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Port of Los Angeles finishes first quarter up over previous year

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

The Port of Los Angeles handled 743,417 container units in March, a 19% increase over the previous year. It was the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year growth at the nation’s busiest port. For the first quarter ending March 31, local dockworkers moved 2,380,503 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) across Los Angeles marine terminals––nearly 30% more than 2023. It was among the Port’s best first quarter starts, behind only the pandemic import

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Air Freight East Africa

Ethiopian Airlines launches new service to Warsaw

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest network operating carrier, is excited to announce the launch of new four times weekly passenger services to Warsaw, Poland via Athens. The inaugural flight is scheduled as of June 16, 2024, expanding the airline’s European destinations to 24. The new route, ET 764 from Addis Ababa to Warsaw via Athens, will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Return flight ET 765 from Warsaw to Addis

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Air Freight China

Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for March 2024

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for March 2024, which showed strong demand for travel from Hong Kong driven by the Easter holiday period, and travel to Hong Kong supported by the various exhibitions and events held in the city. Cathay Pacific carried a total of 1,883,404 passengers in March 2024, an increase of 42.4% compared with March 2023. The month’s revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased 38.1% year on

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Railway News

CSX unveils its first hydrogen-powered locomotive

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has unveiled its first hydrogen-powered locomotive, marking a significant milestone in sustainable freight transportation. This pioneering achievement is the result of a successful partnership between CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and demonstrates the company’s commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship. The hydrogen locomotive was converted from an existing diesel locomotive using a hydrogen conversion kit developed by CPKC. The transformation took place at the CSX

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Air Freight China

Cathay Cargo Commends Hong Kong International Airport for Retaining Busiest Cargo Airport Title

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

Cathay Cargo extends congratulations to Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for maintaining its status as the world’s busiest cargo airport in 2023, as reported by Airports Council International (ACI). As Hong Kong’s primary carrier for 77 years and the largest cargo operator at HKIA, Cathay Cargo takes pride in contributing to this achievement. Tom Owen, Director of Cargo at Cathay, remarked, “Hong Kong’s continued recognition as the top air cargo

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Air Freight

ECS Group Partners with CMA CGM AIR CARGO to Redefine Air Freight Solutions

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

ECS Group, a leading global GSSA provider, has announced a strategic partnership with CMA CGM AIR CARGO, a division of the CMA CGM Group, renowned for its comprehensive logistics solutions across sea, land, and air. Effective April 1, 2024, ECS Group will serve as the appointed GSSA for CMA CGM AIR CARGO, responsible for commercializing air freight capacities on its flights. This collaboration aims to set new standards in operational

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Shipping News

Hapag-Lloyd Takes Strides in Green Shipping with Methanol Retrofit Contract

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Constance Makungu

Last week’s announcement of Zemba awarding Hapag-Lloyd a zero-emission contract has propelled the Hamburg carrier further into the realm of green shipping innovations. In its latest endeavor, Hapag-Lloyd has inked a deal with Seaspan Corporation to retrofit five 10,100-TEU charter vessels with dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol. These container ships currently rely on conventional MAN S90 engines. Dr. Maximilian Rothkopf, Hapag-Lloyd’s COO, expressed the company’s commitment to sustainability,

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Air Freight Shipping News

Sea-air cargo into Africa spikes on the back of missile strikes

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Constance Makungu

Intermodal airfreight hub operations serving African imports have found an unlikely ally in the situation south of the Suez, where heightened risk because of attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, has driven down ocean cargo by as much as 50%. Kenya Airways’ head of cargo commercial, Peter Musola, has explained that the driver of demand in air freight this year has been the increase

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Ports Shipping News Southern Africa

Severe Weather Dampens Container Throughput at South African Ports

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Constance Makungu

Severe weather conditions along South Africa’s coastline have led to a significant decline in container throughput, reaching its lowest levels in weeks, according to the latest Cargo Movement Update compiled by the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) and Business Unity SA (Busa). For the week ending April 12, commercial ports processed an average of 6,180 containers per day, a notable decrease from the previous week’s figure of 8,061

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Central America Road Freight South America

DP World Leads Latin America’s Electric Truck Revolution at Port of Callao

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Constance Makungu

DP World’s Port of Callao terminal has taken a pioneering step in Latin America with the launch of the region’s first electric charging station for trucks. This initiative is part of DP World’s broader decarbonization plan aimed at reducing over 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The new infrastructure, situated within a newly constructed pier, will accommodate twenty 100% electric internal transport trucks, marking the largest fleet recently acquired

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