The port of Dar es Salaam is the most expensive for importers in the region, besides being the slowest in clearing goods Dar es Salaam (The Citizen) - Police have cleared 50 vehicles which overstayed at the Dar es Salaam. That comes hard on the heels of President John Magufuli's directive for
Month: December 2017
South Africa’s Metrorail Services On Cape Town Central Line Remain Suspended
Metrorail. Cape Town - Metrorail announced that its central line train service remained suspended on Monday afternoon until further notice as commuters struggled to get to and from work using alternative modes of transport. The line services areas including Khayelitsha, Philippi, Mitchells Plain, Bishop Lavis and Langa. Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker said
German watchdog recalls VW Touaregs over defeat devices
Struck by scandal: The VW Touareg 2014 model is among the cars with larger diesel engines that were also fitted with the 'defeat device' So-called 'defeat devices' were also used on certain larger diesel engines Models affected include the VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne and Audis New violation covers 10,000 cars
PepsiCo makes biggest public pre-order of Tesla Semis: 100 trucks
FILE PHOTO - Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo SEATTLE (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc has reserved 100 of Tesla Inc’s new electric Semi trucks, the largest-known order of the big rig, as the maker of Mountain Dew soda and
Airfreight Capacity Crunch in Europe Pushes Shippers to Ocean
Airfreight in Europe reached full capacity two weeks ago, online pricing platform Freightos reported last week. High spot airfreight rates in the subsequent weeks have been high enough to motivate shippers to reconsider ocean shipping as a viable option. In addition to seasonally tight capacity affecting domestic and international freight shipments in the
Customs Confiscate 300 Bags Of Foreign Rice In Sokoto
The Confiscated Bags of Rice With Custom Officials The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto state Command, says it has seized a truck containing 300 bags of foreign rice concealed within 350 bags of made in Nigeria ones. The state Comptroller, Alhaji Nasir Ahmed, disclosed this on Monday at the command’s headquarters while
Apapa, Cotonou ports lead global productivity gains
The Lagos Port Complex, Apapa and Cotonou Port have emerged as the two West Africa ports among the global ports that showed the highest improvement levels in berth productivity, according to the latest port call data collected by The Journal of Commerce (JOC). Imagine your Ad placed here What’s more, ports in the Middle East
Red Star Express Is Extending Its Winning With E-Commerce Launch
Logistics and supply chain group, Red Star Express (RSE), has been an African successful business story but they are not resting on their achievements yet. Recently they took the e-commerce market by storm with the launch of Red Star E-commerce platform. Moov Logistics News (MLN) sought to find out how
Ethiopian Airlines to operate first all women crew flight
Addis-Ababa - Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, has announced its first all-women cabin crew flight from Addis Ababa to Nigeria scheduled for Dec. 16. A statement issued by the airline on Monday in Addis Ababa, a copy of which was made available to newsmen, said that from the pilots and
Zimbabwe government to acquire 15 planes from Malaysia to resuscitate ailing Air Zimbabwe
Harare – The Zimbabwe government is reportedly set to acquire at least 15 aeroplanes as part of efforts to resuscitate the country's struggling national airline, Air Zimbabwe. According to state-owned Herald newspaper, the planes were set to be purchased from Malaysia. The report quoted Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Joram Gumbo, as saying that the