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Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
The high cube container conundrum
Will South Africa’s Department of Transport lift its moratorium regarding the transportation of high cube containers? If so, what liability insurance implications does that...
Blockchains and competition law
Transporters developing or using blockchain technology in South Africa must ensure that they do not breach competition law and do not create platforms for...
Matching insurance cover to the logistics chain
Careful analysis of contractual obligations is an important part of ensuring that proper insurance cover is in place when goods are moved through the...
Who is liable when cargo causes damage?
Since cargo owners can be held responsible for the potential of damage or loss that their goods could cause while in transit, they are...
Incoterms 2020: A mix of cosmetic and substantive changes
The main differences between the International Chambers of Commerce Incoterms published last month and those stipulated in the previous edition relate to levels of...
Fourth Industrial Revolution: Legal risk management is critical
The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with it some operational risks in the supply chain. What about the legal risks that result? We all know...
Corridors of prosperity
Andrew Robinson and Malcolm Hartwell, of Norton-Rose Fulbright, discuss whether, for trans-border transport corridors to work effectively, there needs to be uninterrupted movement of...
Free trade and flourishing economies?
A continent-wide free trade area for Africa can only be a good thing – if the governments of the continent can focus on the...
Risk management in supply chain
The landscape for managing risk has changed. Following the 2008 financial crisis, people no longer have the same amount of trust in companies Being...
Free trade and dispute resolution
If the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement enters into force later this year, it will give member states a mechanism to resolve...
Cloned data and the courts
As technology becomes increasingly pervasive in the transport sector (and in society in general), South African courts need to prioritise the issue of data...
Is SA and its logistics industry missing the “Gateway to Africa” boat?
Global trends show a strong correlation between regional economic growth and developing regional hub ports as gateways to trade. South Africa and Durban are...
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