The Namibian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Dr Panduleni Kaino Shingenge has expressed the need for Zimbabwean companies to make use of the Port of Walvis Bay as it will be greatly beneficial to them. The ambassador mentioned numerous advantages to...
The Swaziland rail link project will have no shortage of support as there are a number of local companies that want to develop services along the line. Ministry of Public Works and Transport Principal Secretary Cyril Kunene has said that the...
At an awards ceremony held in Port Elizabeth by the Exporters Club of South Africa, Bidvest Panalpina Logistics was awarded best service provider to the export industry in the Eastern Cape. Bidvest Panalpina Logistics offers the full global supply...
After two dissapointing months in a row, exports from Richards Bay Coal Terminal rose 6.2% month-on-month to 5.6 million mt in October July saw the terminal reach 6.3 million mt in exports, which is so far it’s highest export figure for...
South African logistics group Transnet may only move around 68 million tonnes of coal for export this financial year despite an expanded rail capacity as producers limit exports due to low prices, the head of its freight rail unit said on...
Plans by Transnet’s National Ports Authority to apply for a tariff hike in the next financial year would further erode the competitiveness of South Africa’s exports, the local unit of London-listed miner, Xstrata, said on Friday. “South...
Report Paints a Gloomy outlook for Kenya….. According to the African Economic Outlook (AEO) report of 2012, East African countries will realize a decline in GDP at 5% in 2012 down from 6% in 2011. This deep in growth is as a result of the...
Rwanda – Informal traders involved in cross-border trade have expressed their concern with high cost of transport and limited access to financing which is making doing business increasingly difficult. Traders have urged authorities to assist...
Complaints from the motor manufacturing industry regarding the high price of port cargo charges has prompted Transnet to take another look at their business model and possibly make changes to it. David Powels, the president of the National...
