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its published research,Africa Logistics, Analytiqa forecasts impressive growth of logistics expenditure across the region:
>Spending on logistics set to increase by almost US$28.8 billion to 2016
>Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda are set for the greatest growth
>The largest market on the continent, South Africa will post a CAGR of over 4.0%
>3PLs must ‘keep cool’ to embrace opportunities and maximise chances of success
. Container Sector Sees Uptick In Intra-Africa Trade.
While the road ahead may still present significant challenges, some of Africa’s most long-standing internal trade barriers are beginning to show signs of falling. The most recent progression in this regard is the increasing implementation across the continent of the one-stop border post concept, in which two countries jointly operate a border crossing to remove the usual two-step process, greatly simplifying the procedural requirements for intra-Africa trade. David Williams This is according to David Williams, Maersk Line Africa Chief Executive and Global Head of Safmarine, who says that while tackling trade barriers continues to be a challenge and remains a key priority going forward, in light of Africa Day, the steadfast progress in the container trade market over time across Africa is being recognised.
Williams points out that since the first call of a Maersk vessel to a port on the African continent took place well over 100 years ago much has changed. Aviation firms spread wings in Africa to bring better air services. An AVIC aircraft model on display at a recent exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. [Provided to China Daily] The footprint in Africa of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China has grown as its presence has expanded in 10 national markets, with its products used by flag carriers, government operators and others. The latest big push was during the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, held in November in the southern port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong province. There, a deal for delivery of three Chinese-built ARJ21 planes was sealed by the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the first African country to order the new plane. ARJ21 is short for Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century, a new, twin-engine turbofan for a short- to medium-range jet.
Congo's Ministry of Transport signed a purchase agreement for three ARJ21-700 aircraft, including two regional jet models and one business aircraft. The 10 Biggest Airports In Africa | Transport World Africa. VENTURES AFRICA – Crucial to Africa’s economic development is its infrastructure, particularly its transport network. And with the potential boon of tourism, African nations must make sure they have top quality airports to attract and deal with large numbers of visitors.
Many are already in place, and here Tom Jackson takes us through a quick run down of the ten biggest airports in Africa. OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa The air transport hub of Southern Africa, OR Tambo caters for almost 19 million passengers each year and is Africa’s biggest and busiest airport. Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt Egypt’s largest airport and the second busiest airport in Africa, with over 65 airlines using it annually.
Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa Africa’s third largest airport, Cape Town International Airport is located approximately 20km from Cape Town city centre and serves 8.4 million passengers a year. African airline industry expected to remain weakest regional performer in 2014. By: Natalie Greve In terms of regional profitability, the airline industry in Africa is expected to remain the weakest performer, with the International Air Transport Association (Iata) expecting the continent to post “barely positive” profits of $100-million for this year. This would represent a margin of only 0.8% on revenues, or $1.64 a passenger. “Performance is improving, but slowly. Intercontinental markets are increasingly opening to stiff competition, but barriers to development of intra-Africa connectivity remain high. Airlines in North America were delivering the strongest financial performance and were expected to post net after-tax profits of $9.2-billion this year, largely on the back of consolidation and the contribution of ancillary revenues.
Load factors for this region had risen to record levels, with the passenger load factor reaching 83.7% in April. This was despite “considerable” efficiency gains as witnessed by the 80.7% load factor achieved in April. Supply Chain and Logistics: The Next Low-Cost Production Center | Supply Chain content from IndustryWeek. Nobody would claim that manufacturing workers in China are living the high life, but even a relatively modest increase in Chinese wage costs is causing some global manufacturers to rethink their supplier strategies in favor of even lower-cost Asian economies. In a recent survey of logistics trends, 78% of third-party logistics providers (3PLs) -- those companies who manage the sourcing and logistics activities for many multinational manufacturers -- say they've seen clients shift some production, assembly and export consolidation work from China to such countries as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
For manufacturers and 3PLs alike, a real opportunity exists now in Africa, a continent that includes 11 of the world's fastest-growing economies, according to the International Monetary Fund. See Also: Lean Supply Chain Logistics Best Practices As manufacturers expand their global operations, they are increasingly relying on third-party logistics expertise. Afrique : Une infrastructure pour faciliter les échanges entre l'Est et le Centre. - Netinfo. 16 avril 2014. La croissance des pays enclavés dépend de la croissance et de la capacité des pays côtiers voisins à mettre en place une infrastructure pour faciliter les échanges comme un préalable au développement, a déclaré mardi à Dar Es Salaam, le président tanzanien, M.
Jakaya Kikwete. Présidant l'ouverture d'une réunion d'une journée du Forum économique mondial sur le développement du corridor pour l'Afrique de l'Est, (World Economic Forum’s Alignment Meeting on Development of Central Corridor for Eastern Africa), M. Kikwete a déclaré que les axes de transport vont modifier les données en matière de croissance et de développement régional. “Les pays côtiers n'ont jamais manqué de bonne volonté pour faciliter l'ouverture des pays enclavés. Le corridor central, situé dans une zone géographique stratégique, est le principal itinéraire pour les pays de la région de l'Afrique de l'Est et du Centre. Soulignant que tous ces volumes vont transiter par l'axe central, M. M. Logistique Export en Afrique: Les routiers piégés aux frontières. (Microsoft Word - note de synth\350se 141 une d\351cennie de conteneurisation en Afrique Subsaharienne) - note-de-synthese-isemar-141.pdf.
African Airports Building Cargo Terminals in Hopes of Freight Rebound. Photo courtesy Wikipedia Commons Ethiopian Cargo, a subsidiary of Ethiopian Airlines, will manage the new cargo terminal being built at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia. ----- Advertising ----- Despite recent declines in air cargo activity throughout Africa and forecasts predicting only minimal increases, major airports across the region are launching terminal projects in anticipation of rebounding global economic activity. Developments in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Angola and Ghana are among those now moving into construction.
In January, Ethiopian Airlines announced it had signed a $148-million turnkey contract with Unitechnik Systems GmbH and Varnero Construction for construction of a second cargo terminal and apron at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Addis Ababa-based Varnero Construction will lead the terminal’s construction, while Unitechnik will oversee installation of equipment, such as conveyors, high-rack storage systems and electronic systems. Study shows African transport and logistics are better than expected | Transport World Africa. Posted on 11 November 2013. Tags: andrew shaw, infrastructure, logistics, pwc, south africa, transport, weat africa, west africa The latest PwC transport and logistics research shows that while South Africa remains the top destination for transport and logistics companies, East and West Africa are making strides in improving their infrastructure in order to capture a greater share of the market.
In this video we interview PwC experts including Andrew Shaw, PwC associate director for capital projects and infrastructure for South Africa, and other transport and logistics industry leaders from Europe and East Africa. Source: BDliveSource URL: Struggling African low-cost carrier: We’re not going anywhere. Skywise, the low-cost carrier that has been struggling to launch operations for over a year now, says, despite a recent major setback, it is still set on launching domestic services.
The Air Services Licensing Council cancelled Skywise’s air service licence – which was issued in March last year – because it is only valid for a year and the airline had failed to begin operating within the required time. Andries Ntjane, ASLC Deputy Director: Licensing and Permits, said Skywise applied for an extension, but the Air Services Licensing Council declined this. Rodney James, CEO of Skywise, said: “It’s obviously a big blow to Skywise but we are looking at our options.
We’re not going to roll over and go away, not just yet.” He said the ASLC cancelled Skywise’s license despite its “very reasonable request for a short extension.” Skywise is still in the process of obtaining an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the South African Civil Aviation Authority. Transport in Africa: Get a move on. UNLESS you take to the air or the high seas, the only reasonably safe passage from north Africa to the rest of the continent is a weekly ferry on a lake on the eastern edge of the Sahara.
The few roads that cross the vast desert are either broken or infested with kidnappers. So every Monday morning a horde of turbaned migrants lines up at a concrete pier in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan on Lake Nasser, a dammed-up bit of the Nile, for the overnight journey of 500km (300-odd miles) to Wadi Halfa in northern Sudan. They bring carpets from Cairo, bubble-wrapped fridges from Tripoli and bicycles bought with wages earned in Algiers. All are stowed in the white steel hull of the 30-metre-long good ship Sinai—and around her engine and in the stairways and under the lifeboats and in the lifeboats; every surface is covered with bags, parcels and boxes.
Transport is a perpetual problem in Africa. Some trade paths are improving. Africa needs much more of this. Rolling home. African airlines see 5.5% increase in demand. Bataille des ports. L’attractivité des ports africains. People, places and parcels, Tranzit is Africa’s taxi app on steroids. Unlike most taxi app services these days, Tranzit not only offers you transportation but also parcel delivery and enables you to locate relevant places and events based on your location via the web.
Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, Tranzit puts people a few taps away from a licensed, reviewed transportation and delivery pickup service and plans to revolutionise transportation in Africa and beyond. Before Tranzit, however, there was Taxipark, a run-of-the-mill taxi web and mobile app that helps you find and book transport in Lagos. Proudly walking away as winner of the Mobile Web West Africa 2013 competition, the founders still wanted more and felt very “limited and restricted”.
And so Tranzit was born. On top of it being a taxi booking app, certain features such as the parcel and passenger transportation services are only some of what makes it exceptional. It also offers a car hire service where you can book a vehicle for either six or twelve hours. Tranzit’s target market? Trillion dollar African transport network | Transport World Africa. Posted on 20 January 2014.
Tags: Africa Investment Summit, Angola, cairo to cape town, China Export Import Bank, chinese investments, hong kong, Mozambique, rail, trans-national networks, zhao changhui Angola and Mozambique are expected to be the main beneficiaries from Chinese investments over the next 12 years as trans-national networks crossing the countries are developed. Zhao Changhui, the chief country risk analyst of the China Export Import Bank (ExIm), says, “Following the Africa Investment Summit held in Hong Kong at the end of 2013, China and state banks are committing an investment of US$ 1 Trillion into Africa in the future.”
“Of this total, 80 percent will come from the ExIm bank and will be used for construction of trans-national highways and airports with US$500 billion being used for the project to link Cairo to Cape Town by rail.” (Source – macauhub) CarteBollore. Trade-Watch - Issue 31 - December 2013.pdf. How new airline routes are reshaping the world. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar are expanding into the U.S. marketplaceSome airlines are working hard to block their entranceTurkish Airlines -- one of the fastest growing carriers -- has a massive network in Africa Connecting emerging markets to each other is goal of many Mideast airlines (CNN) -- Perhaps nothing illustrates the ambitions of the well-established Gulf carriers -- Emirates, Etihad and Qatar -- and Turkish Airlines so much as the swift expansion of their route networks.
Turkish Airlines currently flies to about 190 destinations, and plans to add another 60 to its network in the next five years. Emirates, meanwhile, is expected to soon add to its already gargantuan fleet with a rumored record-breaking order for Boeing's 777X aircraft. When it comes to choosing what routes to launch, it happens that the region's major carriers have a carefully calculated strategy that can speak volumes about emerging markets. Slideshow: How drones will change your life Breaking up America? Africa needs 970 aircraft over next 20 years | Business News. Aircraft manufacturing company, Airbus, says Africa needs about 970 new passenger aircraft between now and 2032 to be able to catchup with growth in the aviation sector on the continent. The estimated cost is about US$126billion, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast.
The aircraft needed includes 729 single aisle aircraft, such as the A320 Family, 213 twin aisles such as the A350 XWB and A330 Families, and 28 very large aircraft such as the A380, the report said. Economic growth, growing middle classes, affordability, ease of travel, urbanisation, tourism, and migration are some of the key factors which contribute to attracting increasing connectivity between people and regions and how often they travel. Airbus forecasts that Africa will achieve average annual passenger growth rates of 5.7 per cent within the 20 year-period. This figure is well above the world average of 4.7 per cent and far outstrips more developed markets such as North America and Western Europe.
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