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TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

Africa Global Logistics invests €60m in Ivory Coast logistics expansion

Africa Global Logistics invests €60m in Ivory Coast logistics expansion

By Loucoumane Coulibaly 15 May 2025

Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea, after it was successfully towed through Egypt's Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 10, 2025. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Suez Canal Authority proposes fee cuts amid Red Sea crisis

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Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Morocco's Tanger Med port poised to break container capacity

Morocco's Tanger Med port poised to break container capacity

Ahmed Eljechtimi 10 Jun 2024

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

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SA's navel orange exports adjusted downward by 14.5%

SA's navel orange exports adjusted downward by 14.5%

30 May 2024

TNPA's Captain Dubeko elected president of African Harbour Masters' Committee

TNPA's Captain Dubeko elected president of African Harbour Masters' Committee

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Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

23 May 2024

Port of Cape Town misses recovery targets, threatens citrus exports

Port of Cape Town misses recovery targets, threatens citrus exports

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Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

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#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Aa-isha Hassiem 19 Mar 2024

TNPA opens 100 leasing opportunities across its 7 ports

TNPA opens 100 leasing opportunities across its 7 ports

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DP World's global freight network grows with 18 new offices in sub-Saharan Africa

DP World's global freight network grows with 18 new offices in sub-Saharan Africa

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R1bn investment to boost tugboat availability

R1bn investment to boost tugboat availability

5 Mar 2024

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Yusri Mohamed 5 Mar 2024

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

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SA's cybercrime hotspot status intensifies need for cybersecurity in logistics

SA's cybercrime hotspot status intensifies need for cybersecurity in logistics

27 Feb 2024

TNPA addresses Al Kuwait livestock carrier concerns at Cape Town Port

TNPA addresses Al Kuwait livestock carrier concerns at Cape Town Port

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Mpilisweni School of Specialisation officially launches in Gauteng

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New shipping service to increase capacity and competition in citrus export market

New shipping service to increase capacity and competition in citrus export market

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South Africa is squandering its export opportunities

South Africa is squandering its export opportunities

Bertie Jacobs, North-West University (NWU) 8 Feb 2024

Mr Price says high risk caused by SA's port woes has subsided slightly

Mr Price says high risk caused by SA's port woes has subsided slightly

Nqobile Dludla 29 Jan 2024

Source: © Transnet Cape Town Terminal. The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDSSA) 2024 sees the official partnership between the Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) and the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) and a collection of its members as implementation partners

Association of African Exhibition Organisers partners on the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium 2024

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Poultry imports rebound after 4 years of decline

Poultry imports rebound after 4 years of decline

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Maersk temporarily suspends bookings to Djibouti

Louise Breusch Rasmussen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen 22 Jan 2024

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

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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

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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

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

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

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