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Freight Levy Review Lifts Nigeria’s Cargo Volume by 31.2%

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated the inward cargo throughput of Nigeria’s seaports recorded a 31.24 percent increase between January-June 2018, following the decision of the agency to carry out a downward review of its three percent freight

VW to launch all-electric car sharing in Berlin

FILE - In this Jan 13, 2014 file photo the Volkswagen e-Golf fully electric vehicle is presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Volkswagen said Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 it is planning a new e-car-sharing project and will invest in car connectivity. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, file)   Volkswagen

Panalpina warns of potential ground-handling gridlock during peak

  While most of the focus in previous peak air cargo seasons was based on finding enough capacity before the busy end-of-year shopping spree, Panalpina said there is another threat lurking this fall at overcrowded cargo-hub airports. After reporting the handling of just under 1 million tonnes of airfreight in 2017, a

South Africa’s Fuel Price Meeting Blames Petrol Cost Hikes on Exchange Rates, Venezuela Instability

Cape Town - Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has presented several reasons why South Africans have to pay more at the pumps during an Energy Portfolio Committee meeting. The session comes a week after it was scheduled to be held, the delay blamed on "miscommunication" by an official who faces disciplinary

Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa to begin cargo space agreement Sept. 1

This week, Brussels Airlines and its parent carrier, Lufthansa, said they will begin a cargo sharing agreement announced earlier this year that will allow Lufthansa to sell Brussels’ belly capacities while offering Brussels Airlines access to Lufthansa’s portfolio of international destinations. For Lufthansa, the deal is a shortcut to capitalizing on European-African trade routes,

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