Demand for bonded warehouse storage in Africa has spiked since the onset of Covid-19, according to Dube Cargo Terminal manager Ricardo Isaac. “This is likely due to shipping delays and production cycles that have been affected by the pandemic,” he told Freight...
South Africa’s private sector freight industry, for the most part, believes that the country’s port costs are too high. Especially in the face of nagging congestion at ports like Durban. Persistent equipment failure, labour issues, and efficiency headaches contribute...
As carriers continue to encroach on forwarders’ territory, with the likes of Maersk hoovering up more and more in its integrator strategy, there is talk in some countries around initiating some kind of antitrust action on the basis that the carriers could be abusing a...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to accelerate economic growth across the continent and create opportunities for entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, as well as large corporations to flourish. President Cyril Ramaphosa said...
Putting the current ocean freight capacity crunch into perspective, Mediterranean Shipping Company CEO Soren Toft told delegates at a Financial Times digital ‘Global Trade Secrets Summit’ that in the second half of 2020, the line had seen the same demand...
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