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Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extensionYusri Mohamed and Menna Alaa

Mombasa Container Terminal, first to achieve Kenya's Green Terminal label

Mombasa Container Terminal, first to achieve Kenya's Green Terminal label

2 Dec 2024

Durban Port achieves major milestone with Höegh Aurora's berthing

Durban Port achieves major milestone with Höegh Aurora's berthing

25 Nov 2024

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Source: Supplied. David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders.

Will Suez shipping disruption derail hopes for rate cuts?

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Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Somalia president signs law nullifying Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Abdi Sheikh 8 Jan 2024

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri

Landlocked Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port

Dawit Endeshaw, Abdi Sheikh and Bhargav Acharya 2 Jan 2024

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Wendell Roelf 27 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2023: Logistics & Transport

19 Dec 2023

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Justin Manson 19 Dec 2023

Suez Canal authority monitoring tensions in Red Sea

Suez Canal authority monitoring tensions in Red Sea

Yusri Mohamed 18 Dec 2023

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Q3 2023 sees stealthy 4% jump in agriculture export earnings

Paul Makube 5 Dec 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Govt throws troubled Transnet R47bn lifeline

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

23 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied - MSC World America

MSC Cruises invests in new environmentally-friendly ships for World Class fleet

14 Nov 2023

Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

Source: SANews.gov.za

TP Nchocho appointed Ports Authority board chair

2 Nov 2023

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

31 Oct 2023

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Nelson Banya 26 Oct 2023

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

23 Oct 2023

Masslift Africa: Leading Mitsubishi forklift provider in Southern Africa

Masslift Africa: Leading Mitsubishi forklift provider in Southern Africa

Masslift 16 Oct 2023

DSV finds customers everywhere with AfriGIS

DSV finds customers everywhere with AfriGIS

AfriGIS 3 Oct 2023

One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Transnet CEO, CFO to step down

Amna Karimi, Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

International car shipping: Everything you need to know

International car shipping: Everything you need to know

18 Sep 2023

New shore tension units to help TNPA tackle shipping delays

New shore tension units to help TNPA tackle shipping delays

11 Sep 2023

Bayvue Railyard upgrade a boon to safety, efficiency at Richards Bay Port

Bayvue Railyard upgrade a boon to safety, efficiency at Richards Bay Port

24 Aug 2023

Suez Canal set to resume normal traffic after collision

Suez Canal set to resume normal traffic after collision

Yusri Mohamed, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Nafisa Eltahir, Enas Alashray, Florence Tan and Muyu Xu 23 Aug 2023

Going the extra green mile at M24 Logistics

Going the extra green mile at M24 Logistics

M24 Logistics 22 Aug 2023

Revolutionising e-commerce warehouses for maximum efficiency

Revolutionising e-commerce warehouses for maximum efficiency

M24 Logistics 15 Aug 2023

New research to help Port of Cape Town prepare for extreme wind events

New research to help Port of Cape Town prepare for extreme wind events

7 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

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Transnet seeks partners to develop new container terminal in Richards Bay

21 Jul 2023

Road freight leads recovery in SA's logistics sector

Road freight leads recovery in SA's logistics sector

28 Jun 2023

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Source: Supplied. David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders.

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David Rees 10 Jan 2024

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Somalia president signs law nullifying Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Abdi Sheikh 8 Jan 2024

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri

Landlocked Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port

Dawit Endeshaw, Abdi Sheikh and Bhargav Acharya 2 Jan 2024

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Wendell Roelf 27 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2023: Logistics & Transport

19 Dec 2023

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Justin Manson 19 Dec 2023

Suez Canal authority monitoring tensions in Red Sea

Suez Canal authority monitoring tensions in Red Sea

Yusri Mohamed 18 Dec 2023

Source: onlyyouqj via

Q3 2023 sees stealthy 4% jump in agriculture export earnings

Paul Makube 5 Dec 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Govt throws troubled Transnet R47bn lifeline

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

Citrus exports plummet as SA growers face mounting challenges

23 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied - MSC World America

MSC Cruises invests in new environmentally-friendly ships for World Class fleet

14 Nov 2023

Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

Source: SANews.gov.za

TP Nchocho appointed Ports Authority board chair

2 Nov 2023

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

31 Oct 2023

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Transnet seeks government bailout as debt mounts

Nelson Banya 26 Oct 2023

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

23 Oct 2023

Masslift Africa: Leading Mitsubishi forklift provider in Southern Africa

Masslift Africa: Leading Mitsubishi forklift provider in Southern Africa

Masslift 16 Oct 2023

DSV finds customers everywhere with AfriGIS

DSV finds customers everywhere with AfriGIS

AfriGIS 3 Oct 2023

One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Transnet CEO, CFO to step down

Amna Karimi, Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

International car shipping: Everything you need to know

International car shipping: Everything you need to know

18 Sep 2023

New shore tension units to help TNPA tackle shipping delays

New shore tension units to help TNPA tackle shipping delays

11 Sep 2023

Bayvue Railyard upgrade a boon to safety, efficiency at Richards Bay Port

Bayvue Railyard upgrade a boon to safety, efficiency at Richards Bay Port

24 Aug 2023

Suez Canal set to resume normal traffic after collision

Suez Canal set to resume normal traffic after collision

Yusri Mohamed, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Nafisa Eltahir, Enas Alashray, Florence Tan and Muyu Xu 23 Aug 2023

Going the extra green mile at M24 Logistics

Going the extra green mile at M24 Logistics

M24 Logistics 22 Aug 2023

Revolutionising e-commerce warehouses for maximum efficiency

Revolutionising e-commerce warehouses for maximum efficiency

M24 Logistics 15 Aug 2023

New research to help Port of Cape Town prepare for extreme wind events

New research to help Port of Cape Town prepare for extreme wind events

7 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

Source: typolix via

Transnet seeks partners to develop new container terminal in Richards Bay

21 Jul 2023

Road freight leads recovery in SA's logistics sector

Road freight leads recovery in SA's logistics sector

28 Jun 2023

Last chance to apply for R5m export booster fund

Last chance to apply for R5m export booster fund

27 Jun 2023

TNPA calls for proposals for 20MW renewable energy plant at Port of Richards Bay

TNPA calls for proposals for 20MW renewable energy plant at Port of Richards Bay

24 May 2023

Data intelligence dashboard launches to improve efficiency of Port of Cape Town

Data intelligence dashboard launches to improve efficiency of Port of Cape Town

10 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

South Africa targets $111bn investment goal in tough investor climate

Kopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders 14 Apr 2023

Traffic in Suez Canal normal after ship breakdown dealt with

Traffic in Suez Canal normal after ship breakdown dealt with

Yusri Mohamed, Amal Abbas, Florence Tan, Alaa Swilam, Mahmoud Mourad and Jonathan Spicer 9 Jan 2023

Port of Cape Town interim truck staging area to improve traffic flows

Port of Cape Town interim truck staging area to improve traffic flows

23 Dec 2022

MSC Group completes purchase of Bollore Africa Logistics

MSC Group completes purchase of Bollore Africa Logistics

Sudip Kar-Gupta 22 Dec 2022

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Ricardo Reboredo and Elisa Gambino 20 Dec 2022

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

Ivory Coast completes second shipping container terminal

Ivory Coast completes second shipping container terminal

Loucoumane Coulibaly 29 Nov 2022