Etihad Cargo introduces SmartTrack, offering real-time shipment visibility, proactive alerts, and a customer-centric digital dashboard worldwide. (Image source: Etihad Cargo)

Etihad Cargo, the logistics and cargo division of Etihad Airways, has officially introduced SmartTrack, a premium shipment visibility service that allows customers to monitor their cargo in real time

First unveiled earlier this year at Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich, SmartTrack is now accessible globally through the Etihad Cargo website. This makes Etihad Cargo the first air cargo carrier to offer such advanced smart tracking technology to customers worldwide.

Delivering unmatched shipment transparency

SmartTrack provides live location updates and condition monitoring throughout the supply chain. Using cellular, GPS, and Wi-Fi connectivity, it sends instant alerts for temperature, humidity, shock, tilt, and light events, ensuring greater reliability and proactive risk management.

To support customers further, Etihad Cargo has launched a 24/7 SmartTrack Control Centre, offering live case tracking, alert prioritisation, and actionable workflows for real-time intervention, repair, and resolution.

A streamlined digital experience

The accompanying customer dashboard provides a single, intuitive interface for monitoring shipments. Accessible via secure single sign-on on both mobile and web platforms, it allows users to:

• Track shipments in real time by AWB, origin, destination, or product type

• Monitor live sensor data and receive proactive SLA notifications

• Access custody chain insights covering pre- and post-Etihad Cargo handling

• Receive instant alerts on milestone delays, geofence violations, and temperature excursions

• Cutting-Edge Technology in Action

SmartTrack was developed in partnership with Tag-N-Trac, integrating booking data, sensor events, and geofence alerting to create a seamless customer experience.

Stanislas Brun, chief cargo officer at Etihad Airways, said, “SmartTrack marks a major step forward in the way we support our customers. By integrating simplicity, intelligence and automation, we are providing greater confidence and control over shipments while setting a new benchmark for transparency in the industry. This innovation reflects Etihad Cargo’s broader vision: to harness digital transformation in order to deliver smarter, more resilient, and more customer-centric logistics solutions.”

Driving the future of digital cargo

SmartTrack is part of Etihad Cargo’s broader digital roadmap, focusing on innovation, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction. By combining real-time tracking, round-the-clock monitoring, and a customer-focused design, the airline continues to solidify its position as a global leader in air freight innovation.

MaxiCharger DC Fast units installed by Autel Energy at Cape Town’s Arrowgate Depot, forming the backbone of South Africa’s largest EV bus charging hub with capacity to expand to 50 chargers and 120 buses by 2025. (Image source: Autel Energy)

Autel Energy is ramping up plans for the electrification of Cape Town’s bus fleet with the deployment of its advanced MaxiCharger DC Fast (150–240 kW) technology

A leader in smart and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, the company is powering South Africa’s largest public EV bus charging hub — also among the most significant in Africa — enabling the rollout of 120 electric buses by December 2025.

The project, delivered in partnership with STS Tech Group, is centred at Cape Town’s Arrowgate depot, which operates on a solar–grid hybrid system.

This integration highlights Autel Energy’s capability to deliver charging infrastructure that is both renewable-ready and future-proof, ensuring maximum uptime, high efficiency, and long-term sustainability, the company reported in a statement.

“This project in Cape Town is a milestone not only for Africa but for the global transition to clean mobility,” said Kemin Zuo, regional director of Autel IMEA DMCC.

Currently, the Arrowgate depot operates with 30 MaxiCharger DC Fast units, with capacity expanding to 50 units by year-end.

These chargers support the city’s 68 BYD B12 electric buses already in operation — each carrying 65 passengers with a range of up to 240 km per charge — and will scale to serve 120 buses by the end of 2025.

This transition will eliminate an estimated 18,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to removing more than 4,000 cars from the city’s roads.

The landmark project also supports Cape Town’s clean mobility ambitions and South Africa’s broader sustainability goals, providing citizens with cleaner air, quieter transport, and reliable daily mobility.

With over 1 million chargers shipped in over 70 countries, Autel Energy’s DC charging solutions span from 50 kW DC fast chargers to 1.44 megawatt-level ultra-fast systems, serving residential, commercial, fleet and heavy-duty transport applications.

“At Autel Energy, our mission is to accelerate EV adoption by delivering charging solutions that are intelligent, scalable, and renewable-ready,” said Zuo.

“By enabling seamless integration with renewable energy sources such as solar and wind across our entire charging portfolio, we demonstrate how cities can build future-proof infrastructure that reduces emissions while ensuring reliable public transport.”

Zuo added: “Africa is a strategic region for e-mobility growth, and we are proud to play a central role in shaping its sustainable transport future.”

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The new community bridge in Rwanda (Image source: Adobe Stock)

DP World has expanded its footprint in Rwanda with the inauguration of the Rubavu Logistics Hub in partnership with Rwanda's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)

The opening of the new hub coincided with the unveiling of a community bridge in Kabeza, a partnership with Bridges to Prosperity.

The milestones strengthen Rwanda's trade corridors and connect thousands of people to opportunities, showing how strategic infrastructure can drive economic growth, a DP World statement read.

The Rubavu Logistics Hub will act as a key trade corridor between Rwanda and neighbouring countries, it noted.

The facility features a 5,000 sqm bonded warehouse, advanced cold storage, modern office spaces and state-of-the-art cargo handling equipment.

In its first year, the hub is expected to handle 50,000 tonnes of cargo, with future capacity of up to 120,000 tonnes annually, significantly boosting Rwanda's GDP and creating valuable employment opportunities.

“The Rubavu Logistics Hub will serve as a critical artery of regional trade, helping better connect local businesses to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and global trade ecosystems,” said Mark Rylance, chief operating officer logistics sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), DP World.

“The project builds on our work in Rwanda to drive socio-economic change by creating opportunities and supporting the communities in which we operate.”

The Kigali Dry Port near the capital, acts as Rwanda’s central logistics hub, connecting imports and exports to regional and global trade networks.

Rubavu Logistics Hub — on Rwanda’s western border with the DRC — is strategically placed to handle cross-border trade with the DRC, one of Rwanda’s largest trading partners.

Together, they form a national logistics corridor, the DP World statement added.

At the same event, DP World and Bridges to Prosperity unveiled a 50-metre suspended trail bridge, built with support from nine DP World volunteers and redundant steel cables repurposed from DP World operations.

The company said the bridge will help transform over 4,600 lives by providing year-round safe access to schools, healthcare, and markets.

Shushant Mallik, managing director, Rwanda, DP World said the partnership demonstrates DP World's commitment to both economic growth and empowering communities in Rwanda.

“With the Kigali Dry Port at the centre and the new Rubavu Hub on Rwanda’s western frontier, DP World is building a logistics ecosystem that connects local businesses to regional and global markets,” said Mallik.

“Our investment in logistics and infrastructure is delivering solutions that create growth and supports sustainable development. This dual milestone shows the two can go hand in hand”.

Opened in 2019, DP World built and operates the Kigali Dry Port, East Africa’s first end-to-end logistics hub, which connects Rwandan importers and exporters with the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 km away.

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OX Delivers and Wahu Mobility join forces to scale electric mobility, empower communities, and drive sustainable transport. (Image source: Wahu Mobility)

OX Delivers, the pioneering UK-based electric vehicle start-up, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wahu Mobility, Ghana’s leading manufacturer of durable and connected electric bikes, to explore opportunities for advancing electric mobility solutions that drive business growth, create jobs, and generate a positive sustainable impact in Ghana

Both companies share a mission to transform Africa’s fragmented and unreliable transport system, which is currently dominated by expensive, polluting vehicles. By combining OX Delivers’ purpose-built electric trucks with Wahu Mobility’s electric bikes—the first of their kind in Ghana—the partnership aims to encourage businesses and communities to switch from petrol and diesel vehicles to electric alternatives.

By leveraging their complementary strengths, the collaboration provides a strong platform to deepen market insights across Africa, expand product offerings, and unlock new avenues for funding and sustainable growth.

Valerie Labi, co-founder & CEO of Wahu, commented, “We’re delighted to partner with OX Delivers to advance clean, accessible transport solutions across West Africa. Their deep experience in transport-as-a-service, particularly in Rwanda, offers invaluable insight that will help shape future local initiatives to empower both businesses and communities in the future. We’re keen to see how OX Delivers can offer us a route to opening up new revenue streams, for example using EVs in agriculture.”

OX Delivers is breaking down trade barriers and driving economic transformation in the Global South with its complete transport and trade solution. Supported by purpose-built technology, the ecosystem provides entrepreneurs with end-to-end infrastructure to trade reliably and prosper. Using the service, customers can transport goods faster, safer, and more efficiently, significantly increasing financial returns. Previously, transporting goods to market took days via bus, bicycle, or on foot. Today, customers can book space on the truck and have their goods delivered in just a few hours, boosting productivity and sales.

Since launching its pilot operation in Rwanda in 2021, OX has supported more than 5,000 customers, many of them smallholder farmers and traders, with 80% of orders coming from repeat clients.

Wahu Mobility brings scalable manufacturing capacity and a base of connected electric bikes tailored for Africa’s unique road and economic conditions. Its flagship product, the Wahu e-bike, is locally designed and produced. To ensure financial accessibility for last-mile delivery riders, the company offers a flexible "ride-to-own" payment model, empowering gig workers to become resilient mobility entrepreneurs.

Through this MOU, OX Delivers and Wahu Mobility will continue scaling their businesses across Africa, targeting the US$280bn goods transport industry and three billion people in the Global South without access to affordable, sustainable transport.