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Your first weekly newsletter from Bizcommunity.com LogisticsBizcommunity.com is proud to present you with the first weekly newsletter for Bizcommunity Logistics. Bizcommunity has been the number one B2B site in South Africa for Marketing, Media and Retail for the last decade and we are now expanding our offering. With a focus on Logistics, anyone wanting to know the who, what, where and why of what's happening in the industry need look no further. How do you stay on top of your industry? 1. Increase your team's knowledge: a well-informed team will consistently achieve more. Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe to this free newsletter. 2. List your company FREE in the business directory. 3. Submit your company news to logisticsnews@bizcommunity.com. 4. Are you an expert in your industry sector? Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributor-logistics@bizcommunity.com, together with a short personal profile, low res portrait pic and contact details/social media links (to be included at the end of your article). 5. Other submissions: new business, new appointments, events, jobs offered ads, forum topic, noticeboards and galleries. We trust you will find our newsletter a valuable resource to stay ahead of the pack in the Logistics industry. To navigate to our new industry portals, go to www.bizcommunity.com and use the drop-down menu found next to the logo at the top of the homepage. See our other industries here: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Environment, Finance, Maritime, Government, Aesthetics & Beauty, Human Resources, IT & Telecoms, Legal, Manufacturing, Science & Technology, Tourism, Logistics, Lifestyle.Sindy Peters, Content development manager
Submit your company news to logisticsnews@bizcommunity.com. Exclusive contributions may be sent to contributor-logistics@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
Cargo & Storage
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) CEO Tau Morwe told business leaders that he plans to be more of an "activist" in his approach to the development of harbour infrastructure and terminal capacity and stay "ahead of demand" through partnership with private sector investors. Read more >>
Distribution
PARIS: Shipping giant CMA CGM, the third-biggest container mover in the world, is at risk of breaching conditions on its debt and must take preventive action, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday (7 September 2011). Read more >>
 Transport utility Transnet said on Thursday (8 September 2011) that the R4 million additional capacity created at the Port Elizabeth Car Terminal in the Eastern Cape had enabled the handling of an all-time high amount of fully built units in August 2011. Read more >>
Railway
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has tasked Siemens with the supply of signaling equipment and the construction of a Gauteng-based operations control centre. At almost 90 million euros, this is the largest signaling equipment contract ever awarded in South Africa. Read more >>
Shipping
 There have been unconfirmed reports that Durban-based ship repair firm Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) has been sold to DCD Dorbyl, which is believed to have outbid at least one other Durban firm to secure the deal. Neither EBH or Dorbyl are prepared to comment on the reports. Read more >>
Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), the world's single largest export coal terminal, on Tuesday (6 September 2011) reported that it had shipped 28% more coal in August this year than it had last year. Read more >>
Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
PRETORIA: The South African government has approved the publication of a draft of the Plant Breeders' Rights Amendment Bill and is now available for public comment. Read more >>
Production
 The Film and Publication Board (FPB) and the department of home affairs recently screened the film 'Trust', which illustrates the potential dangers of children accessing the internet and interacting with others through social media. Read more >>
Administration
 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has urged municipalities to forget the frills like Mercedes Benzes and to stick to the basics like service delivery. He was briefing journalists in Cape Town on the newly released Local Government Budgets and Spending Review for 2011. Read more >>
Transport
The controversial R10-billion Winelands toll road in the Western Cape will go ahead despite widespread objections to its development. The City of Cape Town - which has already declared an inter-governmental dispute with the Transport Ministry - says that litigation may be the only way to prevent the toll road. Read more >>
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