An alarmingly high 53% of second-hand tyres intended for sale in South Africa are un-roadworthy and pose a serious safety threat. The main concerns include tyres that contain damage on critical sections, fail to meet minimum non-skid depth...
French shipping line CMA CGM, signed a memorandum of agreement with Angola’s Multiparques group in December 2014 for the operation of the new terminal at the port of Lobito in Angola. “Lobito is Angola’s second port and its location and train...
The Nampula to Cuamba road in Mozambique is now set to be completed over a year later than scheduled, despite promises that paving and repair work would be done by the August 2014 deadline. According to the public works and housing deputy minister,...
Gulf Cooperation Council countries are paying more attention to new markets in east, west and southern Africa as a result of the continuing expansion of trade between the regions. This is according a report released by the GCC Economist...
The National Oil Corporation in Tripoli has warned that incoming tankers at Libya’s ports may be under threat following an incident on Sunday (4 January) when a Greek-operated oil tanker, chartered by Libya’s national oil company, was bombed...
According to a report by World Maritime News, an engineer in Norway has designed a cargo ship that is powered by wind and gas. The ship named VindskipTM uses its hull as a wind sail but at times when wind is limited, environmentally friendly and...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has demanded answers from Gauteng community safety MEC, Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane regarding two roadblocks at which motorists were apparently stopped and asked for their e-tags. According to Ashor Sarupen, MPL, DA Gauteng...
The Mombasa port in East Africa, achieved a record throughput of one million TEUs in the year ending 31 December 2014. This is a significant increase from 2013 in which 894Â 000 TEUs were handled by the port. This major milestone places it among the...
APM Terminals has called for substantial investment in port and inland logistics infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa to satisfy the projected demands of some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. According to press reports, it costs...
