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New DHL SA complex has strong focus on Africa’s life sciences, healthcare sector DHL Global Forwarding sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa CEO Clement Blanc discusses the company’s new facility near the OR Tambo International Airport
The recently developed head office and 10 000 m2 warehouse of logistics services multinational DHL Global Forwarding, in South Africa, will accommodate the needs of Africa’s quickly growing and advancing life sciences and health care (LSH) sector, in addition to serving as an effective transshipment hub for its network. The group invested R127-million in the complex, in the Sky Park Industrial Zone, beside the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng.
Kenyan and Reunion airlines establish code-sharing agreement
Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier of the East African country, and Reunion carrier Air Austral, have entered into a codeshare agreement, which took effect on October 29. This agreement gives the passengers of each airline access to the network of the other airline. “This partnership offers us an opportunity to provide our guests with access to more destinations in the Indian Ocean islands and opens up our country for tourism opportunities from visitors coming from the islands,” highlighted Kenya Airways chief commercial and customer office Julius Thairu. “This is aligned with our commitment to provide greater connectivity, [and] market access to our customers and growth through our partners.”
Transnet lifts container terminal force majeure
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has actually lifted the force majeure it stated on October 6 associated to containers in the middle of strike action by workers. When Transnet signed a three-year wage contract with United National Transport Union on October 17, the near two-week strike ended earlier this month. Transnet likewise subsequently protected a contract with the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union.
New DHL SA complex has strong focus on Africa’s life sciences, healthcare sector DHL Global Forwarding sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa CEO Clement Blanc discusses the company’s new facility near the OR Tambo International Airport
The newly constructed head workplace and 10 000 m2 warehouse of logistics services multinational DHL Global Forwarding, in South Africa, will deal with the needs of Africa’s rapidly growing and advancing life sciences and healthcare (LSH) sector, in addition to working as an efficient transshipment hub for its network. The group invested R127-million in the complex, in the Sky Park Industrial Zone, next to the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng.
Four ACSA airports recognised internationally for their carbon emission reduction efforts
Four of the airports belonging to the State-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) have been granted certificates of accreditation for minimizing their carbon emissions. The certificates were granted under the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, at the Airports Council International (ACI)– Africa World Annual General Assembly, in Marrakech, Morocco, on Tuesday. The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme is the just such effort that is institutionally-endorsed and which supplies independent assessment and acknowledgment of carbon emission reduction efforts by airports. The four ACSA airports which were recognised for their efforts in doing so were OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg), Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport (Durban) and Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (Port Elizabeth).
Rand takes big hit as investors worry about Godongwana speech, Beijing developments
On Tuesday early morning, the rand approached R18.50/$ – trading at levels last seen in early 2020 as the country absorbed the implications of the first hard Covid-19 lockdown. The currency is under pressure ahead of Wednesday’s medium-term budget speech announcement, and has also taken a knock as riskier assets absorbed political developments in China, the biggest single destination for South Africa’s exports.
SAA funding gap not plugged in Godongwana’s mid-term budget
Hopes of the medium-term budget providing South African Airways (SAA) with the last monies due to creditors in terms of its business rescue plan were dashed by Finance of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday – and the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is not happy. Godongwana announced that the final tranche of R16.4-billion, set out in the 2020 Budget Review for the 2020 medium-term expenditure framework, was repaid in July 2022. He said this "has eliminated government-guaranteed debt-related exposure to SAA".
SARA pushes for greater regional integration in rail development
As the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) presses ahead with the preparing of a regional train master plan, Namibia State-owned freight energy TransNamib CEO and SARA VP Johny Smith has confirmed the association is engaging with the Development Bank of Southern Africa on the practicality of the plan. Throughout the SARA Rail Conference hosted today, Smith highlighted that a regional train strategy need to be customer-centric, focused on proactive services, have solid supply chain principles, promote brand-new technology and motivate partnerships for development on energy, interaction, intermodal freight movement, devices handling and maintenance.
South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states
Infrastructure in South Africa’s logistics sector requires to be a concern, alongside a regulatory structure that has a “no rubbish” approach to criminality, if the country’s roadways, rail and transportation industries to grow and be considered safe again, says expert body Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) safety permits management departmental head Denis Owaga. Speaking during an RSR and Creamer Media co-hosted webinar this week, he suggested that could be attained by controlling crime and turning facilities advancement around.
Transnet says citrus export volumes 3.7% higher than in 2021
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it has moved 128 374 forty-foot equivalent units across its container terminals in Durban, Ngqura, Gqeberha and Cape Town and has handled 3.7% more citrus exports this year than in 2021. The country’s peak citrus season began in April and ended in September – with a total of seven terminals exporting citrus fruit from Limpopo, Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Western Cape and North West to over 100 countries, mainly within the European Union (EU), the Far East and the US.
JMPD receives seven new mobile alcohol evidence centres
Brewing company South African Breweries (SAB), in collaboration with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), has actually handed over seven brand-new Gauteng-based mobile Alcohol Evidence Centres (AECs) in Dube, Soweto. The handover of these new mobile AECs, which took place on October 28, follows the handover of ten brick-and-mortar AECs to various towns throughout the nation.
New Cape Town distribution centre to be built for Truworths
The Atterbury group and Truworths have actually tattooed an offer for the development of a new distribution centre in Cape Town. The clothes seller’s brand-new center will be integrated in King Air Industria, which is an Atterbury Property and Old Mutual Properties development..
West African airline orders two wide-body airliners off Airbus
Europe-based international major airplane manufacturer Airbus has actually revealed that Air Côte d’Ivoire, the nationwide flag carrier of the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, had placed a company order for 2 A330neo wide body airliners. (The suffix -neo stood for new engine alternative.) The order was positioned as part of the airline’s growth technique. The airline currently operated a fleet made up entirely of single-aisle jet airliners and turboprop regional aircraft. These made up one Airbus A320neo, two A320ceo (ceo=traditional engine option) and three A319 jetliners, and 4 Bombardier Q400 twin turboprop regional airliners.
Lack of finance, security still plaguing South Africa’s transport industry – panel
Considering current developments– such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an economy attempting to recover– expert body Chartered Institute of Logistics & & Transport South Africa president Elvin Harris says an operating transportation and logistics system is vital to support the recovery of the economy and its future development. This has proven challenging, as the transportation and logistics sector has been dealing with increasing obstacles in relation to upkeep, reliability, efficiency, lack of policy, electricity supply and an increase in organised criminal offense in recent decades.
Challenges facing South Africa’s transport and logistics sector Challenges facing South Africa’s transport and logistics sector
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This webinar brings together believed leaders in the area of South African transport and logistics in order to deepen conversations and insights on how to overcome the challenges facing this important sector. It is hosted in partnership with the Railway Safety Regulator and is sponsored by Mix Telematics and the University of Johannesburg Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management.
Raymond Introduces High Capacity Orderpicker To Intralogistics Solutions Offering
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Traxtion calls for open rail access in South Africa, looks to build on 35-year journey
As it celebrates 35 years of operation, personal rail operator Traxtion has actually required open rail access in South Africa, to enable the company to duplicate similar success and flexibility it has actually enjoyed in other countries on the continent and to construct on the growth it has actually achieved so far. Speaking at a celebration honoring the business’s thirty-fifth birthday on October 25, Traxtion chairperson Brian Myerson stated the operator has actually grown from little beginnings to being Africa’s largest independent rail company.
Sanral’s R47bn Gauteng freeway debt to be transferred to govt, roads to province
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed on Wednesday that a decision had been made to move Sanral’s R47-billion financial obligation associating with the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) to the national and Gauteng federal governments in a quote to solve the long-standing e-toll concern. In addition, the Gauteng provincial administration would presume responsibility for the expense of maintaining the 201 km of highway and associated interchanges, as well as any future investments.