30 Apr 2013

Logistics



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SA Express lost R187m in 2011
[Linda Ensor] State-run SA Express suffered a R187m after-tax loss in 2010-11‚ twice as much as the previous year according to its annual report tabled in Parliament last week after a delay of about 18 months caused by the airline's efforts to sort out its accounts. Read more >>


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Logistics
Get bike wise
[Lucille Davie] Wits University campus in Johannesburg is to become a very different place, if the people who have formed Cycle Wits get their way. It is made up of a group of students and staff who already cycle to or from campus, and who believe in the "transformative potential of commuter cycling". Read more >>

Chonco becomes Concargo shareholder partner
Logistics road transport company Concargo Global Logistics and Concargo Distribution have gained Nathi Chonco as a shareholder partner. Chonco will manage the growth of the business with Concargo's founder and MD, David Kruyer. Read more >>


Aviation
SA Express lost R187m in 2011
[Linda Ensor] State-run SA Express suffered a R187m after-tax loss in 2010-11‚ twice as much as the previous year according to its annual report tabled in Parliament last week after a delay of about 18 months caused by the airline's efforts to sort out its accounts. Read more >>

New technology for SAA
PRETORIA: South African Airways' new aircraft technology is set to reduce travel times as well as fuel burn, the national carrier said on Wednesday, 24 April 2013. Read more >>

Flight cancellation caused by equipment
[Mamela Gowa] The East London airport is busy replacing its damaged glide slope equipment, which resulted in South African Airways (SAA) cancelling flights on Sunday (21 April) in the rainy weather. Read more >>

fastjet to enter SA market
fastjet, Africa's low-cost airline, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with local South African investment company Blockbuster, with the objective of fastjet operating services in South Africa by the end of May 2013. Read more >>


Shipping
Cape conferences highlight importance of sea freight
[Helmo Preuss] Two conferences held in Cape Town this week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea. Read more >>


Transport
Bitumen no longer such a 'sticky' problem
Fed up with an unstable local bitumen supply, construction firms have begun to invest in securing their own supply of the material, which is an essential part of road construction and maintenance. Read more >>

Motorists urged to exercise caution on N2
PRETORIA: Motorists are urged to be observant of lane closures following the construction of the Stafford's Post Interchange on the N2 section 21, between Kokstad and Harding. Read more >>


International
Nepal Airlines buys two A-320s
PARIS, FRANCE: Airbus said on Monday (29 April) it had signed an agreement with Nepal Airlines for the sale of two short- to medium-range A320 planes in a deal worth €140m. Read more >>

Volvo sales fall, loss reported
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Swedish heavy truck and construction equipment manufacturer Volvo last week reported a quarterly loss as sales plummeted to their lowest since the start of Europe's financial crisis. Read more >>

Dreamliners return to the skies
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's ANA tested one of its modified Dreamliner jets on Sunday (28 April), three months after the worldwide fleet of 787s was grounded, as Boeing set out to reassure passengers that the planes are safe. Read more >>

Madrid to brand landmark metro station 'Vodafone'
MADRID: Madrid will rename its landmark Sol metro station Sol Vodafone under an advertising deal with the British mobile operator to raise millions of euros in the recession, officials said on Wednesday, 24 April 2013. Read more >>

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Government
Motlanthe says no new CAR deployment
South Africa will not redeploy troops to the Central African Republic (CAR), Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday (24 April). Read more >>

Ekurhuleni is hoping to attract investors
The Ekurhuleni metropolitan council is hoping the Airports Cities world conference currently under way in Kempton Park will lessen the burden of unemployment, homelessness and poverty in the region. Read more >>

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