Port of Beira battens down the hatches as Eloise heads for Mozambique
The Port of Beira is battening down the hatches, so to speak, as yet another Indian Ocean cyclone spins in a south-easterly direction towards the coastline of Mozambique.
Airline major to roll out digital platform in SA
Qatar Airways Cargo is set to roll out a digital platform that will allow forwarders to conduct real-time eBookings, access live rates, and see available capacity with Qatar Airways Cargo via WebCargo, a Freightos Group company.
Walvis Bay boosts cold chain capacity with new storage facility
Namibia is on a drive to bolster its frozen food capacity at the Port of Walvis Bay with a new cold chain facility capable of storing 12 500 tonnes of exports and imports.
Containers lost overboard as vessel encounters rough weather
Less than two months since Ocean Network Express (ONE) suffered the biggest container stack collapse at sea, resulting in the ONE Apus losing 1816 containers overboard on November 30, another carrier has spilled boxes between ports.
Vaccine distribution only part of the challenge facing logistics operators – Sapics
The logistics industry is facing its greatest challenge ever as it prepares for the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, says Sapics (Southern Africa’s Professional Body for Supply Chain Management) president Keabetswe Mpane.
Truck drivers targeted as traffic congestion outside Port of Durban continues
Traffic congestion and crime are once again being highlighted at the Port of Durban with thieves now targeting copper and ABS cables from trucks as they wait for days to enter the port.
African feeder line on the verge of being sold to Luxembourg buyers
In one of the most interesting shipping developments of the new year, the joint-venture owners of breakbulk and FCL specialist carrier, United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL), are closing in on selling the service for an undisclosed sum to a Luxembourg investment fund.
Cargo stops as violence flares up in Kasumbalesa
Cross-border movement in both directions through the Copperbelt crossing of Kasumbalesa between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has ground to a halt because of political unrest.
Hauliers and health officials keep Covid spread to less than 10% in Walvis Bay
An acute quarantine regime with progressive buy-in from the road freight sector has helped health officials to curb the coronavirus at Walvis Bay, Namibia’s primary port city, served by four hinterland linkages from Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Netherlands bans SA flights
The prime minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, announced yesterday, January 20, that his government would ban flights from South Africa, the UK and a list of South American countries, for a month, starting from Saturday, January 23.