Authorities on full alert after truck is torched The Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) in KwaZulu-Natal has been placed on full alert after a truck was torched near the Hayfields Mall in Pietermaritzburg (PMB). Fate of SA logistics operator in Mozambique uncertain The fate of a South African citizen and owner of logistics company, Palma Marine, remains unclear after 61-year-old Andre Hanekom was shot and jailed following suspicions of involvement with a terror organisation operating along the equatorial east coast of Africa. Kenyan manufacturers slam bus imports from SA Kenyan manufacturers have slammed government’s plan to import the first batch of high-capacity buses from South Africa, arguing that the move goes against president Uhuru Kenyatta’s industrialisation agenda. Fire on Hapag Lloyd vessel under control Shipping line Hapag Lloyd has managed to bring an on-board fire under control after smoke started billowing out of a container carried on board the 7510- TEU vessel shortly after New Year’s day. MSC steps up cleanup after North Sea cargo spill Shipping company MSC has stepped up clean-up operations along the North Sea coast after one of its carriers, the MSC Zoe, hit rough seas near the German island of Borkum, spilling around 270 boxes overboard around New Year’s day. Business services incentive to create job chances for SA youth – trade minister The recently launched Global Business Services incentive, which became effective at the start of the year, is expected to create employment chances for youth in South Africa, the trade and industry department said. Growing moves to scrubber technology With just a year to go before the IMO’s new marine fuel sulphur cap of 0.5% comes into force, there’s been an uptick in the number of shipping lines opting for exhaust scrubbers, according to research by Drewry Maritime. SA’s improved economic freedom ranking is ‘significant’ for investment South Africa’s improvement in the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom is “significant in a year where the administration of President Ramaphosa made investment a key focal area of its work”, according to general manager for research for Brand South Africa, Dr Petrus de Kock.
