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CMA CGM to acquire Fed Ex Supply Chain
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (307+ words) freightnews. co. za CMA CGM to acquire Fed Ex Supply Chain French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has agreed to acquire Fed Ex Supply Chain for an enterprise value of US$1. 4 billion (R23 billion), with the company saying the acquisition…...
Freight sector on high alert amid protest threats
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (515+ words) South Africa's freight and logistics sector is preparing for possible disruption during the planned anti-illegal immigration protests on June 30, with operators tightening security measures and some businesses adjusting operations despite government assurances that economic activity should continue as normal. Operators…...
BREAKING NEWS: Shutdown threat targets trucks on KZN routes
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (573+ words) Kwa Zulu-Natal SAPS acting provincial commissioner major general, Phumelele Makoba, has called on the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDFSA) to halt planned road blockades and engage with authorities, following a social media message circulated on Friday…...
Sunset review
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (104+ words) Freightnews. co. za On March 7, 2025, the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on soda ash originating in or imported from the USA. Following various submissions, Itac made a final determination that the expiry of…...
War cover not cancelled, just exorbitantly expensive " Lloyds
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (465+ words) Reports circulating earlier this week that some shipowners" war risk insurance had been cancelled at short notice while they were operating in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman were incorrect, Lloyds List reports. The publication"s law and marine…...
Let's talk running cost and risk mitigation " Absa
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (442+ words) The impact of current oil price fluctuations on the local transport sector is expected to dominate discussion at Absa Business Banking's Transport and Logistics Thought Leadership Session on March 5. The division's vice-principal for the sector, Bernard Vilakazi, was frank when…...
January TEU handling figures show rebound consistency
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (191+ words) TEU numbers since the first week of the year started at 7 405, decreased by 16. 42% to 6 189, but climbed back to 7 565 for week three before ending the month on a relative high of 8 699 boxes handled. If weather challenges hadn't persisted, the latest Cargo…...