Logistics

18 Truck drivers arrested and 18 side tipper trucks confiscated in Sekhukhune District

18 Truck drivers arrested and 18 side tipper trucks confiscated in Sekhukhune District

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has hailed the industrious and collaborative efforts by multi-disciplinary teams for the apprehension of suspects and subsequent confiscation of trucks during the disruptive operation Vala Umgodi in Sekhukhune District. The high-density disruptive Operation Vala Umgodi […]

Strain still evident in the logistics sector during February 2024

Strain still evident in the logistics sector during February 2024

After declining abruptly in January, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) subsided further in February to an index level of 118.6, a drop of 0.8% compared to January’s level of 119.6 and the lowest since February 2023. Although the pace of decline has subsided compared to January, the […]

Truck stolen with a load in Standerton

Truck stolen with a load in Standerton

A MAN truck was last seen between Balfour and greylingstad. It was stolen this morning with a load of soyas at Standerton. Registration HZR349FS with cream coloured bins and “Hoeksteen Vervoer” written on the sides. Please contact +27 73 398 6298 immediately if you have any information

Baltimore bridge collapse container ship incident

Baltimore bridge collapse container ship incident

[Allianz Commercial has put together key points on shipping collisions following the Baltimore shipping collision incident in the US] Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in the early hours of March 26 after a container ship, the Dali hit a column. Initial reports suggested that as […]

R2 Million worth of counterfeit tobacco products confiscated in Groblershoop

R2 Million worth of counterfeit tobacco products confiscated in Groblershoop

The Upington Border Police, ZF Mgcawu District Highway Patrol, Department of Home Affairs and SARS Customs raided two wholesalers in Groblershoop on Monday, 25 March 2024. The police followed up on information about alleged counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco products and raided two warehouses in Groblershoop. The team confiscated cartons of […]

Dagga worth over R600 000 seized by the police at the border

Dagga worth over R600 000 seized by the police at the border

Members of the SAPS from Border Policing have arrested a 43-year-old truck driver from the Kingdom of Eswatini after his alleged attempts to smuggle dagga into South Africa. An estimated street value of the 150 kg’s of dagga is at about R630, 840. The male suspect was apprehended at Oshoek […]