Angola cargo hub

Africa Global Logistics (AGL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has had its bid to develop and operate container and multipurpose cargo-handling facilities in the Angola’s second largest port, Lobito, approved by the government.

A European consortium of Portuguese and Belgian companies has won a 30-year concession to provide rail services and supporting logistics for the Lobito Corridor, connecting mines in DRC to the Port of Lobito in Angola

Partnership will see chassis produced in Vietnam for the US market, avoiding tariffs in the process.

Optimisation software will play a key role in the ambitious project to implement a central system for internal container logistics at the Port of Rotterdam.

Switzerland’s Hupac will use data from its Nexiot rail car monitoring system to automate route planning and traffic management.

The City is spending $100M on initiatives to overhaul its ageing freight distribution systems, with a focus on barge and rail transport, improved distribution centres and clean trucks.