Boda Boda Safety Association of Kenya has launched a new app called JuuBike that will connect riders to customers in what the Association says will streamline the industry and inject discipline. 24 Jan 2018
DSV ByBox is an intelligent and automated parcel locker, which offers the public a secure and convenient means to send or receive parcels. 23 Jan 2018
Emirates Airlines struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufacturer said it would have to halt production without new orders. 23 Jan 2018
A fleet of vehicles is often one of the biggest operating costs for any business. It is also one of the most prominent representations of a company's brand. Driver misconduct and vehicle abuse will affect operational costs and how the organisation is perceived. 22 Jan 2018
The City of Cape Town has appointed Gershwin Fortune, portfolio manager for Integrated Transport, as acting commissioner for the Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA) with immediate effect. 22 Jan 2018
A joint venture involving three international shipping companies - Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) - has been given conditional approval by the Competition Tribunal. 19 Jan 2018
Logistics marketplace Bwala Africa has launched in Kenya, allowing users to hire cars, trucks and delivery vans and source for repairs, service and maintenance from trusted dealers and mechanics. 19 Jan 2018
Boeing and automotive seating company, Adient, have launched a new Adient Aerospace, a joint venture that will develop, manufacture, and sell a portfolio of seating products to airlines and aircraft leasing companies. 18 Jan 2018
Mobileye 8 Connect is an aftermarket collision avoidance system capable of collecting dynamic data to make cities smarter, safer and autonomous ready. 18 Jan 2018
PARIS, France: European aerospace giant Airbus overtook arch-rival Boeing in terms of aircraft orders last year, but warned that it could cease making its A380 jet if it does not receive any more orders for the supersize plane. 18 Jan 2018
The logistics industry is geared to quickly hire operational skills like pickers, packers, and drivers based on seasonal scalability, but in a highly competitive environment, this isn't enough to ensure business profitability and happy customers. 17 Jan 2018
Transport and logistics group Grindrod said on Tuesday that it would decide in the current quarter to proceed with a proposal to separately list its shipping business. 17 Jan 2018
The 19 top-performing students from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy visited Nelson Mandela Bay recently as part of a South African tour to explore the cultural complexity of the global maritime industry. 17 Jan 2018
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Described as one of the most voluminous aircraft in existence, this initial BelugaXL is expected to be flying by mid-2018. 16 Jan 2018
An agreement between the state-owned companies Angolan Airlines (TAAG) and South African Airlines (SAA), dubbed Codeshare, signed in the ambit of a commercial contract that is intended to provide better air transportation services in the Luanda-Johannesburg route entered into force recently. 15 Jan 2018
Carless commuting is cruising in the fast lane at the Consumer Electronics Show, with companies showing off electric bicycles, scooters, skateboards and more aimed at making the internal combustion engine a thing of the past. 15 Jan 2018
Metrorail commuters travelling on the central train line along the Cape Flats will be affected by the closed line until Wednesday, 17 January 2018. 15 Jan 2018
Photo by Ashim D’Silva on Unsplash
French company Paris Aeroport, formerly Aeroports de Paris or ADP, has won a contract with Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) for the design of a new passenger terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. 12 Jan 2018
A glitch in a supply chain can cost an organisation up to 10% of its shareholder value, and even put the company out of business. Supply chain disruptions are therefore widely regarded as one of the greatest risks facing manufacturers and have become a top concern of global insurance providers. This is according to international supply chain risk management specialist, Gregory Schlegel. 12 Jan 2018
Throughput is imperative in business. The challenge is to mitigate barriers negatively impacting throughput. 11 Jan 2018
Let's do Biz