Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Unpacking multi-modal carriage contracts
Unpacking multi-modal carriage contracts May 14, 2021 Moving goods about the place can be a complicated business. Freight operators, warehousemen, road hauliers and cargo...
Road to rail: a โHoly Grailโ
Road to rail: a โHoly Grailโ May 14, 2021 The often-stated but somewhat nebulous objective of the South African government was to reverse the...
Truck sales get the green light!
Truck sales get the green light! May 14, 2021 Finally! Truck sales in South Africa are getting the green light! In March 2021, light...
Beware the cost of delay
Beware the cost of delay April 20, 2021 In what must be one of the big stories of 2021, the Suez Canal was recently...
Covid-19 testing: yet another nail in the operatorsโ coffins
Covid-19 testing: yet another nail in the operatorsโ coffins April 20, 2021 Cross-border transport operators are facing all sorts of challenges โ not least...
Enough is enough
Enough is enough April 20, 2021 Iโve said it before: doing business in Africa is not for sissies. But, right now, things are becoming...
Many a slip
Many a slip March 22, 2021 How often have we heard the request from cargo interests for insurance that โcovers all risksโ on a...
Border Trade in Danger at Beitbridge
Border Trade in Danger at Beitbridge March 22, 2021 In the wake of all the damage caused by the border authorities trying to block...
New direction for DAF?
New direction for DAF? March 19, 2021 Could the launch of the new (to South Africans) DAF CF and XF signal a new direction...
Transport pricing: private sector safe โ for now
Transport pricing: private sector safe โ for now February 19, 2021 What does the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill 2018 mean to transport operators?...
Transport costs strangle economic growth
Transport costs strangle economic growth February 19, 2021 The administered costs of input factors to road freight transport (and many industries) are contributing to...
Meet the coolest bakkie on the planet!
Meet the coolest bakkie on the planet! February 19, 2021 I have found my new bakkie! You can watch it in action on the...
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