The Governments of Zambia, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have adopted a draft trilateral road transport agreement aimed at strengthening road transport, road safety and trade facilitation among the three countries. This is in...
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), together with partners from the public and private sector, gathered for the 4th Namibia Logistics Hub Forum to look at how transport and logistics stakeholders can ‘accelerate growth through sustainable road...
The Botswana dry port at the port of Walvis Bay acts as a key receipt and dispatch point for commodities destined for Botswana and provides regional storage and bagging. The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), in partnership with the...
The Sardinia water company recently needed a reliable quick fix for a wastewater line that lay at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 15 to 20 meters. Just southwest of the coast of Sardinia you will find the small island Isola di San Pietro. All...
Matthew Conroy, trade manager of Maersk Line Southern Africa discusses how the economic slowdown in China is impacting South African trade. “China is one of South Africa’s biggest commodities trading partners. The economic slowdown in China and the...
Matthew Conroy, trade manager of Maersk Line Southern Africa, discusses the results of the third quarter Maersk Trade Report, which reveals that South African imports and exports are slowing, but pockets of growth are being witnessed in certain...
Matthew Conroy, trade manager of Maersk Line Southern Africa, discusses the third quarter Maersk Trade Report data which reveals that 2015 has been a strong growth year for South African refrigerated cargo exports, predominantly attributed to the...
The future of South African trade is not without obstacles, namely low consumer confidence, the fluctuating Rand and low commodity prices, all of which are resulting in lower confidence levels in the industry, and will result in lower GDP growth...
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South Africa’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) has signed a data services agreement with Aireon LLC, developer of the world’s first space-based global air traffic surveillance system. Through the...
