Cargo To Africa

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  • Air Cargo Africa 2017

    Record presence of International Exhibiting Companies

    To let the world know how capable African continent is to become one of the greatest markets of world products and to explore the possibilities for air cargo industry in this regard there was “Air Cargo Africa 2017” held from 21st to 23rd February.

    It is a mega event this time and for last three years to provide a platform for world leading companies and air freight key players of the region to communicate possibilities to exploit the real advantages for their activities and cargo to Africa. To strengthen networking in the region it is the best place to know where in this emerging new world market companies should focus.

    Visitors from twenty-nine nations of this part of the world and thirty-two other countries that were interested in finding business opportunities gathered there. Apart from that a record eighty international exhibiting companies were present there and that proved it a successful event for air cargo activity enhancement.

    Leading Cargo Entities at Event

    The industry-leading cargo carriers and award winning services has participated in the gathering in Johannesburg. It is Saudi Cargo Company that is an independent entity and has ambitious plans to make most of its resources in this business since its inception in 2008. With such highly reputed participants there are definite chances of improved facilities for the region where huge potential has been explored. A good number of debutants were also there to take part in this conference that would decide future of the industry particularly in this part of the globe.

    Challenges and Opportunities of Cargo Industry

    Numerous subjects related to this very activity remained under discussion among the participants during three days. Apart from focusing on opportunities the challenges were also concern of the representatives present there. All these activities are directly related to the economic activity of Africa and its future shape. The contribution towards growth of airfreight industry is due on all key players and it is so as they want to get benefit.

    South African Airways Cargo General Manager stated as being major player the authority would be glad to take significant steps to set example for others. Industry forecast department of International Air Transport Association IATA has identified this region as the fastest growing for air cargo operations. The annual increase in air freight volume is expected at 3.2 percent and it has pushed further the players to concentrate there.

    Consistent Economic Growth is base for air cargo activity

    Similar kind of report of International Monetary Fund has been released about Sub-Saharan countries with facts of last five years of economic growth that is 4.8 percent and it is really encouraging as no other emerging region near to that mark. That is why this part of the world has assumed critical importance for this very sector.Previously participants were mainly from the countries of the continent but now record participations from around the globe have made it worth noticing for those that have missed it. The untouched natural resources also have great potential to turn around fate of the region by manifold increase in economic activity.

    Previously participants were mainly from the countries of the continent but now record participations from around the globe have made it worth noticing for those that have missed it. The untouched natural resources also have great potential to turn around fate of the region by manifold increase in economic activity.

  • Shipping Valuables to Africa

    Easy tips to follow for a first timer to avoid vague circumstances.

    Sending cargo to Africa from UK is not a difficult task, as the procedure is usually straight forward. Apart from some custom clearance difficulties, the whole region is considered as having apt environment for trading.

    Many say that there is going to be hard times for relations between the two after Brexit but till now there are no physical proofs of the case. The things that would matter in the near future are the trade policies of the two regions.

    As before Brexit UK was following the European Union policies, but what will happen now is of major concern. Another aspect comes from the Africa, that how they will balance their relations. As EU have a major hand in bringing the voice of Africa region known and handle their affairs.

    Anyhow for now the trading is commencing and for new comers some very useful tips can lend a hand to understand the procedure and avoid the uncertain situations that checks your patience at every stage and your persistence assures a favorable result.

    Avoid Extra Charges:

    It is easy to avoid those extra charges that can raise the rate of your cargo transportation. The door to door service can become expensive when the loading time increases. To avoid the delay in loading, gather all the goods for the shipment before hand for a quick loading. This will on one side take less time and be pocket friendly. The time limit depends on the cargo company for loading, but to be on the safe side the quicker the best should be your target.

    Declare Organic Cargo:

    One should declare any organic cargo that is included in the shipment. The reason is that every perishable goods have its own handling, and to avoid any harm to your items one should make sure to mention any such item in the packaging list. To be more careful mention it to the truck loader also so that he may know how to handle the package.

    Pack Items Properly:

    Packing the cargo goods is a very important step for assuring the safety of the freight. If you are not sure of doing it in the right way then take help from the professionals of the cargo company. But if you are sure of your own skill then pack the items according to the requirement of the consignment or it will damage your freight items.

    Uncontrollable Delays:

    There are situations where a human being is helpless to take control of, the first of which is weather and the second is some unexpected technical problem in the ship. The cargo company has no control over a bad sea condition and delay is the result.

    In case of a technical problem, if the matter is very serious and assistance is required from the headquarters then this will take time and can postpone the delivery. Another condition is the custom clearance, which can take unexpectedly long time and ends up in the hold up of the cargo. For all the delays of this type one should remain mentally prepare so that one can remain calm and let the freighter to his work.

    Know the rules well:

    Knowing the rules and regulations provides help in preparing the documents necessary for the cargo transportation. In case door to door service is employed the main headache is on the service provider to prepare the documents. But at one point or another one has to plunge in to keep the process moving by providing proper documentation.

  • Ethiopian Airlines Opening new Destinations to Expand Air Cargo

    Positive plans to increase the cargo capacity in Africa by adding 98 cities and the best air crafts

    A rapidly growing airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, has made up the plans to increase the cargo capacity to the African trade lanes with the launch of services to seven new destinations. This air cargo booster plan is aimed to start in the first five months of this year and will play important role to increase Cargo to Africa.

    New Places to be opened by African Airlines

    A hubbed airline, announced that they are planning to open new areas between January and June. The areas which they are going to add to increase air cargo are Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea), Osla (Norway), Chengdu (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Singapore.

    New Cities with The Best Aircraft

    Ethiopian Airlines is very eager to take lead to promote the air cargo industry in Africa, and their move to open the new destinies is a clear sign that they are doing well.

    They are aiming to offer their services to 120 international destinations by 2025. With these new additions, it is also going to offer the flights to 98 cities with the best fleet of Boeing 777, Airbus A350, B787 and Bombardier Q-400 Aircraft.    

    What Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Said?

    The Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam said, “Africa’s share of Global Aviation is the smallest which is only around 3%. As the largest Airline group in the continent, we are highly concerned on the low base of air connectivity in the continent.”

    He further added, “Looking beyond the current economic slowdown especially in the oil export dependent economies of Africa, we firmly believe that the continent will become the magnet for foreign direct investments, trade and tourism, which are the engines of air travel growth and in turn efficient air connectivity also drives socio-economic development and we are happy to contribute our share in 21st Century African Transformations.”

    IATA Statistics to Show Cargo Load Factor

    In the last November, the statistics of IATA showed that the cargo load factors declined year on year for the 19th consecutive months to reach 25.3%, the lowest level of any region which is nominated by the airlines organizations.

    However, the efforts of the continent’s largest airline group are up to the mark and these will surely put the air cargo industry to the next levels.

  • Kingston Harbor a Busy Port in Jamaica

    A naturally safe and favorable port is there for cargo ships.

    A harbor that is safe for container ships and can accumulate large vessels is considered ideal for the import and export of goods. Such a port gives surety of the safe arrival of ships and safety of the containers. Kingston is one of such harbors that is a naturally coastal area and almost landlocked. Its area is 16 km in longitude and 3.2 km wide. It offers a stable ground for the accommodation of large ships even close to the shore. The harbor is large enough to entertain over 500 feet vessel size with turning facility and excellent shelter. It is ranked as the seventh largest harbor in the world.

    Available facilities:

    The port offers many basic facilities that give it a plus point. There are cranes available to carry a load of 100 plus tons. These cranes are both fixed and mobile. The long shore port service is available as well as electrical repair and navigational equipment is also present.

    Provisions:

    The basic requirements of the ships are all supplied at the Kingston port as, fuel oil, deck, water, diesel oil and engine are all present if required for the maintenance of the ship at the spot. Although the ship repairs are limited but they can provide with the first aid for the ship. The marine railroad size is medium and dry-dock size is small. There is proper garbage disposal at the port which means a clean environment and surrounding.

    Communication sources:

    Almost all types of communication services are present at the port. These include telephone, radio, air, telegraph, radio tel and rail. Especially the air facility is very feasible if others fail this can be very handy when e.g. there is a major failure in the ship and cannot be fixed temporarily one can send a message back home for its repair.

    Distributions Services:

    For improved distribution services the authorities have decided and set in action to make the port a commercial free zone and distribution Hub. The distribution and logistic services are being planned to become a major service and revenue centre. The cargo or the imports will be shifted from the terminal to the zone and from there the procedure of stripping, repacking and consolidating will be carried out and then forwarding to the companies or clients anywhere in the world, duty free.

    New Opportunities:

    It is said that the expansion of Panama Canal will prove to be a business enhancer for the Kingston Port. It will prove to be a growth opportunity for the port as well as the regional industry. The Concession Agreement for partnership with terminal link CMA CGM will help in the expansion of the terminal route of Kingston Container Terminal if there is timely financial provision, networking with international counterparts to attract business to Jamaica and improved efficiency through proper technology.

    Kingston Container Terminal Ltd:

    The Port Authority of Jamaica owns Kingston Container Terminal which is run by the company Kingston Container Terminal Ltd.

    KCT is considered one of the major transshipment ports which consists of three ports the north, south and west terminal. More lands are being acquired to lift the capacity of the port from current 1.5 million to 3.2 million.

  • How to Get your Parcel Delivered Safe in Africa?

    In order to revive from any hustle, pack your parcels wisely before you send it to anywhere in Africa, you can do it safely and easily by following these instructions below

    Is it very difficult to send your parcels safely to the ones you love in Africa? Don’t need to be worried, you are definitely doing some mistakes in packing. Packing performs an important role, do you know the right way that how to pack your parcel? Most probably not. Here is the guide to pack it safe and secure for the African countries.

    Why parcels get damaged in Africa?

    For safely get your cargo delivered in Africa, cautious packing of the freight is very essential. Suitable packing performs a predominant role for the delivery of items and delicate matters. In view that when it comes to the cargo deliveries to Africa, it is very core point to pack your cargo accurately when you consider that majority of airports in Africa uses manual cargo management  techniques to handle your cargo where the chances of damage are continually excessive.

    Get your parcel ready

    Designated packing of the cargo is a priceless option for the safe delivery that you’re sending. So, get your parcel ready for cargo to Africa. Listed under are some predominant advices regarding the wrapping of the parcel or the bundle for door to door delivery in Africa.

    Know your Parcel dimensions before you pack it

    The metric measurement system usually used for calculating the dimension of parcel and weight. Most cargo parcels measure in centimeters. Size in height and width are additionally calculated prior to supply. The customer might also calculate the freight himself by utilizing a measurement tape, always available in your home, calculation components:  Girth= (2 x width) + (2 x top).

    How to ship you cargo?

    Now it is the next difficult task after packing your cargo to Africa that find out how to ship your cargo to Africa? Listed below are some golden strategies for the cargo transport in order that it is going to aid the patrons to organize the freight for delivery.

    1. Decide upon a flawlessly new and a good box of wooden or metal such as the barrels.
    2. Before you decide on a recycle box, wrap it with some additional parcel packing or wrapping tape for firming.
    3. Personally pack items with softening fabric (e.G. Bubble wrap)  for more firmness and safety if your goods are fragile.
    4. Sharp and irregularly designed stuffs will have to be protected and taped to defend the stuffs from stabbing the field.
    5. Celica jell pockets are very fundamental for moist free packing. Packed the articles in a plastic bag to maintain them from moist.

    Weight check after packing

    Dimension and weight of the cargo box you’ve got packed is foremost for cargo cost. Standard system and distinctive carrier is restrained to 25kg.  However, if the bundle weight surpasses the 25 kg then it’ll better not to forget to paste a heavyweight package tag. In this the customer will follow the heavyweight supply offerings.

    If the bundle is over 50kg in weight, then it’s compulsory for the sender to notify the Parcel delivery team in advance for reserving and organisation of exact automobile for the delivery of this heavy bundle deal.

  • Benue Cargo Airport Construction! A milestone for Cargo to Africa

    The Benue Cargo Airport will be a milestone for cargo to Nigeria from the UK

    The construction of an N36 billion Makurdi cargo airport in Nigerian state will be a great achievement for cargo deliveries and the state has been flagged off to construct the new one. The Benue Cargo Airport will be a big achievement for cargo to Nigeria from the UK.

    The construction contractors Pureza Investment International Ltd (PIIL) and Barr Brian Mbeya, at the ground breaking ceremony at the construction site said that they have the potential of improving the farming business in the area.

    Pureza is a local firm and they have identified the local investment chance and the investment sources for foreign investors. Mbaya said that the extensive negotiation and meetings have helped them to capture financial and technical support. He also gave a statement about the new arrivals.

    What Contractor says about the airport?

    According to the managing director of the contracting firm, the project will take around 38 months because it is a public private partnership financed project. It was acquired from Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in 2013.

    According to that policy, government has to handle the situation. Under that policy, the authority will be bound to renovate and update several airports for cargo and built some new airports as well. The Makurdi airport is based on the heart of the Nigerian cargo zones.

    The Government’s point of view

    According to Mbaya, the Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, knew the importance of the project and being a former minister of state, he is supporting due to its enormous financial benefits. Dr Shija has stated that the questions asked to the government of Nigeria must be entertained and they deserve to get the quick response.

    He believes that the state government is selling the idea as a political stunt and they are getting benefit from it as well. The National Civil Aviation Policy reviews all segments of the aviation industry and provided the feasibility study for cargo airports in exact and aviation substructure in over-all in Nigeria.

    What Airport extension actually involves?

    The major plan of the airport extension is not only to enhance the performance of existing airports but it actually means that the cargo terminal must be separate from passenger operations. There will be three terminals at the airport, first part is for the passengers only and the other one is for cargo deliveries.

    The airport has received a new status of international airport, so that it was necessary to give a massive retouch to airport to meet the international requirements for international airports and the prices for those cargo deliveries from outer world to Nigeria. Dr. Shija has now not partially taken credit over the cargo airport.

    The federal government has attracted the airport venture to Benue and has already supplied giant land upon which the airport is to be developed. Secondly, the 15% fairness contribution, though not to be made now, will probably be paid later through the revenue generated from the airport, so the Benue State govt holds a vital stake within the challenge as a key business associate.

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  • Third Biggest Sea Cargo Growth at Panama Canal

    Gigantic Figures for the Fiscal Year 2016 and Different Factors for Major Growth

    The 2016 fiscal year is about to close and according to Panama Canal Authority (ACP), it recorded the third-highest annual tonnage in its history. The figures tell that there is cargo shipments of 330.7 million tons transferred through Panama Canal from 13,114 vessels from 1st Oct-15 to 30th Sep, 2016.

    Amongst these 13,114 vessels, the 238 vessels were neopanamax vessels which took advantage of the newly opened expanded canal within three months of its operations having the transfer weight of 18.2 million PC/UMC.

    What Did Panama Canal Administrator Say?

    Jorge L. Quinjao, the administrator said, “Despite the international shipping downturn this past year, we recorded one of the highest annual tonnage figures since the opening of the original canal 102 years ago. The latest success reinforces the continued strategic importance of the route and the growing value that recent investments in the canal will bring to the maritime industry.”

    According to his statement, the Panama Canal Management is happy on this massive cargo growth in Africa and South America which took them on to the third spot of the Annual Cargo Tonnage.

    Main Factor of Growth

    According to the analysis done to monitor the flow from where the traffic came, it showed that the container segment continued to be leading foundation of Panama Canal traffic. After the accountability, it presented that there is a total of 36% growth from this segment which total cargo received.

    At the total figures, 119.6 million container vessels contributed transit through the waterway in which 13.4 million PC/UMS are transferred through the expanded canal.

    LNG Segment

    There is another factor of this mighty growth and that was the introduction of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) during the ending months of 2016 fiscal years. The figures showed that the LNG contributed the total transit of 1.5 million PC/UMS and surpassed initial Panama Canal forecasts.

    Future Predictions for Panama Canal

    Taking in mind, the cargo gurus are of the view that in the coming 2017 fiscal year, the Panama Canal will continue its way on enhancing the sea cargo transit by advancing the projects such as Corozal Container Terminal, which is currently an ongoing process.

  • At Least, the Lackluster African Air Cargo Smells Sweet with Red Roses

    The sweet smell of red roses and an up surge in e-commerce in African countries adore the air cargo in Africa

    Common cargo volumes declining all over the places across the world. In the global markets, the start of regular national and worldwide ‘special events’ – such as soon coming Valentine’s Day, Mothers’ Day and in Russia, the Women’s Day – gives a boost to air cargo in the temperature-controlled freight services. The cargo deliveries of Roses from the wild rose fields in Africa delivered across the globe.

    What giants believe?

    Big players of the Air cargo industry said that the red roses demand across the globe remained at its peak in 2016. Where Carnations, pompoms and chrysanthemums remained at the top with more than 50 percent increase in demand.

    The initial figures of the IAG Cargo Show, that cut flower for the American destinations, an increase of flat 50 percent has been recorded compare to the last season.

    The Upswing in air cargo

    This upswing moreover shows a much broader trend: improved e-commerce capabilities which at the moment are enabling patrons, peculiarly in the developed countries where ecommerce is more reliable and widely used like the United States, to buy their flowers from farmers without any middle man, for the most part, the farmers are in East Africa.

    How ecommerce help?

    Buying instantly and direct from farmers or the florists can help them order exactly. The IAG cargo officials said that they have their cargo hubs at London Heathrow which deals cargo to Africa and other one is in Madrid, Spain.

    Both are very well organised and managed for handling and managing flower cargo across the globe. Handling of these perishable goods, guaranteeing that they are kept fresh and delivered in time with full bloom. The traditional rose is probably the most popular flower shipped on Cargo flights, with ninety five per cent of them crimsons and carnations.

    With the rush sought after, it is no wonder that February has ended up a principal month for Kenyan and South American flower growers as the height-season interval for cut-flower transportation in most cases starts within the final two weeks of January and ends after February.

    Lufthansa Cargo on the other hand is transporting not less than 1,500 tonnes of blooming roses this year, almost equal to forty million roses or the fully loaded sixteen MD-11 freighter flights.

    The German cargo handler consistently provides special approvals to its regular flights to handle more rose cargo in February with additional services from Quito and Nairobi to Frankfurt to meet the high demand on Valentine’s Day next year.

  • Rwanda starts using Drones to deliver cargo

    The Rwandan Government has started drone operations to delivery emergency supplies to remote areas

    East African nation has taken a very bold step to save lives of their citizens and started emergency supply deliveries with the help of drones. While on the other hand, American giant companies like Google, Amazon and couple of others are working on the cargo delivery and door to door parcel services with the help of drones.

    Rwanda is one of the African nations where the companies like Zipline and UPS are working on different causes and helping the nation. The government has announced that they have started the operations through drones to deliver blood and there will be more than 150 deliveries per day to the different blood transfusion centres in the western part of the country. These drones will deliver emergency supplies to the remote areas and these instant deliveries will help in saving precious lives.

    What are these drones?

    The American company Zipline is a robotics manufacturing company and they are taking their 15 drones to help in delivering the emergency services to the remote areas. These drones are called as the Zips and they are especially designed to use in the emergency operations in the African countries. It has been designed to safely deliver the vaccines during the lengthy rainy seasons in Rwanda.

    Partnership on delivering the emergency supplies

    The drone delivery service will initially focus on the delivery of blood in the western Rwandan areas but Zipline has confirmed that the UPS and Vaccine alliance Gavi will join them in 2017 and then they will deliver all kind of medicines to all across the Rwanda.

    Rwandan government has plans to expand the drone operations in the eastern half of the country too but they will expand the Zipline drone delivery operations in early 2017. These operations will cover more than 11 million people in the country and they will be in the instant delivery reach of the centre from where the lifesaving drugs have been distributed to the entire country. It is truly amazing that a zip can travel more than 150 kms with a payload of around 1.5 kg.

    Zipline is not working under any non-governmental organisation, it has actually has a commercial agreement with the Rwandan Government. The UPS foundation has donated more than 1.1 million US dollars to the foundation. The Foundation is expecting to save more than thousands of lives with the help of this process in the next three years.

     

    What Zipline believes of Drone deliveries?

    The CEO of the Zipline organisation stated that the incapability to transport lifesaving drugs causes millions of avoidable life losses every year across the globe. Zipline is working to solve this problem for ever with the help of its delivery system.

    This instant delivery system helps Zipline to deliver medicines and emergency services to any remote area within 150 kilometres. It is a system that offers delivery on demand anywhere around the country. Rwanda has opted for this solution to save the lives of their people in the western part of the country.

  • Enormous Cargo Expansion by Emirates Group

    Emirates in planning to expand their cargo business in addition with Controlled Temperature Cargo

    Emirate is a renowned airline company serving for its customers since many years. It has also entered in the cargo line to give additional supportive services to customers. The evolution doesn’t stop here. The Emirates group has opened a Dh600 million cargo-handling extension, with a special cool-storage facility which is dedicated to pharmaceutical shipments to Africa from Dubai International Airport.

    Emirates Sky Cargo Extension

    The cargo business of Emirates is known as Sky Cargo and has expanded its existing 80,000 squares meter facility and added another 11,000 sq meters for massive cargo shipping projects. Out from the new expansion area, the 4,000 sq metres are dedicated to the SkyPharma which deals in pharma cargo.

    Last year, Sky Cargo was also expanded to 15,000 sq metres by Dh 700 million cargo-handling extension. This mighty expansion in the very next year is intimating that the coming years will bring mighty massive cargo developments.

    What Sheikh Ahmad bin Saeed Said?

    The Chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Emirates group, Sheikh Ahmad bin Saeed said’ “this will be a good facility to serve the market and the whole region”.

    Before this expansion, the pharma handling and cargo operations were handled at Emirates general cool chain cargo areas. Now, Dubai South and Dubai International Airport has opened their segregated areas for temperature controlled cargo shipments.

    Strict European Union Guidelines

    In 2013, there are some strict guidelines forwarded from the European Union that there must be segregation for controlled temperature cargo shipping. Sky Cargo has expanded its cargo segregation and now handles products such as diabetes and cancer medicines, blood derivatives and vaccines.

    According to a recent survey, the total Cargo volume for Emirates regarding pharma shipping is 11,000 tones out of 2.5 million tones. Emirates Airlines is planning to capture massive cargo market, and this is one of their effective results towards their goal achievement.