Though its Brics partners strive to expand their already considerable merchant fleets, South Africa does not have a single national -flagged commercial vessel on its shipping register, MPs heard yesterday […]
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Transnet’s Port operator looks to Africa
South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) intends maximising on the enormous growth market represented by Africa, by forming partnerships with other African ports and promoting the country as […]
Safmarine runs at full capacity as rivals slip
As a global company with ships calling at ports in Africa, Europe, the Far East, India and the Americas, Safmarine had not withdrawn any ships from service despite a downturn […]
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 […]
Shipping magnate dies
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, longtime shipping magnate, dies at 98 Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, an immensely rich and powerful Danish businessmen who transformed his family’s shipping company into the world’s largest, died […]
Freight forwarders to freely work in EA
Freight forwarders in East Africa will soon be able to transact business across the region after the introduction of a training program aimed at harmonizing their practicing certificates. The Federation […]
Mkhize welcomes KZN dug-out port deal
R1.8 billion is the going rate for the old Durban International Airport, which is being purchased in a deal between Transnet and the Airports Company of South Africa. Transnet have […]
Grand opening for Port of Ngqura
South Africa’s deep-water port, the Port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape, is set to become Africa’s premier trans-shipment hub, linking the world’s east and west trade routes, said President […]