Shipowners avoid paying seafarers millions of dollars
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za With ship abandonments more than doubling from 40 in 2019 to 85 in 2020, shipowners are wriggling out […]
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Emirates expands Dubai pharma facility
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za Emirates SkyCargo has added 94 pallet positions to its fully automated cool room at its EU GDP-certified dedicated […]
read moreBORDER BEAT: Yet more borders close because of Port Health
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za Transporters heading into Eswatini from the N4 Maputo Corridor east of Mbombela (Nelspruit) have been advised to use […]
read moreAfrican airlines continue to lead the charge in cargo growth
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za April data just released by the International Air Transport Association (Iata) shows that air cargo demand continued to […]
read moreVessels carry 150 000 boxes a year of
mis- or undeclared dangerous goods
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za With three crew members still recovering from their injuries, and mounting concerns over environmental damage caused by the […]
read moreNew CT distribution facility on the cards for Takealot
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za Cape Town’s Richmond Park is set to become the newest distribution facility and Pickup Point for Takealot, property […]
read moreCongestion and delays the order of the day at US ports
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za Congestion continues to weigh on Trans-Pacific ocean cargo, especially on the US west coast where demand has been […]
read moreWorld trade continues its upward trajectory
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za Global merchandise trade is continuing to recover following the steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter […]
read moreTask team reconvenes to solve high-cube conundrum
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za An old bugbear relegated to a back-burner position because of Covid-19 has come back to cast its shadow […]
read moreBlow to steel industry as Mozambican LNG projects falter
PUBLISHER: www.freightnews.co.za A major blow has been dealt to the South African steel fabrication industry following the decision by French […]
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