Humanitarian crises will always have significant implications for businesses. Covid-19 has put pressure on economic growth, causing a massive slowdown in world trade and disruptions across global supply chains. What is more, companies that built markets on the back of an integrated global trade network have felt the vulnerabilities that […]
While Bridgestone South Africa’s (BSSA) consumer-facing retail business, as well as its manufacturing facilities have suspended their operations during the National Lockdown, the company’s small, medial and large (SML) commercial unit continues to support key industrial customers to ensure essential food and medical supplies are delivered on time around the […]
The Road Freight Association (RFA) is urging Government to open up all sectors of the economy to lessen the already devastating economic impact of lockdown and COVID-19. “The movement of both goods and people is vital for the wheels of South Africa’s economy to keep turning,” says the RFA’s Chief […]
The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market in Kenya is a unique space that faces challenges seen nowhere else in the world. The secondary distribution network in particular is where many issues arise, as the space is dominated by an informal main market where visibility and line of sight are […]
Safety and Shipping Review 2019: 46 large ships lost worldwide in 2018, down by a record 50% annually and 55% below the 10-year average of 104. Total losses significantly fell in accident hotspots such as South East Asia. Weather losses halved due to quieter storm year. Number of shipping incidents […]
Reflecting its industry-leading capabilities and deep experience in dedicated retail distribution solutions for time and temperature sensitive products, Imperial Logistics has secured a long-term contract to distribute Nulaid eggs. The group’s initial three-year contract with Quantum Foods has been extended for five years, based on its continued success in delivering […]
ISUZU will fulfil a critical logistical role at this weekend’s triathlon events taking place along the scenic Port Elizabeth coastline. This is in addition to Isuzu being the title sponsor of the Isuzu Corporate Triathlon Challenge, the biggest triathlon event outside of the IRONMAN series in South Africa – with […]
Cape Town’s Killarney International Raceway made history in November 2017 when it hosted the first FIA World Rallycross (WRX) event ever staged in Africa. Behind the scenes, and over many months ahead of the much-anticipated championship, the logistics challenges of bringing this thrilling global racing series to South Africa were […]
Since appointing Imperial Logistics as its third-party logistics (3PL) service provider, leading global spirits producer Diageo has achieved a substantial reduction in out of stocks. Imperial won the national contract for Diageo South Africa’s 3PL logistics services on tender. The company’s unmatched reputation for being cost effective, efficient and going […]
Samsung South Africa’s biggest distributor of air-conditioning products and solutions, Fourways Air-conditioning, has taken its customer service offering to greater heights with the opening of a massive 4 200m² warehouse and training facility in Honeydew, Johannesburg. The new building allows the company to house all its operations under one roof, facilitating […]
Call to Action – War against the truckers in South Africa - Truck and Freight Information Online
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Mr President Again, the road freight companies (truckers) find themselves being attacked by forces under the pretext of foreign nationals “taking jobs away from citizens”. This results in damaged and totally destroyed lives, companies, employment opportunities, economic activity, goods, vehicles...RFA Labour Indaba Answers Some of the Unknowns - Truck and Freight Information Online
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Cyber bullying, virtual sexual harassment, remote work challenges, effective decision-making in the face of uncertainty: these are some of the challenges we are encountering as we enter the ‘Next Normal’. Not to mention existing trucking industry challenges such as changing legislation, mounting...
