Nutrien is curtailing production at a Saskatchewan potash mine because of a dockworkers’ strike in Vancouver, the main hub through which it exports the crop input. The Canadian miner said the... 

Alcoholic beverage maker South African Breweries (SAB) and South Africa’s first majority black-owned glass container manufacturer Isanti Glass marked three years of partnership at a commemorative... 

State-owned entities Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have collaborated with shipping company Maersk to implement a road-to-rail initiative at the Eastern Cape... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published Port Development Framework Plans that stipulates how R13-billion will be invested in South Africa’s commercial seaports over the next five... 

Port management agency Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said the stack occupancy at the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 has been reduced from 75% to 55% over the past eight months owing to the new... 

South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal is on the way to receiving a major value boost. This because heavy mineral sands production sells at around... 

Whether companies need power to survive loadshedding or to raise their production output, the trend is for these power generating systems to get bigger. According to Bernard Mitton, Business... 

Hecla Mining was fined $143 124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... 

Automating the cleaning of tanks, totes, vats, vessels or any other type of container offers many benefits. Typically, the top reason to automate is to improve cleaning thoroughness. However, the... 

The South African government’s Operation Vulindlela (“opening up”) is intended to result in major reforms to key sectors of the economy, Presidency Project Management Office head Rudi Dicks assured... 

The latest report from Operation Vulindlela, a joint project of the Presidency, the National Treasury and other key government departments, outlines progress in implementing far-reaching,... 

South Africa’s transport modalities – all of them – are currently unable to support greater economic growth in the country. So warned South African Association of Freight Forwarders CEO Juanita... 

The flexibility, reliability and efficiency of the Atlas Copco QAC 1100 TwinPower™, which is essentially two QAC generators housed side-by-side in a 20-foot container, prompted the customer to... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed the construction of a new tug jetty at the Port of Durban to enable a quicker turnaround time for larger vessels that require additional... 

Supply chain practitioners from across Africa and around the world will meet in Cape Town this week for the annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s premier education, knowledge sharing and networking... 

Supply chain practitioners from across Africa and around the world will meet in Cape Town this week for the annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s premier education, knowledge sharing and networking... 

The construction phase of the new Gugulethu Colliery is in full swing. “We’ve started working on the box cut with the anticipation that first coal will be extracted sometime around July/August this... 

Phase II of the long-awaited LHWP has broken ground. 

From the smallest component through to building a Freedom Won (“FW”) containerised solution - with each step of the way, safety is paramount. FW, an original equipment manufacturer, is compliant... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has tabled in Parliament an R8.7-billion budget for his department for the 2023/24 financial year, which will focus on reforms, decisive... 

The rail line running from Africa’s biggest container port to South Africa’s richest province ran at 25% of its capacity over the past week because of theft, vandalism and rail damage. The 688 km... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to announce a turnaround to fix the current freight rail... 

Social enterprise Kusini Water is accelerating its Water Champions programme to train unemployed youth and unlock economic opportunities in communities, as it works to provide water access across... 

Despite some recent volatility, the container industry is getting much closer to a new equilibrium, with high-frequency metrics showing a significant degree of stabilisation, logistics company... 

To curb climate change, power utilities have to adapt swiftly to clean technology alternatives across the electricity supply value chain. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are one such... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals has said the introduction of the adjusted free import storage rule seven months ago at the Durban Container Terminal has resulted in significant improvements in... 

Social enterprise Kusini Water is accelerating its Water Champions programme to train unemployed youth and unlock economic opportunities in communities, as it works to provide water access across... 

On the back of delivering the first ever heavy electric truck to the African continent last month, global manufacturer Volvo says it will deliver its first FM electric truck tractor to a client in... 

WEC Projects, a local EPC contractor working in the water and wastewater treatment sector, has completed the design, engineering and supply of new sewage treatment plants for three different... 

Local water and wastewater treatment engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor WEC Projects has completed the design, engineering and supply of new sewage treatment plants for... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is optimistic that its emerging strategy of entering into long-term agreements with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply and life-cycle maintenance... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals says it has started handling citrus exports at the Durban and Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) container terminals for the season. The season posed many challenges for... 

Demand for green logistics is rising, with 75% of shippers looking for environment-friendly options when exporting to high-income countries, the World Bank’s ‘2023 Logistics Performance Index’... 

Automation and expert control systems can provide health and safety benefits for tanker filling practices, says engineering, integration and manufacturing company Iritron divisional manager Gerhard... 

Materials handling specialist BLT WORLD has launched the second-generation model Mobicon 2HL series container handlers carriers in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Mobicon mini straddle... 

There is currently a significant global demand for containerised and mobile engineered solutions. These solutions include fully equipped and tested motor control centres and substations. The... 

One of the more interesting and terrifying occupations I had in the South African Navy involved the disposal of bombs off the Durban coastline. In fact, using the description “dropping bombs off... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a new investment target of R2-trillion for the five-year period to 2028 at the fifth edition of the South African Investment Conference on Thursday, where he also... 

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics recycling company Petco South Africa, which is a Producer Responsibility Organisation created by the country’s plastics industry as a self-regulating... 

The Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendments have recently been strengthened to lower potential marine danger and improve safety, productivity and efficiency in the port environment. According to... 

Specialist flake graphite company Tirupati has successfully achieved commercial production of 97% pure flake graphite from its Vatomina project, in Madagascar. The company says its first container... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed construction on the Bayhead bypass road at the Durban Container Terminal, which is meant to manage the diversion of heavy motor vehicles and...