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A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

8 May 2026

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Shipping

Red Sea crisis: Supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire

Gokcay Balci 3 Feb 2025

Growers optimistic about 2024/2025 stone fruit exports

Agro-processing

Growers optimistic about 2024/2025 stone fruit exports

4 Nov 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Shipping

Suez Canal head says Egypt studying further expansion of waterway

Yusri Mohamed 5 Mar 2024

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

Economy

Will Suez shipping disruption derail hopes for rate cuts?

David Rees 10 Jan 2024

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Shipping

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Wendell Roelf 27 Dec 2023

Source: Xianjuan Hu/Unsplash

Services

Local retailers urged to refine in-store service to fight Shein and Amazon

19 Dec 2023

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

Logistics & Transport

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

Justin Manson 19 Dec 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Shipping

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Shipping

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

The supply chain crisis has a silver lining - container ships should be decarbonised faster

Supply Chain

The supply chain crisis has a silver lining - container ships should be decarbonised faster

Stavros Karamperidis 25 Oct 2021

Highlands Investments completes 8.5 tonne certified cannabis shipment to EU

Agriculture

Highlands Investments completes 8.5 tonne certified cannabis shipment to EU

16 Aug 2021

How the container industry has changed due to Covid

Logistics & Transport

How the container industry has changed due to Covid

Kashief Schroeder 10 Aug 2021

Durban Port aims to reclaim its place as the best-performing port in Africa

Logistics & Transport

Durban Port aims to reclaim its place as the best-performing port in Africa

20 Apr 2021

Top three take-away lessons from the Suez Canal blockage

Shipping

Top three take-away lessons from the Suez Canal blockage

Dirk Siebels 30 Mar 2021

bidorbuy, uAfrica launches aggregated shipping service for sellers and buyers

Shipping

bidorbuy, uAfrica launches aggregated shipping service for sellers and buyers

3 Nov 2020

Logistics & Transport

The Covid-19 impact on global shipping and SA's economy

28 May 2020

Is transport and tech the perfect marriage?

Logistics & Transport

Is transport and tech the perfect marriage?

Kehad Snydewe 3 Jul 2019

Cargo ships are emitting boatloads of carbon, and nobody wants to take the blame

Climate Change

Cargo ships are emitting boatloads of carbon, and nobody wants to take the blame

Henrik Selin and Rebecca Cowing 19 Dec 2018

2018 Shipping Price Index revealed

Shipping

2018 Shipping Price Index revealed

27 Nov 2018

#BizTrends2019: Will the introduction of unmanned ships be smooth sailing?

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Will the introduction of unmanned ships be smooth sailing?

Lana Jacobs 7 Jan 2019

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

Shipping

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

3 Oct 2018

Arctic and North Atlantic conditions bring route risk

Shipping

Arctic and North Atlantic conditions bring route risk

7 Sep 2018

Linsen Nambi makes waves in maritime scene

Shipping

Linsen Nambi makes waves in maritime scene

20 Aug 2018

Shippers get serious about cyber threats

Shipping

Shippers get serious about cyber threats

14 Aug 2018

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

Shipping

How we can unblock the biggest barrier to Nigeria's economic growth

Marleze van Loggerenberg 10 Jul 2018

Plain sailing: how traditional methods could deliver zero-emission shipping

Shipping

Plain sailing: how traditional methods could deliver zero-emission shipping

Christiaan De Beukelaer 28 May 2018

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Shipping

Three key areas African ports authorities need to focus on

Hein van den Ende 20 Apr 2018

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained

James J. Winebrake and James J. Corbett 17 Apr 2018

Photo by Ian Simmonds on Unsplash

Shipping

The digital evolution of South Africa's shipping industry

30 Jan 2018

Three-party international shipping joint venture gets the local nod

Shipping

Three-party international shipping joint venture gets the local nod

19 Jan 2018

Nigeria begins enforcement of 'palletisation of cargoes' January 2018

Cargo & Storage

Nigeria begins enforcement of 'palletisation of cargoes' January 2018

Kingsley Adeniyi 4 Dec 2017

Photo: Rolls Royce Ship Intelligence, flickr.com.

Shipping

Autonomous vessels and crewless ships could be coming soon

1 Nov 2017

Made in Rwanda.

Digital

Made in Rwanda Online sees traction from local goods

Tom Jackson 23 Oct 2017

Maritime Education and Training conference set for November

Shipping

Maritime Education and Training conference set for November

27 Sep 2017

Photo by Jorge Guerrero/AFP

Tourism & Travel

Every summer, Spain hosts annual exodus to North Africa

3 Aug 2017

Gear boxes in different industries are applications which can benefit from Nanol’s additive, as it reduces the wear of metals. © Nanol

Automotive

Lubricant additive reduces hydrogen wear of metals

9 Jun 2017

Amazon to build its own $1.5bn air freight hub

Supply Chain

Amazon to build its own $1.5bn air freight hub

2 Feb 2017

Shipping

SOLAS amendment could lead to more than just increase in safety

28 Jul 2016

New container weight regulations have safety in mind

Shipping

New container weight regulations have safety in mind

Nompumelelo Magwaza 6 Apr 2016

Domestic ports shun automation trend

Shipping

Domestic ports shun automation trend

30 Oct 2015

What South Africa can do to harness a neglected resource - its oceans

Shipping

What South Africa can do to harness a neglected resource - its oceans

Heather Nel 5 Oct 2015

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Labour Law & Unions

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Razina Munshi and Mark Allix 26 May 2014

Strike: Transnet, Numsa may meet

Labour Law & Unions

Strike: Transnet, Numsa may meet

12 May 2014

'Solutions sought for high port tariffs'

Shipping

'Solutions sought for high port tariffs'

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 11 Feb 2014

EU launches anti-trust probe into container shipping lines

Shipping

EU launches anti-trust probe into container shipping lines

26 Nov 2013

Proposed changes to SA shipping tax regime

Shipping

Proposed changes to SA shipping tax regime

19 Nov 2013