #agribusiness #logistics #supplychain #industrialgrowth #valueaddition
Nigeria seeks stronger African-Arab trade ties
It called for a strong focus on agribusiness supply chains and industrial linkages.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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IKEA Supply AG has joined DCSA+, becoming the first shipper to take part in the Digital Container Shipping Association’s partnership programme aimed at advancing digital standards in the container shipping sector.

#IKEASupplyAG #DCSA+ #digitalstandards #containershipping #logistics
IKEA Supply AG joins DCSA+ as first shipper in digital standards effort
IKEA Supply AG will work with DCSA on developing digital standards and data definitions.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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FedEx has announced a global AI Education and Literacy programme aimed at equipping its workforce with skills to work with new technologies across its operations.

#FedEx #AItraining #workforce #Accenture #LearnVantage #supplychain #technologyskills #globalprogramme
FedEx launches global AI Education programme for its workforce
The training will focus on building common AI fluency and developing capabilities to apply the technology in day-to-day functions.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Frankfurt Airport joins Pharma.Aero, the global cross-industry collaboration platform, expanding the organisation’s collective expertise to strengthen reliable, end-to-end supply chains for life-saving healthcare products.

#FrankfurtAirport #PharmaAero #healthcare #supplychains #pharma
Frankfurt Airport strengthens global pharma logistics through Pharma.Aero
Partnership aims to enhance end-to-end supply chains for life-saving healthcare products.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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WiseTech Global has launched its new CargoWise Value Packs, a move set to simplify billing, reduce platform overheads, and expand capabilities for international forwarding, customs, warehousing, and land transport.

#WiseTech #CargoWise #AI #logistics #automation #warehousing #landtransport
WiseTech Global launches CargoWise Value Packs to simplify logistics
New CargoWise Value Packs reduce costs, add features, and improve AI automation for global logistics providers.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Jambojet, Africa’s leading low-cost airline, has taken a major step in strengthening digital air cargo connectivity across East Africa by joining Freightos’ WebCargo platform.

#JambojetCargo #WebCargo #EastAfrica #Africa #Nairobi #Freightos #AirCargo
Jambojet Cargo joins WebCargo to expand digital access in East Africa
Airline puts real-time cargo capacity online, giving forwarders instant booking, better visibility and faster service.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Uncertainty around the Red Sea and Suez Canal continues to influence global freight planning in December, with Dimerco warning that a return to the traditional Suez route remains unclear despite ongoing discussions in the shipping industry.

#Dimerco #RedSea #SuezCanal #Asia #aircargo
Suez route uncertainty clouds Asia-Pacific outlook for air cargo
Red Sea and Suez Canal uncertainty shapes regional cargo planning as India faces tight air freight conditions
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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NORDEN has expanded its presence in Africa by acquiring the Southern African cargo activities of Taylor Maritime, previously operating under the IVS brand.

#NORDEN #Africa #TaylorMaritime #IVSbrand #SouthAfrica #Shipping
NORDEN expands African presence with Taylor Maritime cargo takeover
Deal adds Durban parcelling team as NORDEN strengthens project cargo focus in Southern Africa.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Blu EV and VOO have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at expanding electric mobility solutions and supporting commercial operators across Egypt.

#BluEV #VOO #electricmobilitysolutions #greenmobility #Egypt #mobility #Ecommerce
Blu EV & VOO formalise partnership to advance green mobility in Egypt
The partnership will help businesses improve productivity, reduce running costs, and operate in a more sustainable manner.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Africa's pharmaceutical air cargo sector is experiencing a transformative period, driven by rising healthcare demands, infrastructure investments, and the continent's expanding role in global supply chains.

#Africa #pharma #pharmaaircargo #Envirotainer #DHLGlobalForwarding #PharmaAero
How Africa is expanding its role in pharma air cargo
With pharma shipments on the rise, Africa is strengthening its air cargo capacity and cold chain logistics.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Global air cargo demand reached a new all-time high in October 2025, rising 4.1% year-on-year, even though cargo yields fell for the sixth straight month as capacity continued to grow faster than volumes.

#IATA #Globalaircargo #aircargo #Africa #aircargodemand
Africa leads global air cargo growth with strong October surge: IATA
African carriers post 16.6% demand growth in October as global air cargo hits new records despite falling yields.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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SCA signals improved operations, but Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk maintain Cape route as Red Sea timing remains uncertain.

#SuezCanal #HapagLloyd #CMACGM #KuehneNagel #Maersk #RedSea #GeminiCooperation #Shipping
Suez Canal ready but Gemini network keeps cautious Red Sea routing
SCA signals improved operations, but Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk maintain Cape route as Red Sea timing remains uncertain.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Africa’s ports face pressure to meet green shipping rules as AfDB supports countries with finance, policy alignment and low-carbon trade.

#AfDB #Greenshipping #shipping #Africa #ports #globalmaritimeindustry #internationaltrade
Green shipping rules tighten: AfDB guides Africa’s port reforms
Africa’s ports face pressure to meet green shipping rules as AfDB supports countries with finance, policy alignment and low-carbon trade.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Global air-freight rates dipped slightly last week, though capacity constraints and strong demand continued to support high rates on important trade lanes, according to the weekly update by TAC Index.

#TACIndex #BalticAirFreightIndex #Globalairfreight #Africa #Africa #Europe #AirCargo
Africa-focused air freight update as global rates ease
TAC Index shows a small dip in global averages while demand on Asia–Africa and Africa–Europe routes stays steady.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Henk Venema as Executive Vice President Global Airfreight, placing an experienced industry leader at the centre of its plan to build a stronger and more reliable airfreight organisation.

#DHL #DHLGlobalForwarding #aircargo #GlobalAirfreight #airfreight
DHL Global Forwarding appoints Henk Venema as EVP Global Airfreight
Venema’s experience across major logistics firms is expected to strengthen DHL’s airfreight performance.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Zipline is set to rapidly scale its life-saving drone delivery network across Africa after securing up to $150 million from the U.S. State Department, with African governments expected to more than double this investment through utilisation fees.

#Zipline #Africanmedicaldrone #Africa
Zipline expands African medical drone network with major US backing
US–Africa partnership could boost Zipline’s deliveries to 15,000 facilities and reach 130 million people.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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A cargo plane carrying food aid for the international charity Samaritan's Purse crashed in South Sudan’s Unity State on November 25, killing all three crew members on board, reports Reuters.

#LeerCounty #SouthSudan #Aidplanecrash #NariAir #aircargo #plane #aviation #crash #Sudan
Aid plane crashes in South Sudan, 3 crew members dies
The accident happened around 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT), about 20 km from the Leer Airstrip in Leer County, an area near the northern Sudan border.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Singapore has been named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World report published by DNV and Menon Economics.

#ports #Singapore #DNV #MenonEconomics #container #ranking #shipping #trade
Singapore tops new global ranking of container ports in LCP report
The indicators include data on throughput, berth productivity, emissions per TEU and the availability of alternative fuels.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Lufthansa Cargo has completed the first phase of its new headquarters at Frankfurt Airport, marking a major step in the long-term modernisation of its cargo hub.

#LufthansaCargo #Lufthansa #Frankfurt #FrankfurtAirport #LCCevo #AirCargo
Lufthansa Cargo advances first phase of Frankfurt campus project
The project advances Lufthansa Cargo’s long-term plan to modernise its freight hub while keeping operations running.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Electric freight is beginning to find its path in emerging markets, not through flawless infrastructure or sweeping policy reforms, but through carefully measured experimentation.

#DHLSupplyChain #DHL #Africa #SouthAfrica #MiddleEastAfrica #Electricfreight #economicviability
Electric freight in emerging markets: Africa’s road to scale
DHL’s African trials show how electric freight can progress through smart route design, economic viability, and collaboration.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Africa is entering a new era of mineral demand as global industries accelerate their shift to clean energy, boosting the strategic importance of copper, cobalt, lithium and other critical resources mined across the continent.

#OpenMineral #IvanhoeMines #Africa #Logistics #mining
Africa’s mining boom runs into a logistics bottleneck
Africa’s mining resurgence is colliding with deep infrastructure and logistics constraints that shape everything from costs to competitiveness.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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From upgraded equipment and automated gate systems to new barging routes, WACT is reshaping port efficiency in eastern Nigeria.

#WACTNigeria #OnnePortupgrade #APMTerminalsinvestment #Nigerianportmodernisation #EasternNigerialogistics #Shipping #portinfrastructure
WACT’s bold push to modernise Nigeria’s port infrastructure
WACT is modernising Onne Port with automation and sustainable initiatives, said Jeethu Jose in an interview.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM