Changes are afoot in East Africa as the region strives towards making the flow of freight form the ports into the hinterland more efficient. Trade Mark East Africa whose aim […]
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Transnet obtains court order against violent striking members
Freight and Rail parastatal Transnet has obtained a court order against its striking employees. This after homes and vehicles belonging to non-striking employees were torched. The parastatal obtained the interdict […]
Moving freight effortlessly across Africa
As countries across Africa gear themselves towards growing and stimulating inter-regional trade, the transport corridors being developed across the continent are important passageways for the movement of freight. Though the […]
Transportation and logistics in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming an increasingly attractive investment frontier. James Milne, Sarah O’Carroll and Craig Parker, Senior Consulting Analysts, Frost & Sullivan, Africa look at this region, offering advice to […]
Being BBBEE compliant
The freight industry still has a large number of businesses that are not BEE compliant and, as a result, are losing business. Simon Foulds speaks to Keith Levenstein, CEO of […]
An important day for SA
The movement of goods from road to rail is starting to take shape, with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) signing memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with key logistical companies in South Africa. […]
Air Cargo resumes fragile recovery
During October there was, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a small improvement in air freight growth in October. Compared to October 2012, global freight tonne kilometers (FTK) […]
New truck production plant
Iveco announced at the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) it is building a production plant in South Africa which forms part of its strategy of manufacturing globally, while tailoring products […]
Transportation - management outsourcing
Global trends and best practices in what to outsource and what to ‘insource’ in the transportation management process, have shown that it’s not a simple on-off choice. Simon Foulds speaks […]
Zuma visits Balfour railway
Celebrating the progress of the countries rail transport plans on Friday 20 September, President Jacob Zuma inspected the Balfour railway line construction site in Mpumalanga. Zuma said during his visit, […]