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Hapag Lloyd raises freight rate red flags

Transport expenses have experienced a significant increase because of inflation, fuel price hikes, and rising labour costs.

07 Jun 2023
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OPINION: Expect backpedalling on 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Freight & Trading Weekly

History says trade wars are easy to start but hard to win, and the early signs of strain are already visible across markets and boardrooms.

04 Apr 2025
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CALL TO ACTION: How will Trump's tariffs affect South Africa – tell us

Freight & Trading Weekly

What scenarios do you foresee in the short and longer-term following Wednesday night’s announcement in Washington?

03 Apr 2025
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OPINION: Much more to be done in learning and development

Customs

The current skills development bureaucracy has failed to maintain the standards required by the business reality.

24 Mar 2025
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Express courier appoints stalwarts to head up sub-Saharan region

Air Freight

Taarek Hinedi, vice president for the Middle East and Africa at FedEx, welcomed the appointments.

04 Mar 2025
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SA should nurture Sacu markets – Wandile Sihlobo

Africa

In January Botswana instituted a new ban, this time on grains, including maize, sorghum and wheat.

19 Feb 2025
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EU will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers

Freight & Trading Weekly

It maintains some of the lowest tariffs in the world and sees no justification for increased US tariffs. – EU Commission.

17 Feb 2025
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Possible turning point for trade as WTO barometer stabilises

Freight & Trading Weekly

The indices representing container shipping (89.4), airfreight (93.5) and electronic components trade (85.2) all continue to signal weakness.

02 Jun 2023
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WTO examines how cooperation can tackle illicit trade

Africa

The rise of e-commerce has turned illicit trade in medical products in particular into a global problem.

01 Aug 2022
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Gain targeted exposure in our Special Feature

Africa

Botswana’s good governance and prudent economic management make it one of the world’s development success stories.

04 Feb 2022
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Exporters warned to prepare for port delay replay

Africa

"The necessary resources to bring about the needed improvement in efficiency will take some time to come to fruition.” – Justin Chadwick, CGA.

25 Jan 2022
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RFA CEO calls for action not apathy

Africa

“We cannot continue to sink SouthAfrica.Biz by allowing inefficient, unreliable and dangerous ports and infrastructure corridors."

13 Jan 2022
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