Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the American air manufacturer Boeing signed an agreement in Marrakech on 8 October to renovate the cabins of seven Boeing 787-8 long-haul aircraft. The operation includes the replacement of seats, the...
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Air transport: AAASA calls for implementation of announced reforms
Meeting in Mauritius for its 56th Annual General Meeting, the Southern African Airlines Association (SAAA) presented five priorities for developing air passenger and freight transport on the continent. Its general manager, Aaron Munetsi,...
Senegal: President receives MSC leader to discuss maritime infrastructure
Received in Dakar on October 8, 2026 by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Diego Aponte, president of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) group, has mentioned the development of the port and logistics infrastructures of Senegal. The group expressed its will to...
Morocco: Casablanca port imposes new paces to reduce congestion
After the night opening of Gate No. 4 to fluidize the movements of heavy goods vehicles, the port authorities introduce minimum handling thresholds and new conditions for preparing ports of call. These measures aim to reduce the time required to...
CEVA Logistics reorganizes its business model around two global activities
Logisticsman reorganizes his governance around Freight Management and Contract Logistics, while strengthening regional responsibilities. This evolution comes after several years of external growth and must in particular accompany integration of...
Moussa Oularé: « Procurement must now be seen as a strategic function »
For a long time seen as an essentially administrative function, the Purchasing function now occupies an increasing place in the management of business performance. In Guinea, as in the rest of the African continent, its professionalization poses...
Togo: Port of Lomé strengthens its trade with operators from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
The Alliance for the Promotion of the Port of Lomé (A2PL) is conducting a tour of economic operators from the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) from October to November. In particular, the mission should identify the difficulties that affect...
Air freight: Dubai World Central FedEx hub gets IATA CEIV Pharma certification
The FedEx hub in Dubai World Central, which serves in particular the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Africa, has obtained the IATA CEIV Pharma certification for the handling and transport of pharmaceutical products sensitive to temperature conditions....
Kenya: Court of Appeal suspends new rules on maritime transport
The Mombasa Court of Appeal suspended the application of several maritime regulations challenged by ship agents, a few weeks from the renewal of the licences. The decision provisionally maintains the current framework while the litigation deals in particular with...
Angola: DP World extends Luanda terminal concession until 2051
DP World will benefit from a 10-year extension of its concession to the port of Luanda and plans to invest an additional $90 million over two years. The project must increase the terminal's theoretical capacity to 1.2 million 20-foot equivalents (TEUs),...