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The Switzerland-headquartered forwarded said the acquisition of Skyservices gives it a presence in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Details of the deal have not been disclosed.
The move will enable end-to-end solutions for perishables from South Africa to Europe, the Middle East, Far East and the US, Panalpina said.
Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “The acquisition of Skyservices allows us to rapidly become a major player in South Africa’s perishables market.

Cargo was the only negative for Europe's largest airfreight hub, which recorded a 9.8% rise in passengers numbers to 6.4m in June.
The airport authority provided no commentary on the decline in June's cargo volumes.

Six ships have been deployed as part of this service. Among them, the Bahri Tabuk, which opened the new sea link to the ro-ro terminal in Le Havre at the beginning of the year. The Bahri Jazan which called in Le Havre on Monday 18 June was the ship’s 3rd port call to France in the year. These 225m-long vessels are equipped with an access ramp with a capacity of 250 tonnes and two cranes each lifting 120 tonnes. The ships carry various export goods such as new vehicles, construction machinery, and electric power generators, as well as railway and miscellaneous construction equipment.

The aircraft manufacturer today released its biennial market forecast, with its figures showing that the number of freighter aircraft will grow from 1,650 at the start of the year to 2,722 by the end of 2037.
The fleet at that time will be made up of 826 new build freighters, 1,560 will be converted aircraft while the remaining 336 will be aircraft that currently exist today.
Broken down regionally, North American airlines, the home of freighter operator giants FedEx and UPS, will continue to have the largest all-cargo fleet with 1,080 aircraft, followed by the Asia Pacific with 802 and Europe with 405.