In a groundbreaking development for African maritime trade, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has made history by deploying ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs)—each with a jaw-dropping 24,000 TEU capacity—to West Africa for the first time. This bold move, marked by the arrival of MSC DILETTA and MSC TÜRKIYE, signals a major turningContinue Reading
Despite struggling to operate existing maritime and aviation infrastructure, the South African government is moving forward with plans to establish a new state-owned shipping company. The proposed South African Shipping Company (Sasco) has been in the pipeline since the Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy was released in 2017. A pre-draft billContinue Reading
Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has launched an infrastructure maintenance and capital expansion programme across nine airports in a move to modernise facilities and reinforce long-term economic growth. The state-owned company’s infrastructure programme includes projects ranging from sewerage system repairs to high-tech landing equipment upgrades, reflecting a pivot from pandemicContinue Reading
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — A purpose-built gantry crane from Condra is set to streamline operations at the Ngwadini Dam, part of the Lower uMkhomazi bulk water supply project currently under construction in KwaZulu-Natal. Rather than using multiple machines for different tasks, Condra’s Johannesburg design office proposed a single top-running portalContinue Reading
More than two decades after selling off Safmarine to Maersk, South Africa is setting its sights on a return to the global container shipping market—this time with a state-backed national carrier. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy announced on Monday, June 2, that the government is working with the Development Bank ofContinue Reading
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intervened at the Groblersbrug border post between South Africa and Botswana to ease the prolonged delays affecting transporters of dangerous goods (DG) and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Transporters had raised concerns about excessive wait times at the DG truck park near the border, withContinue Reading
South African shippers and logistics stakeholders are being urged to prepare for widespread disruption across the country’s freight and cargo movement networks, as the United National Transport Union (Untu) signals the start of protected strike action against Transnet. Heneways, a leading freight forwarding and logistics company, issued a logistics advisoryContinue Reading
Lusaka, Zambia – At the recently concluded Land-Linked Zambia Conference held at Ciela Resort in Lusaka, Zambia and Angola signed two pivotal transport agreements poised to transform the region’s cargo and dry bulk logistics landscape. Central to these agreements is the development of the 830-kilometre Lobito Corridor, a strategic tradeContinue Reading
Etihad Airways has reportedly become the first airline in the world to offer a full First Class suite on a narrowbody aircraft, the Airbus A321LR, set to launch on August 1. The airline will introduce its signature First Suites on short- to medium-haul routes. These have typically been reserved forContinue Reading
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to allocate land for the development of dry ports in both countries, aiming to improve regional trade and logistics. The agreement was reached during bilateral meetings held in Lubumbashi from April 3 to 5, 2025. Under the deal, each countryContinue Reading
