Transport News
Crowley cruises to successful Arctic delivery
Specialized tanker carries jet fuel to Greenland.
Thermal sensors introduced at four Cape Town pedestrian crossings
The City of Cape Town has actually carried out thermal sensors at 4 pedestrian crossings in Blaauwberg, the first of its kind in South Africa. The sensors have been set up along Marine Drive and Otto du Plessis Drive– busy routes that bring high traffic volumes.
Business appeals for swift resolution to Transnet strike, as miners lose R815m a day
As the impasse between Transnet and its two recognised unions – the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) – continues, organised business has called for a “swift, sustainable resolution”, while government Ministers have expressed “extreme concern” over the negative economic fallout of the strike. In a joint statement, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business Leadership South Africa rejected short-term solutions, such as temporarily increasing levies, which they said could have unintended consequences.
Pandemic’s shadow hangs over rail sector
A significant challenge the rail sector presently faces is renewing its services following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, states Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) CEO Tshepo Kgare. During the pandemic, railway facilities was significantly harmed by vandalism and theft.
Tourism Minister highlights the importance of the airline industry to South Africa
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Friday highlighted the close correlation between the tourism and airline company markets. She was delivering the keynote address at the 2022 Annual General Assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, being held in Kleinmond, south east of Cape Town. She pointed out that both sectors in South Africa currently found themselves at a critical time and point. “The travel and tourism sector was nearly annihilated by Covid,” she said.
Benguela Gem wins top honours at SAISC Steel Awards
The overall winner of the 2022 Southern African Institute for Steel Construction (SAISC) Awards is the Benguela general treatment plant mining facility aboard the Benguela Gem – the world’s most advanced diamond recovery vessel. Operating off the coast of Namibia, the Benguela Gem is owned by diamond miner Debmarine Namibia, a 50:50 joint venture between diamond miner De Beers and the Namibian government. The Benguela Gem was also the winner of the mining category.
Sanral expects to lose out on R10bn in revenue due to e-toll headache, Parly hears
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has actually told Parliament that it anticipates to pass up R10.1-billion in earnings in the coming year because of its failure to impose income collection for its unfortunate electronic tolling project in Gauteng. Sanral was rundown Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport on Thursday afternoon in the middle of a number of challenges facing the company, consisting of the cancellation of billions of rands’ worth of tender awards and bottlenecks in getting procurement going.
The circular economy enables new business models in logistics
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has released the white paper “Circular Economy in Logistics” that takes a look at the existing scenario of circularity and predicts the difficulties that logistics company may deal with in the future.
Toyota Material Handling Launches Toyota Assist – Advanced Operator Awareness Technologies
New pedestrian detection system includes improved operator functions to expand situational awareness and efficiency
Circle Logistics Pays Carriers Faster With Back-Office Automation
Carriers are paid much faster now that Circle Logistics uses Transport Pro’s Smart Imaging and Indexing technology for effective load document processing
National Pothole Campaign launched to fix potholes
The Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula launched the nationwide hole project, known as Operation Valazonke in Nguni or Operation Kwala Kaofela in Sesotho, on 8 August this year. The project intends change the face of municipal and provincial roads from pothole-riddled to an acceptable state of repair work. The launch will be duplicated across the nation with Premiers and MECs leading Provincial launches.
High pressure on the transport industry to shift to
Road transportation is the most prioritised location to lower co2 (CO2) emissions, according to leading e-commerce and production business in Europe. A brand-new report carried out by marketing research business Ipsos and lorry manufacturer Volvo Trucks reveals that business want to pay more for transport suppliers with lower CO2 emissions. On behalf of Volvo Trucks Ipsos interviewed 100 big e-commerce and production business in eight European countries about their demand for nonrenewable fuel source totally free transports in future procurements. The countries consisted of in the survey were the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.
Sustainable Transport Project with Long Distance Potential
The consortium research project Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks (HyCET) aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics. In September 2022, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the project led by the luxury vehicles company BMW Group. Other HyCET project partners are powertrain specialist DEUTZ AG, transport company DHL Freight, hydrogen expert KEYOU, global multi-energy company TotalEnergies Marketing and vehicle manufacturer Volvo Group.
Poorly maintained roads, rail impact costs of goods
Badly maintained roads leads to the increased expense of logistics which is intensified by the undependable railway system, which leads to a boost of freight transported by roadway. This expense is then borne by the consumer and drives inflation in addition to making regional products less competitive in the global market, states industry organisation Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly.
Biggest Nigeria city to build new airport in industrial hub
Lagos, the commercial center in Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, will develop a guest and cargo airport in the north-east of the city close to a major oil refinery and a brand-new deep sea port. The state acquired the main federal government’s approval to construct the facility on Tuesday, stated Gboyega Akosile, primary press secretary to the governor.
South Africa must focus on logistics to have globally competitive agricultural exports – Agri SA
To be a globally competitive agricultural produce exporting nation, South Africa needs to focus on logistics, as transport infrastructure is a crippling problem for the sector, says industry organisation Agri SA president Jaco Minaar. A survey done by Statistics South Africa in late 2021 revealed that only about 8% of all agricultural products were transported by rail, despite it being much cheaper than road transport. The result is excess hauler traffic on roads, with all the negative effects it causes, he points out.
Coega opens Customs Control Area warehouse for short-term rental
Industrial development zone company the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has actually announced that its Customs Control Area (CCA) Warehouse is open for short-term rental. The Trade Facilitation Unit (TFU) unites Customs, Investor Services and Logistics, and Warehousing into a holistic trade assistance focal area within the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
SeaPort Manatee containerized cargo tons climb 34.6 percent in record fiscal 2022
SeaPort Manatee continues its record-setting activity, including an increase of nearly 35 percent in containerized cargo tonnage for the just-ended fiscal year.
HCSS Adds Julie Spurlin as Chief Human Resources Officer
25-year veteran brings comprehensive experience to help HCSS set the course for future growth.
Industry weighs impact of proposed independent contractor rule
Stakeholders state changes to the present guideline are unneeded as they prepare to evaluate and provide comments on Biden administration proposition.