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BMW clarifies ‘incorrect reports’ on SA plans BMW does not plan to leave South Africa, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, said recently shortly before an expected meeting with the German car manufacturer. Davies said he had met a BMW delegation during the strike and that the company had pointed out that it remained committed to South Africa. SA navy frigate to patrol West Coast of Africa The South African navy frigate, the SAS Spioenkop, departed Cape Town last Wednesday for patrols along the West Coast of Africa. According to a navy spokesman, the vessel will visit Namibia (Walvis Bay), Angola (Luanda), Ghana (Tema), Nigeria (Lagos) and Senegal (Dakar). Namibia – dry port for Keetmashoop A plan by governor of the Karas Region, Bernardus Swartbooi, to establish a dry port facility at Keetmanshoop has been hailed as a “brilliant idea” by experts who are in unison that the idea is overdue, said a newera. com report carried by Mike Poverello’s blog . Container weighing technologies in a nutshell The Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA) has published an information paper on container weighing technologies – a timely resource for the ports industry following the IMO’s recent decision on a mandatory worldwide system for verifying container weights. Major food company moves from in-house to outsourced logistics In a decision that marks a move from in-house logistics to outsourcing its transport and distribution functions, Kraft Foods – now Mondelez South Africa – has awarded a five-year contract for transport and warehousing services to Imperial Retail Logistics.