Tag: logistics
Making logistics 4.0 a reality
Liam Connors, Director, digital logistics, BT
THREE key drivers have converged to create a perfect storm for logistics companies. The first of these is disruptions...
Spear Reit acquires “The Island” Urban Logistics Park in Cape Town
SPEAR Reit has announced that the Company had entered into an agreement to acquire The Island Urban Logistics Park in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town...
NEF-Transnet SMME Fund to drive entrepreneurship and local manufacturing
In an effort to boost localisation and South Africa’s manufacturing capabilities, Transnet is partnering with the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers...
Women leading in logistics
THREE dynamic women in the Cape Town office of DACHSER South Africa, part of global logistics group Dachser, are navigating their way through a...
Trucking Industry Task Team meeting
The Road Freight Association (RFA) agrees with, and supports, the implementation plan published recently.
The RFA has been part of the Ministerial Task Team since...
Perfect fuel storm in the road freight and logistics industry
No-one would have thought that we would see such increases in the fuel price as we have experienced over the past six months. As...
Freight and cargo insurance – a neglected safety net
By: Detlev Duve – Managing Director, Dachser South Africa
AS logistics involves a network of different partners, goods may pass through multiple transfers, different service...
Forecasts for freight and logistics in 2022
The final days of 2021 - the traditional "ending off of the year" - is accompanied by some extra experiential baggage to rummage through,...
How robotic logistics are the key to automated warehouses
IN 2018 American companies spent approximately $1.5 trillion on logistical expenses. It's a jaw-dropping number that underpins the importance of supply chain management to...
Road Freight Association calls for public roads to remain open for all to use
The Road Freight Association (RFA) calls on the Ministers of Police and Transport to utilise their respective appointed Peace Officers to ensure that public...
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