Africa Day 2015 is an opportunity to celebrate the development of the African continent as well as consider the various opportunities that it offers. This is according to Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),...
Port warehouses have some unique requirements that inland warehouses do not, as Transport World Africa finds out. Warehouses in and around ports often need appropriately surfaced, open yard areas to accommodate the handling of heavy containers....
The East African region offers massive potential for transport infrastructure expansion and investment, and with Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda having unveiled grand plans to build, enhance and expand their infrastructure both nationally and...
An innovative evaporation system that incorporates proprietary water purification systems and misting canon technology may be the future of wastewater treatment. This is according to I-CAT technical manager Morné van Wyk who indicates that the...
It was recently announced that negotiations around the establishment of a single free trade area – spanning across 26 nations in Africa, also known as the Tripartite Free Trade Area – have been finalised, with the launch expected in May...
Transport World Africa learns about the technologies used in the refrigerated semi-trailers recently provided by Serco to a leading logistics operator. The bulk of the operator’s 35 vehicles will be used to service the local needs of a frozen...
APICS and the American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) announced yesterday that the boards of directors of both organisations have approved an agreement under which AST&L will merge with APICS upon ratification by an...
A supply chain is made up of many links and, as the saying goes, a chain is only as strong as the weakest one. Imagine, for a minute, all the different links involved in a supply chain – from manufacturing to order placing, to pick up and...
When it comes to customer satisfaction, having a convenient and efficient method of allowing customers to return unwanted or faulty goods is almost as important as delivering to them in the first place. When it comes to e-commerce the logistics...
