A total of R1.5 billion has been approved to support businesses affected by the looting and unrest in July, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel. Patel was updating the media on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s (DTIC)...
Enhanced maritime security and response coordination measures adopted by regional and national authorities appear to be doing the trick, with the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reporting the lowest number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents for the...
Shipping lines are having to do some fancy footwork to make any attempt to meet schedule commitments as they battle global congestion – and not all of it Covid-induced. Pre-Covid delays at the Port of Durban have provided carriers with plenty of practice – the Port of...
Etihad will resume flights to Johannesburg and start a Cape Town service from November 25 this year. The Abu Dhabi flag carrier announced this along with the news that it has also added Zanzibar to its winter schedule, from November 26. The linked service to South...
It’s all systems go for Monday’s official opening of the revamped facilities by Zimborders at Beitbridge, a move that will hopefully herald a new era for the notoriously troubled crossing. There has, however, been huge pushback from transporters in terms of costs –...
Transnet’s ransomware attack in August had a greater impact on volumes than the July “insurrection” which closed the port of Durban for several days. According to Transnet statistics, it was the slowest August in three years, with 2020 volumes surpassing it. In August...
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