One of the biggest container vessels ever to call the Port of Cape Town, the MSC Paris, leaves the harbour after a short call recently en-route to the Port of Las Palmas in Spain and then on to her normal European rotation. She carries a total of 8200 TEUs. South...

With container ships calling at SA rapidly moving into the 10 000-TEU-capacity class of vessels, the need for the deepening and  lengthening of the North Pier at the Port of Durban has reached a critical level. The shipping community has been pressing Transnet...

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is in the final stage of unveiling the second customs cargo scanner in the country – this time at the Port of Cape Town. Whilst no definite date has been made available for the launch, it is expected to be operational no  later...

As the shipping industry digests the International Maritime Organisation ruling that will require mandatory weighing of containers before they are loaded aboard ship, it's clear that the responsibility for the correct weight declaration lies with the shipper. The...

The latest FTW update of gate moves at the Port of Durban’s container terminals has revealed a significant improvement for Pier 1, but that Pier 2 has been a mess recently. However, according to Kevin Martin, chairman of the Durban harbour carriers division of the SA...

A proliferation of new laws, soon to be tabled in parliament, has foreign investors jittery about their current operations and developments in South Africa. Furthermore, there’s concern that those looking at African investment are likely to set their sights elsewhere...

Industry is gearing up for another fight with the South African Revenue Service – and this time billions of rands are at stake. Sars earlier this month published a proposal for a fixed deferment period of one calendar month to apply to all deferment account  holders,...