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Analysts ‘underplaying’ dire global economic outlook The world should prepare itself for at least 30 more years of economic volatility – and the going could get far worse before it gets better. Where SA ports rank in crane productivity Well worth checking the operational figures that have just won APM Terminals the Lloyd’s List North American Maritime Awards’ 2015 “Port Operator of the Year”. Multi-purpose West Africa service upgrades frequency Multipurpose shipping line SafmarineMPV has upgraded its SAFWAF multi-purpose shipping service (connecting South Africa and West Africa) from six-weekly to monthly sailings. Big forwarders lose out to the small guys An analysis by the air cargo consultancy, WorldACD, has revealed that the 2014 performance of the top 20 global air freight was marginally below that of the smaller freight forwarders around the world. Fatality confirmed after cargo train derailment in Moz Mozambique’s rail operating company, CFM (Compagnie Ferroviaire du Mozambique), confirmed on Friday that at least one person had been killed and 12 people wounded when a coal-laden cargo train derailed in the country on Thursday last week.