Japanese container line to conduct trans-Pacific test in 2019 Japan is aiming to set global standards for automated ships (Bloomberg) - Japan’s largest container line plans to test a remote-controlled vessel across the Pacific Ocean in 2019 as it pursues fully autonomous technology that could disrupt the global shipping industry. Nippon
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Nigerian Importers to pay N68.25bn demurrage
Nigerian importers are to cough out N68.25 billion on demurrage as trucks are finding it difficult to lift their containers out of Lagos ports, checks by New Telegraph have revealed. The amount is the charges they would pay shipping companies, terminal operators, Nigeria Customs Service, truckers and Customs agents in one
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Commitment to Purchase Two 777 Freighters
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ethiopian Airlines the fastest growing Airline in Africa has announced a commitment to purchase two 777 Freighters at the 2017 Paris Air Show, valued at $651.4 million at list prices. The order will be reflected on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once it has been finalized. The airline
Logistics WhatsApp Group
Operators in Nigeria only Three months ago I created a WhatsApp group for Logistics and supply-chain professionals and enthusiasts in Nigeria that are at CEO, executive management and senior lecturer levels of their organization called, 'Logistics Connect'. Our number is growing. Are you in the profession or linked to it and practicing
Ban Imports from Turkey to stop guns shipments
The World’s Largest Transportation Companies
Forbes magazine has published its 2017 edition of top largest companies in the world and in the list are some of the global and regional brands in transportation. The FORBES Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the world’s largest, most powerful public companies, based on equally-weighted measures of revenue, profits,
Logistics: The Backbone of Africa’s E-commerce Boom
There has been a lot of growth and development in Africa’s communications infrastructure. The deployment of broadband fiber optic cables along the coast has in a great way, helped to pace the revolution. Based on GSMA's report, roughly half a billion Africans own a smartphone. ''Some of these key developments across
How Rwanda is using Drones to deliver vital blood supplies
Rwanda has been commended for the innovative approach of adopting a drone delivery network to transport vital blood supplies to far-flung areas of the country. According to the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, ''the use of commercial drones to transport essential medical products is a milestone for Rwanda''. Technology becomes relevant and meaningful when