The Port of Saldanha remains the largest and deepest natural port in the Southern Hemisphere. Port manager Willem Roux tells Transport World Africa how it is mitigating the global commodity crunch. It is able to accommodate vessels with a draft of...
Mossel Bay is the smallest of the eight commercial ports along the South African coast. Tandi Lebakeng tells Transport World Africa how it is dealing with the global commodity downturn. What strategies is Mossel Bay implementing to lessen the...
A range of new technologies are being used inside refrigerated truck trailers in South Africa, as Transport World Africa discovers. Some of these technologies include thermal dividers and partitions, and air strip curtains, which are fitted to the...
Ongoing increases in international petroleum prices will combine with a 30 cents-a-litre increase in the fuel levy to give a hefty fuel price hike for April. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited...
Even at the best of times, there are many challenges that face those involved in the road freight and logistics industry in Africa. These challenges create incredible delays, non-deliveries, damage of commodities, loss of fleet and higher...
The Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) is combining modern technology with rapid response to deal with vandalism and develop innovative solutions to keep traffic lights in the City functioning. The Agency is using remote monitoring systems installed at...
The City of Cape Town’s, R20 million, upgrade on a section of Weltevreden Road in the Cape Flats has finally been completed. Apart from strengthening the road structure and the resurfacing, Transport for Cape Town has also installed a new...
Rapid urban expansion has prompted the need to improve efficiencies at wastewater plants, and as the government upgrades infrastructure it is in search of partners with products that can help. According to Byron Griffiths, SEW-EURODRIVE Cape Town...
The upgrade of the Mark Street Pump Station in Bethal will play a major role in ensuring sewerage flows and the bad smell in the air are a thing of the past. The Private Public Partnership (PPP) between the Department of Water and Sanitation, Govan...
