February 2023
IAG Cargo has moved all LHR Live Animal Imports and Transits to the new Animal Aircare LHR facility. From February 1st, 2023, all Live Animal collections will be at the…
December 2022
The president of the Worldwide Africa Movers Group Eric Beuthin is excited to be joining the yacht racing team of Kaskazi for the Tanga Race this year. If you would…
March 2022
Worldwide Movers Africa/Tanzania has secured the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) moving contact for household movements across the project’s operational mandate. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline, (in conjunction with…
February 2022
Turkish Airlines latest development in Africa comes about a month after it had completed its technical review at Juba International Airport. However, it’s not the first time Istanbul-Juba flights were…
January 2022
The Customs/Covid checks at the border between Kenya and Uganda have generated a record breaking line-up of trucks carrying vital goods (including household goods) to Kampala as well as Rwanda,…
November 2021
I want to take a moment to thank you and the Worldwide Movers Africa team for a job well done. Relocating my two dogs to the USA was extremely stressful…
October 2021
Rate hikes on ocean cargo aren’t the only pinch that forwarders are feeling this month; trucking rates are steadily climbing. Between capacity issues and a lack of drivers, the explosion…
March 2021
Ultra large cargo container ship EVER GIVEN ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday 23 March 2021, reportedly due to strong winds and sandstorms, blocking the waterway. Suez Canal…
February 2021
It is with the very greatest regret and sadness that I have to tell you that our partner and dear friend, Bill Beuthin, passed away peacefully on Saturday 20th February.…
Please note, congestion at Mombasa Port has slowed port operations, vessel schedules and movement of vessels in & out which in turn is affecting container moves to and from ICDE…
December 2020
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected after a tightly contested election on Monday. Mr Akufo-Addo obtained 51.6% of the vote, compared with 47.4% won by his main rival, ex-President…
November 2020
Worldwide Movers Africa is proud to announce the opening of its 18th branch across Africa. The group now has contiguous service coverage from Egypt to the Zimbabwe border with South…
Lydia Kaweesa models the group’s corporate mask that proves decidedly popular with staff and clients. Initially introduced by Worldwide Movers Africa’s Uganda branch, the stylish accessory will appear in 18…
The government in Juba has stopped the issuance of visas on arrival. Non-diplomats and those from outside the east african community countries must obtain visas from a South Sudan embassy…
September 2020
International commercial passenger flights return to Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport on October 1, 2020, ending at least five months of lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Uganda Civil Aviation…
Worldwide Movers Africa (Zambia) had the intimidating task of dealing with a 5 metre long, 500 kilogram crystal table top recently. It’s an uncomfortable time for any mover, however confident…
August 2020
Dear Colleagues The impact of the pandemic on moving in and out of Africa is still under scrutiny but it would be fair to say that the drop in shipment…
June 2020
WEC Lines reports that port performance at Port Sudan has further deteriorated and there are no signs of improvement ahead. Turn-around time of vessels is very long, exacerbating the build-up…
May 2020
Worldwide Movers Uganda will begin full operations on May 26th. This follows a directive from the president allowing private cars and several businesses to re-open. We are however required to…
Zambia is ticking along at a very slow pace. As Zambia is landlocked and with all its neighbours in some stage of lockdown things on the surface are greatly delayed.…
The Americas Argentina has one of the world’s strictest travel bans, restricting all international commercial flights until 1 September 2020. Colombia is under countrywide quarantine until at least 25…
March 2020
In order to comply with the Presidents Address to the Nation made on Friday 27th March ordering lockdown from 1am on Monday 30th March and to protect you, our staff…
Even the government of Burundi has suspended all flights in and out Burundi for 7 days.
The Government of Egypt has announced a suspension of all air travel, both international and domestic, starting at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday March 19, 2020 until March 31, 2020. Travelers…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kampala(March 22, 2020) Location: Uganda Event: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Uganda. The Government of Uganda has announced the closure of Entebbe International…
First corona case was confirmed over the weekend. The 36 years old male apparently travelled to Dubai on Mar 17th and returned on 21st-Mar with a very high fever. The…
A new government of national unity has been sworn in, in South Sudan. We are now looking at South Sudan becoming peaceful again. Salva Kirr remains the president and his…
Flights from Mar 20 and Mar 23 are cancelled and as of Mar 25 all KLM flights will be cancelled. So Mar 24 is last KLM flight from Accra. Air…
Latest updates from Uganda!! Schools, Universities & Institutions of higher education ordered to close by mid-day Friday 20th March, 2020 for a month Churches, Mosques & other worship centers ordered…
We all find ourselves in rapidly changing and unpredictable circumstances at the moment due to the COVID 19 (Corona Virus outbreak). Worldwide Movers Ghana will continue to work hard to provide…
Tanzania has just closed all schools, postponed all sports events and banned public gatherings. Most Embassy staff have been asked to work from home. Yesterday the parking lots in front…
