Citizens in Nigeria have expressed their frustrations regarding the poor state of the country’s transport infrastructure, which they feel is a threat to their lives. Road travellers have to contend […]
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Africa: Transport costs are sky high compared to Western countries
According to an international survey, the cost of transportation in Africa is about 63 percent more expensive than in Western countries. The survey states that the main reason for the […]
Imperial Logistics director honoured
Included in South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards, which selected 81 finalists representing a multitude of industry sectors - ranging from aerospace and defence, to welfare […]
The Gautrain may be ahead of its time
Reports have surfaced regarding the low usage of the Gautrain. It is understood that The Gautrain requires 110000 passengers a day to break even, but is currently transporting only between […]
Sale could mean end of Metrobus
The City of Joburg is running the risk of its bus services, Metrobus, being run down if a proposal to sell off and unbundle the current operation of the municipal […]
Plans to boost EAC trade in pipeline
Plans are underway to reduce time for transportation of a container from Dar es Salaam or Mombasa to Burundi or Rwanda by 15 per cent. This is according to an […]
Tripartite panel of experts meeting
REPORT ON THE TRIPARTITE PANEL OF EXPERTS MEETING, HELD IN KIGALI, 29TH-31ST MAY 2012 This meeting followed the two meetings held in Gaborone and Kampala. It was fully funded by […]
Greening the logistics corridor
Hatch’s Environmental Services Group’s (ESG) Regional Director speaks on the notion of a green logistics corridor and a green port approach when running an industrial operation. Consulting engineering and project […]
MAN provides 17 buses as official partner
MAN attended the Rio+20 climate protection conference, where it took part in the debate about sustainable passenger and goods transportation and presenting eco-friendly technologies in the fields of commercial vehicles […]
Rail investments come rolling in
Hundreds of billions of rand in investment into passenger and freight rail transportation will see the Passenger Rails Association of South Africa injecting R123-billion into its rolling stock replacement programme […]