20 Jan 2015Contact usSubmit newsAdvertise on bizList your companyHome
  My account

Logistics

Weekly top stories


African airlines struggle to benefit from oil's fall
African airlines are struggling to realise the benefits of a lower oil price as the positive effect is offset by weakening currencies... read more>>



Railway
Rural rail network needed

Patrick Cull

One of the major challenges that has faced the Eastern Cape from its inception in 1994 - and for the geographic area that is now the Eastern Cape, even before then - has been the absence of a sophisticated and efficient transport logistics network... read more>>
Minister receives new batch of PRASA locos
When a new batch of diesel locomotives was docked off the ship at the Cape Town harbour on Wednesday, 14 January, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters walked towards the Afro4002 loco and kissed it... read more>>
Shipping
Eastern Cape to become hub of maritime economy

Mfundo Piti

With thousands of kilometres of coastline, South Africa is in a prime position to maximise on its 'blue gold', but no area so much as the Eastern Cape... read more>>
Supply Chain
Adaption and evolution are key when creating resilient supply chains in Africa
Business decision-makers should be asking themselves how they can respond quickly to fast-changing customer demand, how they can contain or reduce escalating costs and how they can enter emerging markets without substantially increasing their risk... read more>>
Transport
E-tolls fee reduction may not lead to buy-in: JPSA
There "remains little real chance of public acceptance of e-tolling" by Gauteng motorists, despite hints that the Gauteng advisory review panel has proposed a reduction in e-tolls fees, Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) says... read more>>
Africa
Zambia's key railway line re-opens after strike
A key railway line which links landlocked Zambia to the ports in Tanzania reopened on Friday, 16 January, after a Tanzania high court ruled that the five-day strike action by workers was illegal... read more>>
More Africa
Jobs offered


Quotes
Winston Churchill
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

More quotes  Submit a Quote
PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.
  Twitter
@logisticsnews
"Oman ranks high in logistics index for developing nations" http://t.co/PTol89qTfb #logistics #news - Tue Jan 20
@EINShippingNews
Nusra Front claims responsibility for downed cargo plane  http://t.co/x6ZnypJGYX - Tue Jan 20
@EINShippingNews
Futuristic cargo vessel looks to revolutionize shipping http://t.co/Avir1zI0V7 - Mon Jan 19
@MaerskLine
"We significantly lowered our costs and CO2 emissions by using Maersk Line #Reefers". More on: http://t.co/yNmCNvCGF0 http://t.co/KPCslqCY4N - Mon Jan 19
More tweetsFollow

Today's weather
Cpt

29°C
17°C
Jhb

23°C
15°C
PE

26°C
17°C
Dur

27°C
20°C
Bloem

30°C
13°C

Customise weather

Industries

Follow us

Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to logisticsnews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-logistics@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Location: Cape Town (head office): tel +27 (0)21 680 3500 | 24 On Main, Main Street, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa. Johannesburg: tel +27 (0)11 513 4172 | Nicol Grove Office Park, Design Quarter, Leslie Avenue, Fourways, Gauteng, 2055.

Subscribe/unsubscribe: Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe!


© 2015 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.

Unsubscribe, Manage subscriptions. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.