New business partners for international investment in Africa
Africa is fertile ground for investment. Find out who will reap the rewards.
A brief overview of the airline market
In 2010, Africa’s population reached one billion and will totalize over 2 billion in 2050. Despite representing 15% of the world’s population, the 230 airlines operating in Africa only operate around 5% of the world’s commercial passenger and cargo aircraft. Now ocean carriers are entering the game. Will they change it for the best?
Container types and sizes: which is the right container for your shipment?
Container types and sizes: which container is the right container for your shipment? Container dimensions and types Containers Types and Sizes – Picture by Chanaka The imperial unit measure system and not the metric system is used for container sizes, therefore container sizes are expressed in foot and the quantity of containers in TEU (Twenty-foot […]
Le Continent Africain Zone De Libre-Échange (AfCFTA)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has entered into force on January 1st of this year 2021, a new era in Africa has started. The agreement has been signed by 54 countries of which 36 have ratified it so far. The aim of the AfCFTA is to progressively eliminate import duties on nearly all […]
Parmi les raisons de l'actuelle pénurie de conteneurs dans le monde entier
There is today a notable lack of empty containers in the world. The main reason behind this is, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become a serious problem in the logistic industry. Many countries around the globe entered lockdowns impacting the whole logistics supply chain and world economy. Labour manpower in ports, trucking companies, […]
Top 10 ports in Africa in 2019 (by volume in TEUs) and port projects in West Africa
There are many projects on the way in Africa’s maritime sector as governments pursue ambitious port expansion projects. The port sector of many countries in the continent has attracted 15 billion US$ in private investment and a total of 85 billion US$ including public funding. Most of this growth is funded by increasing levels of […]
Le port du futur: A USD 1 Billion investment by DP World in Senegal
DP World, a UAE logistics company based in Dubai and specialized in logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones, signed an agreement of more than 1.1 billion US$ with the Government of Senegal for one of the biggest port investments in Africa, a project of a new deep-water port in Senegal near the capital […]
Sandiara Dry Port: A 18 million US$ investment to decongest the port of Dakar and improve trade from/to Mali
Sandiara is a small town located at 100 km from Dakar, at 48 km from Ndayane where the new port project is planned and at 1200 km from Bamako, the capital of Mali. Sandiara will soon have a dry port, the first phase of the project was launched last month by Senegalese and Malian officials. […]
Lagos, le Caire, et à Kinshasa sera bientôt parmi les villes les plus peuplées dans le monde
By 2050, Africa’s population will have doubled, and Africans will represent 1/3 of the world’s population reaching 2.5 billion people! This demographic growth will be mostly concentrated in the continent’s cities and half of Africa’s population will be less than 25 years old! Some African cities are already among the largest in the world. Lagos, […]
The importance of the Canals in international shipping
With the recent events of the last days of March 2021, the importance of the canals and especially the main ones, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal have been put in the spotlight. These routes are vital for the shipping industry and the world economy in general as they permit an important saving of […]
