by Manik Mehta Jan 11, 2016
AGOA renewal expected to give strong impetus to textile and garment shipments from Africa
As Manik Mehta reports from Nairobi, while sea trade holds out promise, there is an urgent need to upgrade infrastructure and simplify customs procedures in Africa.
Kenya strengthens image as E. Africa’s air-cargo hub
Kenya is trying to bill itself as East Africa’s air cargo hub. But as Manik Mehta writes from Nairobi, there is a lot of work to be done before this aspiration is realized.
Optimistic mood in Gulf ports for breakbulk business despite challenges
Although oil & gas development has slowed, infrastructural related projects have picked up the trade slack.
Qatar Airways Cargo forays into North America and other markets
Qatar Airways Cargo is optimistic about the North American market. Same goes for the markets in Southeast Asia. But is an expansion of cargo services in the wings?
Indian ports and river transportation
The Indian government has ambitious plans to develop a total of 101 rivers into an integrated Inland Water Transport (IWT) system.
Taiwan makes a strong pitch in the US for TPP membership
Taiwan, which has intense economic and business ties with some of the prospective member states of the yet-to-be-formed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is very keen to join this group.
The paradigm shift in sea piracy
Scourge intensifies in other regions as Somali sea piracy declines.
Port of Hamburg results show signs of recovery
Further deepening of the Elbe River urgently needed to accommodate new generation of mega-boxships.
Turkish Cargo eyes the huge North American market
Latest addition of weekly freighter service to Chicago aimed at strengthening market position.
Textile traders worried by delays in port clearances and rising transportation costs
Textile shippers are increasingly frustrated by problems and rising costs in the global supply chain as Manik Mehta writes from the Heimtextil trade show in Frankfurt, Germany.
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