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The 2015 megaship trend A new wave of very large containership ordering has taken place in the first half of this year, according to a survey conducted by shipping consultants Clarksons. Cash-strapped line rumoured to be up for grabs Once again the press has indicated that the cash-strapped Neptune Orient Line (NOL) is up for grabs. More high-tech cargo scanners on the cards More high-tech cargo scanners are expected to be installed at ports of entry across the country, said South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane. Truck driver arrested for drug smuggling Earlier this week, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) bust a truck driver for trying to smuggle R3 million worth of Mandrax tablets across the Mozambican border. Zim’s new customs clearance programme kicks in The implementation of Zimbabwe’s new Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme, introduced to “substantially reduce hazardous and substandard imports and improve customs duty collection”, kicked in this week.