The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is expanding in the USA. Following the establishment of new locations in Laredo, Texas, and Miami last year, the US network is now expanding with yet another location. In Salt Lake City, capital of the state of Utah, Gebrüder Weiss is taking […]
Mi7 National Group’s Strategic Threat Response Unit members were dispatched after reports of a hijacking incident. It is believed a driver delivering goods from a prominent online retailer was hijacked in the Grange area. The driver was shot during the incident and is recovering in hospital. It is believed the […]
The logistics crisis in South Africa is, without doubt, the ‘perfect storm’, strangling the private sector and trade, negatively impacting the fiscal, causing massive knock-on damage to the nation at large. This is a situation that government now recognises as an ‘Achilles heel’ to the national economy. Corrective, regenerative focus […]
Rhenus is expanding its warehousing capacities in South Africa: the logistics service provider is significantly strengthening the country’s logistics network by opening new warehouses in Pretoria and East London and modernising and extending its existing site in Port Elizabeth. In particular, the healthcare, life sciences, retail and renewable energy sectors […]
Urgent Notice: ⚠ Today, 31 January 2024 at 07:00, 3 x abnormal load trucks transporting wind turbine components (blades) will be escorted by 6 Traffic vehicles from the Coega Harbour in Gqeberha, via N2 Nanaga, N10 Olifantskop Pass to Cookhouse. The Olifantskop Pass will be closed for 1 hour when […]
Monday, 29 January 2024 at 07:00, 3 abnormal load trucks will be transporting wind turbine components ( Blades) escorted by 6 Traffic vehicles from the Coega Harbour in Gqeberha, via N2 Nanaga, N10 Olifantskop Pass to Cookhouse. The Olifantskop Pass will be closed for 1 hour when the blades pass […]
In April 2021, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), one of South Africa’s largest hospitals, suffered extensive damage from a massive fire. The critical medical stores facility was particularly affected, resulting in the destruction of millions of Rands worth of medical supplies and equipment. In September 2022, Gift of the […]
Following a successful pilot programme, the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccines will soon be administered through routine immunisation programmes across Africa, beginning with Cameroon on Monday, 22 January 2024. This press briefing will provide information on this historic milestone, including updates on the scale of the rollout in 2024, plans […]
The last century saw few changes to trucks; their appearances were unchanged, and they were all powered by internal combustion engines fuelled by diesel. However, this century has witnessed impressive change! The transport industry is enjoying one innovation following the next; anything and everything from electric trucks to those with […]
RFA urges investigation into outdated systems and calls for sustainable solution The Road Freight Association (RFA) notes the collision of two coal trains on the Richards Bay ore line. Whilst Transnet reports no serious injuries or fatalities, it further notes that the cause of the incident is unknown and will […]
