East London sailed into the record books on Saturday, 21 April when the widest vessel to date docked safely and without incident in the port. The Chinese-owned Zhen Hua 8 is a 220m multi-purpose, heavy load carrier and with a beam of 42.3 metres,...
A presentation by Mr Dirk Hoffmann (MD: Safmarine Southern Africa), at the Transport Forum SIG: “Sustainable Transport” on 6 August 2015 hosted by University of Johannesburg’s Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (Africa),...
By Shane de Beer: Sales and marketing manager at TNT Express An increasing number of manufacturers and other suppliers are shipping consolidated container loads of products from point of origin into SA. They then use a local logistics company to...
The TBN Club meets every second month in Johannesburg where members of the shipping fraternity meet socially for lunch as well as listening to a different guest speaker discussing issues and topics relevant to the industry. TBN stands for “To...
DHL, the express and logistics provider, is supporting Cirque du Soleil, a leading live entertainment company, as Official Logistics Partner. It will also provide global logistics support for the corporate headquarters of Cirque du Soleil in...
The Angolan government during 2013 opened over 100 railway stations as part of a project to rebuild the country’s rail network, according to a statement issued in Luanda. Angolan news agency Angop also reported that in Lobito municipality two docks...
In celebration of World Maritime Day, shipping line Safmarine hosted a ‘maritime mentor’ day at the Lawhill Maritime Centre in Simon’s Town. Nineteen years ago Safmarine helped pioneer the maritime studies programme at...
The TBN Club meets every two months affording members of the shipping fraternity along with freight forwarders and logistics personal the opportunity to network. Guest speaker at the September event Zunaid Pochee the Trans Kalahari Corridor...
Future synergies are on the cards between Grindrod Trading Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Senwes Limited following the acquisition of a 20% share for R444 million at a price of R12.29 per share by Grindrod Trading in Senwes. Grindrod Limited, the JSE...
