Cape Town boasts the second deepest container port in Africa and expects to see its container capacity expand to one million TEU’s per annum by 2013. The Port is ideally […]
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Seli 1 shipwreck to be removed
Cape Town -The shipwrecked Seli 1 will finally be removed off the coast of Blouberg in the Western Cape. The Department of Transport has this week agreed to fund the […]
Opposition criticizes security breach at Cape Town Airport
Security breach at Cape Town Airport - South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) Monday urged the Department of Transport to address the major security breach at Cape Town International […]
New port manager to oversee infrastructure expansion
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has announced the appointment of Sipho Nzuza as Cape Town’s new Port Manager. Making the announcement at a briefing to stakeholders, TNPA Chief Executive Tau […]
Lufthansa cans Frankfurt-Cape Town flight
A ban on night flights at Frankfurt has caused Lufthansa to withdraw its service to Cape Town this winter, the German national airline said on Wednesday. Imposed eight months ago, […]
SAA on withdrawing direct London-Cape Town flights Q&A
Claire Bisseker spoke to Wesgro CEO Nils Flaatten about SAA’s withdrawal of direct London-Cape Town flights. What is your reaction to SAA’s move? We’re disappointed and while we accept the […]
French helicopter carrier FS Dixmude visits Cape Town
The French Navy Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship FS Dixmude docked in Cape Town yesterday, accompanied by the anti-submarine frigate FS Georges Leygues. The two Marine Nationale vessels arrived in […]
It’s a beach
The Japanese fishing vessel, the Eihatsu Maru, which ran aground at Clifton’s First Beach during heavy fog on Saturday, has become an issue of national importance. So says South Africa’s […]
Serious threat to SADC ocean transport
Speaking at the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium in Cape Town last week, South Africa’s Minister of Defence, Lindiwe Sisulu, said that the number of people taken hostage for ransom by […]