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Sasol One site in Sasolburg

New dual purpose water technology

Sasol and General Electric (GE) power and water have together developed new water technology that will clean waste water, while also providing biogas as a by-product for power generation. This new technology, known as Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor...
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Jordan’s desalination project advances

Plans to build a new desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba are moving forward. While critics argue that the US$1billion project, which aims to address a chronic water shortage and save the shrinking Dead Sea, is expensive and potentially...
Driver training participants and trainers

Training the driver

Driver training is critical for every transport operator and Scania South Africa’s Dirk Kokemoer joined his colleague in Botswana to train six drivers from the Petrologistics Botswana and Choppies companies. Kokemoer has been working with Scania...
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New customs procedure discussed

A stakeholder workshop in Komatipoort hosted by the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative (MCLI), discussed the issues being experienced by users on the corridor with the introduction of the new customs procedures for goods in transit through...
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Improving standard of driving in the NW

The annual heavy commercial driver’s competition in the North West province saw 66 male and female drivers from governmental, public and commercial transport operators compete in a driver skills enhancement programme held in Brits. Nono Maloyi,...
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e-AWB penetration surges in third quarter

9.6% AWBs are electronic With 152’000 electronic air waybills (e-AWB) in September 2013, the global e-AWB penetration reached 9.6%. This represents an additional 1% compared to the previous month and an increase of 4.3% in the past twelve months....