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Maersk increases its maritime capacity deployed to the port of Casablanca by 48%

The Danish shipowner increased the capacity of its services serving Casablanca by 48%. It has also revised the planning of its links and increased the operational margin for doing business from 3 p.m. to 15 days.

Sea freight: ESL adds two new shipping lines between Asia and East and Southern Africa

Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) will launch two new maritime services, FAX2 and FAX3, from December and November 2026 respectively. These connections must reinforce the service of several ports in East Africa and...

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Sascha Geiken to lead its activities in sub-Saharan Africa

DHL Global Forwarding announced on 11 November 2026 the appointment of Sascha Geiken as Managing Director for sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of South Africa. He succeeds Egidio Monteiro and takes the...

Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema takes stock with AFC of railway progress towards Lobito

On November 6, 2026, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema received a delegation from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), led by its President and CEO, Samaila Zubairu, to review the progress of the project...

Ndeye Seynabou Ndiaye, SOCATRAL DG: « Logistics requires rigour, anticipation and adaptation »

Interview with Ndeye Seynabou Ndiaye, Director General of SOCATRAL At the head of the African Transit and Logistics Society (SOCATRAL), Ndeye Seynabou Ndiaye returns in this interview on his career in the trades...

Africa: Air cargo volumes increase by 10 per cent in October, tariffs fly away

Air cargo shipments from Africa increased by 10 per cent in October 2026 over a year, while spot rates jumped by 60 per cent to $3.11 per kilogram. According to WorldACD data, this increase in...

Guinea: Nimba Mining diversifies its bauxite evacuation routes to the port of Dapilon

Nimba Mining Company (NMC) signed an agreement on 4 November 2026 with the National Agency for the Development of Mining Infrastructure (ANAIM) to access a 56 km mining road linking its facilities to the port of Dapilon.

Maritime transport: Hapag-Lloyd targets 1.7 million TEUs in Africa by 2030

The German shipowner Hapag-Lloyd plans to increase its annual containerized cargo volumes in Africa to 1.7 million TEUs by 2030. This ambition comes after crossing the threshold of one million TEUs in 2026 and...

South Africa: 375 million rands to rehabilitate roads in Richards Bay Harbour

The Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) has initiated a program to rehabilitate three roads at the Port of Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal Province. The work, planned over 18 months, must improve the...

Kenya: Kenya Railways launches rail vehicle transport between Mombasa and Nairobi

The new route, inaugurated on 29 October 2026, allows importers, dealers and individuals to transport their vehicles by train from Mombasa port to Nairobi. The operator targets a volume of 700...

News, Maritime, Morocco

Maersk increases its maritime capacity deployed to the port of Casablanca by 48%

November 12, 2026 / 11:45

News, Maritime

Sea freight: ESL adds two new shipping lines between Asia and East and Southern Africa

November 12, 2026 / 11:13

News, Trends & Prospective

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Sascha Geiken to lead its activities in sub-Saharan Africa

November 11, 2026 / 11:56

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Maersk increases its maritime capacity deployed to the port of Casablanca by 48%

The Danish shipowner increased the capacity of its services serving Casablanca by 48%. He also reviewed the planning of his...

Sea freight: ESL adds two new shipping lines between Asia and East and Southern Africa

Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) will launch two new maritime services, FAX2 and FAX3, from December and November 2026 respectively. These...

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Sascha Geiken to lead its activities in sub-Saharan Africa

DHL Global Forwarding announced on November 11, 2026, the appointment of Sascha Geiken as Executive Director for sub-Saharan Africa, in...

Supply Chain

Maersk increases its maritime capacity deployed to the port of Casablanca by 48%

The Danish shipowner increased the capacity of its services serving Casablanca by 48%. It also revised its liaison planning and increased the operational margin for dealing with disruptions from 3 p.m. to 15 days. Maersk has increased the maritime transport capacity deployed on its [...]

November 12, 2026 / 11:45

News, Maritime, Morocco

Sea freight: ESL adds two new shipping lines between Asia and East and Southern Africa

Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) will launch two new maritime services, FAX2 and FAX3, from December and November 2026 respectively. These links are to strengthen the service of several ports in East and Southern Africa from China, including a new direct stopover in Maputo, Mozambique, and a service from Mombasa, Kenya. [...]

November 12, 2026 / 11:13

News, Maritime

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Sascha Geiken to lead its activities in sub-Saharan Africa

DHL Global Forwarding announced on 11 November 2026 the appointment of Sascha Geiken as Managing Director for sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of South Africa. He succeeded Egidio Monteiro and took responsibility for the group's air and sea freight activities in that part of the continent. This appointment takes place in [...]

November 11, 2026 / 11:56

News, Trends & Prospective

Africa Supply Chain Magazine n°18 – November – December 2026

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