LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Transnet breaks
ties with suspected
Gupta-linked
companies
Transnet SOC is set to
terminate its relationship
with Trillian and
Regiments Capital, both
of which were named in
former public protector
Thuli Madonsela’s ‘State
of Capture’ report.
Peters responds to
eNatis ruling
Minister of Transport
Dipuo Peters has
welcomed the
Constitutional Court
judgment that private
company Tasima hand
over control of the
Electronic National
Administration Traffic
Information System
(eNatis) to the Road
Traffic Management
Corporation (RTMC)
within 30 days.
SA mulls impact of
Trump victory
The victory by US
Republican presidential
candidate, Donald
Trump, could have
negative implications for
SA/US trade relations,
especially in view of
Trump’s promise during
his campaign trail to
revive local industry.
Ocean Alliance
reveals its shipping
network
CMA CGM, Cosco
Container Lines,
Evergreen Line and
OOCL have announced
a proposed network
for Ocean Alliance,
the largest operational
shipping agreement
globally.
Pest poses threat to
SA food security
Detection of the first
Tuta absoluta insect
– commonly known
also as the tomato leaf
miner – in the eastern
parts of the Mpumalanga
province, has prompted
a pest alert notice by
the Department of
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries (Daff).
Wave of ultralarge
container
ships likely to gain
momentum
The wave of ultra-large
containerships (ULCs),
which are assigned much
of the blame for the
current rate war among
container carriers on the
key trades between the Far
East and North Europe,
will pick up strength in
the years to come and will
continue into 2018.