With 38 of its 54 states being coastal or island states, it is no surprise that Africa is home to over 100 port facilities, including massive terminals in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in the south, and Mombasa and Dar es Salaam in the east, and Lagos in theContinue Reading
The South African state owned port company Transnet has issued a request for information for the design, building and financing of a container terminal for the Richards Bay port in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Containers are currently being handled at the multipurpose terminal, which has limited capacity. The request forContinue Reading
The first shipment of Russian fertiliser bound for Africa has left the Netherlands after days of wrangling to ensure it was not snagged by Western sanctions. Dutch and United Nations officials said some 20,000 tonnes of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) left on board the MV Greenwich from the southernContinue Reading
Superior Industries updated its Exterra conveyor belt cleaners as a means for operators to reduce the time required to maintain scraping systems. According to Superior, a new fast-acting click tensioner is available for the primary and secondary Exterra models. After installation, operators twist the tensioning unit a prescribed number of timesContinue Reading
Intercem discusses a new clinker and raw material receiving hopper and reveals how it has transformed the materials handling capabilities of one Ivorian port operator. The operator of the port in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, was searching for an engineering company with the flexibility to develop a hopper that could bothContinue Reading
Simeza has planned a series of innovative investments to comply with market requirements in the steel silo industry. The steel silo market is always moving to higher technical specification, bigger dimensions, more reliable performance, shorter delivery time and the highest degree of product flexibility. Simeza’s planned activities include a newContinue Reading
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced that DSV Global Transport and Logistics has become the carrier’s first partner to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to offset the carbon emissions of its cargo shipment. Via the book and claim system, Etihad Cargo facilitated DSV’sContinue Reading
Developed and operated by the Gauteng IDZ Development Company, the OR Tambo International Airport Special Economic Zone is competitively located at or in proximity to OR Tambo International Airport. In support of its competitive location, the value proposition of this SEZ is centred around the service offering of OR TamboContinue Reading
From airports playing a key role in building hubs for the future to exploring new markets and opportunities to investments into upgrading cold chain and transport infrastructure for the perishables sector and the importance of adapting data and digitalization into supply chains, the fourth edition of the ‘Perishables Logistics Africa’ heldContinue Reading
The International Air Transport Association’s (Iata) latest data for October 2022 global air cargo markets shows that headwinds continue to affect demand. Image source: Gallo/Getty Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), fell 13.6% compared to October 2021 (-13.5% for international operations), while capacity was 0.6% below October 2021. This wasContinue Reading
