Demand for bonded warehouse storage in Africa has spiked since the onset of Covid-19, according to Dube Cargo Terminal manager Ricardo Isaac. “This is likely due to shipping delays and production cycles that have been affected by the pandemic,” he told Freight...
South Africa’s private sector freight industry, for the most part, believes that the country’s port costs are too high. Especially in the face of nagging congestion at ports like Durban. Persistent equipment failure, labour issues, and efficiency headaches contribute...
As carriers continue to encroach on forwarders’ territory, with the likes of Maersk hoovering up more and more in its integrator strategy, there is talk in some countries around initiating some kind of antitrust action on the basis that the carriers could be abusing a...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to accelerate economic growth across the continent and create opportunities for entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, as well as large corporations to flourish. President Cyril Ramaphosa said...
Autonomous cargo clearing, initially received with a fair amount of reservation, has resulted in 4 600 successfully processed entries since it was first recommended as an idea to the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) in 2018, Easy Clear has said....
As the shopping frenzy of Black Friday and the Christmas season looms, toy stores are pulling out all the stops to ensure that Covid-related global supply chain constraints don’t affect end-of-year toy cheer. With containerisation lag and spiralling ocean freight...
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