Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has launched the Musina Intermodal Terminal in an effort to improve cross-border trade in Southern Africa and to create an economic hub. “The Musina […]
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Mozambique Nacala corridor project due for $1 million revamp
The African Development Bank (AFDB)’s Board of Directors has approved a $1-million African Private Sector Assistance Fund (FAPA) grant to the government of Mozambique to finance the Nacala Corridor Business […]
Predictive analytics to drive container shipping industry forward
The digitisation of the ocean shipping industry often creates the suspicion that its business model threatens the traditional container shipping industry. In INTTRA’s latest offering, Blueprint 2032: How Technology Transforms Ocean […]
Container sector sees uptick in intra-Africa trade
Overcoming intercontinental trade barriers remains a key priority for Africa. With this in mind, the continent is prioritising its long standing internal trade barriers to make the long term vision […]
Why Morocco’s exports from western Sahara could hang in the balance
South Africa has been accused of ‘sabotaging’ Morocco’s commercial interests in Africa by seizing a vessel carrying phosphate mined by Morocco in Western Sahara. According to Moroccan media reports, the […]
SA detains cargo ship as per Western Sahara request
South African authorities have detained a Moroccan cargo ship after Western Sahara’s Polisario Front independence movement obtained a court order to seize 54 000 tons of phosphate on board. The […]
US$8.5 million logistics hub to be constructed in Gulu
Government has secured funding for the construction of the first logistics hub at the Gulu Railway station, targeting the markets in South Sudan through Alegu and the Democratic Republic of […]
R573 Moloto Road will rejuvenate SA economy
Newly appointed Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi has said that the R4.5 billion Moloto Road project by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) will not only help scale […]
Urgent compliance of cargo legislation will facilitate cross border trading
All international road carriers transporting goods to Mozambique through the Ressano Garcia border post will be required to submit the road cargo manifest on the Single Electronic Window platform for […]
Port of Cape Town gets new manager to whip it into shape
The Transnet National Ports Authority has made a few appointments for various port manager positions including the appointment of Port of Cape Town’s first black female manager, Mpumi Dweba-Kwetana, who takes over the reins from Sipho Nzuza. Dweba-Kwetana […]