RTMS is an industry-led, voluntary self-regulation scheme that encourages consignees, consignors and transport operators engaged in the road logistics value chain to implement a vehicle management system that preserves road […]
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Overview of amended consignee/consignor legislation
Adrian van Tonder, senior manager of Road Transport Management Systems (RTMS) and Performance Based Standards (PBS) at Barloworld Logistics gives an overview of the latest amendments to the National Road […]
Roads lead to new transport regulator
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has announced that a new transport sector watchdog will be established to address all regulatory challenges faced by the sector. “We are in the process of […]
Transnet boat project tugging along
Construction work on nine tugboats for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) at the Southern African Shipyards premises in Durban is well under way. “This is a milestone project that reinforces […]
Call for petroleum sector transformation
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Ambassador Thembisile Majola, says transformation in the petroleum sector remains a critical imperative of the Department of Energy (DoE). “We should never lose sight of […]
Role of FESARTA in Africa
Barney Curtis speaks about the role of FESARTA in the region and about the impact of the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) on the road transport industry in Africa. Curtis […]
Merger strengthens supply chain links
APICS and the American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) announced yesterday that the boards of directors of both organisations have approved an agreement under which AST&L will merge with […]
Shipping councils sign MoU in Cameroon
SASTALC, in the presence of 16 Central and West African countries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Collaboration with the Union of Africa Shippers Council (UASC). As such, UASC […]
HCV’s star performers in April
According to the latest combined year-to-date sales results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) and Amalgamated Automobile Distributors (AAD), the […]
Clamping down on dubious procurement practices
The introduction of the e-Tender Publication portal and the central supplier database (CSD), launched by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) in April 2015, signals a positive move […]