ECTN oder CTN – Die Electronic Cargo Tracking Note
When shipping to many African countries, a document called ECTN or CTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note or Cargo Tracking Note) is required by local authorities/customs to be able to custom clear the cargo. This document needs to be issued and purchased in advance and presented to the customs when clearing the cargo. At Africa Container Shipping we […]
Sie erlitt Schäden an Ihrem internationalen Fracht, und Sie wissen nicht, was zu tun ist?
RECOUPEX: A new solution for cargo claims and debt recovery RECOUPEX is a European company specialized in cargo claims and debt recovery. Recoupex online platform offers a fast and easy-to-use solution for importers, exporters, freight forwarders, traders if they need to make claims for cargo damages and losses or collect overdue invoices and debt recovery […]
Staus in den Häfen und aktuelle Fracht rate levels
What is happening In Banjul, Douala, and Mombasa –to name only a few African ports– vessels are waiting sometimes more than a week at anchorage outside the port before being able to berth and start operations, in Africa this is something common but of course, due to pandemic and global slowdown in logistics’ supply chain, […]
Baumwolle: die aus Afrika in die Welt
The next cotton export season is just around the corner, below are some interesting facts about this particularly important commodity exported from Africa. Standard containers used for cotton shipping are usually 40-foot boxes with a net weight of approx. 19.5 tons of baled cotton, which corresponds to 80 up to 90 bales of cotton, may […]
Cashew-Nüsse
Cashew nuts are edible kidney-shaped nuts, rich in oil and protein. They are roasted and shelled before being eaten. The oil extracted from the shells is used as a lubricant, in the production of plastics for example. Cashew nuts are cultivated in West and East Africa. In West Africa, there are 3 main areas of […]
Holz, Holz, Bauholz
Africa is an important producer of wood products, although production is dominated by industrial round wood and primary processing (mainly the production of sawn wood and wood-based panels). Countries in the region have been traditionally log exporters but in the last years, many have decided to implement laws banning log export to encourage domestic processing […]
Die Auswirkungen des Russisch-ukrainischen Krieg auf dem afrikanischen supply-chain – Weizen Fall
Last March 2nd, at the United Nations General Assembly, during the adoption of a resolution deploring the aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine, 24 African countries preferred not to condemn Russia by abstaining from voting for or against the Russian aggression. According to diplomatic experts, this choice is explained by the strong influence that Russia […]
Aktuelle Herausforderungen in der afrikanischen Volkswirtschaften – Öl-Exporte
African Economies, defined by their oil exports development? Described as the continent of the future, Africa, despite all its wealth, remains very vulnerable to global crises. According to many economists, several factors explain the vulnerability of the African continent. The African economy is mainly based on the export of raw materials and the import of […]
