New customs act poses recycled waste conundrum
While comment has been submitted on the rules and regulations guiding the new customs control act, another area has cropped up where the legislation will have a substantial impact the waste removal off vessels. “This legislation is going to have such far-reaching...
RFA will go to court if necessary
The government proposal to ban trucks from public roads during peak time is nothing more than a diversion of attention from the real problem which is a lack of enforcement coupled with corrupt officials. That’s the view of Road Freight Association (RFA) spokesman...
Hi-cube container restrictions – reprieve on the cards?
The Department of Transport has hinted at a possible extension of the 2019 moratorium on prosecution for road hauliers who fail to meet the new container height restrictions deadline. Ngwako Thoka, deputy director of legislation at the Department of Transport (DoT),...
Draught reduced at more Durban berths
Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information With the Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA’s) plans to dredge a number of silted-up berths at the Port of Durban having proved unworkable, the authority has now had to declare reduced...
Be warned – Sars could be on the prowl
Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information "The freight and trade industry could find itself in the firing line as SA Revenue Service pushes to improve revenue collection in an economically compromised environment. That’s according...
Full steam ahead
Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information "The first of nine new tugboats, currently under construction at the Southern African Shipyards remises in Durban, is set for delivery in January 2016. Part of a R1.4-billion contract, it is...
Compliance issues continue to impede importers
Despite efforts to educate the shipping industry in the complex compliance requirements of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), importers are continuing to face delays and additional costs. While ignorance of the law on the part of shippers is...
PortsOnline Newsflash 19 May 2015
If your containers travel by rail between Johannesburg and Durban make a note in your diary.The container-carrying Natcor line will be down for maintenance at the end of May early June.Please see below concerning these disruptions. [su_button...
TPT sued for incompetence
A court case due to be held in the Durban Regional Court this week could, if the plaintiff is successful, set a court precedent that will put the inefficiency of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) right in the firing line. Abnormal load specialists, Project Logistics...







