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On-again, off-again load shedding sabotages business planning Cape Town is confused. This is thanks to ongoing changes in the load shedding schedule resulting in many businesses not being able to plan and many being caught unawares. Car containerisation project pays off for East London The Port of East London has launched a new car containerisation project designed to increase automotive volumes by 22 000 per annum and increase the number of containers moved by 14 600 TEUs per annum. Logistics major marks 125 years Logistics major Kuehne + Nagel this year celebrates its 125th anniversary. TNPA invests billions in Saldanha Bay infrastructure In a bid to capitalise on a “sizeable new oil and gas market” in Saldanha Bay, Transnet Ports Authority (TNPA) has announced that it will invest R9.65bn in infrastructure projects at the port. Botswana makes alternative coal export plans Botswana can no longer wait for the US$11bnrailway link to the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia to be completed but will instead start exporting coal from ports in Mozambique and South Africa, according to news reports.