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Two  more long-distance drivers died, and a bystander was attacked by a  lion-in-transit in separate incidents involving dangerous logistics and  negligent cargo control in the Copperbelt area of Zambia and the  Democratic Republic...

Seaborne traffic across all shipping segments sailing around South Africa has risen by a remarkable 53% in the past three months as the world witnesses a sea change to the global liner trade map. This finding was based on exclusive data compiled by the...

South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel. Source: Guillem Sartorio, AFP. The United States has reached a preliminary agreement with African nations to extend their preferential trade access to the US by another decade...

Efforts by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) to ramp up coal loads delivered to the Port of Richards Bay remain doubtful following Sunday morning’s rail freight collision between two trains near Elubana, less than 50 kilometres from the port. TPT’s bulk line...

A truck fire that could possibly have been prevented at the Kasumbalesa Border Post between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spread to two other trucks and completely gutted all three. According to Mike Fitzmaurice of the Federation of...

Cabinet has approved the Freight Logistics Roadmap to stabilise and improve the operational performance of Transnet’s freight rail network, which is posing a severe constraint to the handling of exports. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing on...

The Port of Durban has improved its marine craft status by increasing tug availability to an average of six tugs this month. However, commenting on Transnet National Ports Authority’s announcement of the increased fleet availability, industry stakeholders...

We’ve been experiencing massive delays in Durban due to weather conditions and equipment issues, Please find below executive Summary of the current port conditions: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2023-11-16-transnet-crisis-retailers-fly-stock-into-sa-as-durban-port-delays-worsen...

Even non-ship watchers will have noticed the huge number of vessels anchored offshore on Friday – there were more than 60.  Transnet says it will take seven to 15 weeks to clear the 63 vessels at anchor off the Port of Durban, with some importers...

Leading lines have implemented surcharges because of waiting time at the Port of Durban Although it’s commendable that the government of Cyril Ramaphosa is looking at long-term supply chain alleviation strategies through its National Logistics Crisis...