Transnet – a litany of suspensions and sackings
The names of four more executives have been added to the growing list of top-level fatalities at Transnet as part of the state-owned freight and rail company’s efforts to unearth the extent of corruption under former CEOs Siyabonga Gama and Brian Molefe.
Shipping major and partners sign ground-breaking biofuel agreement
A first for cleaner seas has been clinched in Rotterdam with the signing of a partnership agreement between French cargo liner CMA CGM, IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, The GoodShipping Program and the Dutch port itself.
SA moving in the right direction to recovery – SARB
South Africa was back on track, but its economic recovery would take at least ten years as all trust had been broken, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Kuben Naidoo, said last week.
Second horrific crash raises questions over safety of Boeing 737 MAX
Following the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302/10 crash – which killed 149 passengers and eight crew members – airlines
around the globe have taken the decision to ground their new Boeing 737 MAX fleets amid safety concerns.
Fire-stricken vessel sinks off French coast
The stricken 27 965dwt Grande America, built in 1997, sank late yesterday off the Bay of Biscay, according to France’s Marine Nationale.
Low-cost carrier to launch Frankfurt-Windhoek service
German low-cost carrier Eurowings, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, will offer flights from Frankfurt to Windhoek in Namibia, as well as Mauritius, with other destinations in the pipeline.
Comair grounds Boeing aircraft as public pressure mounts
Fallout from the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash last weekend in which 157 passengers perished continues unabated after Comair announced that it would ground its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Competition Commission gives airline merger the green light
The Competition Commission of South Africa has approved the proposed merger of Air France KLM SA (AFKL) and Virgin Atlantic Limited (VAL) without any conditions.
