The new loop ramps at the Dinwiddie Interchange on the N3 will open to traffic today (11 July), the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced. The construction of the new ramps from Grey Avenue onto the N3 … Continue reading →

If you are shipping articles across international borders, you may not realize that each country has a list of prohibited items that you cannot send in the mail to those countries. Guns, ammunition, hazardous substances and illegal narcotics are a … Continue reading →

The threat of strikes by postal workers in London in a dispute over jobs was lifted today when a deal was reached with the Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union said that following weeks of intensive talks, guarantees had been … Continue reading →

The US may reconsider its plans for 100% scanning of all inbound containers from foreign ports. According to IFW, US Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said recently that Congress was now considering a more layered approach to container security and … Continue reading →

An advisory has once again gone out to dangerous goods hauliers and logistics service providers (LSPs) – ensure that you have management systems in place to properly identify and control the risks arising from the transport of dangerous chemicals. The … Continue reading →

A report on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) is expected to be finalised in the next week. According to a spokesman for the Department of Transport, the steering committee appointed by Transport Minister S’busiso Ndebele to review the Gauteng freeway … Continue reading →

Shocking statistics on the unroadworthiness of South Africa’s heavy vehicles have been revealed thanks to a privately initiated traffic officer training programme, says the South African Road Federation (SARF). Dubbed ‘Brake and Tyre Watch’, the programme involves training traffic officers … Continue reading →

South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R0.97 billion in March compared to a surplus of R0.17 billion in the same month last year. This follows the deficit of R0.35 billion in February this year, a month to month increase … Continue reading →

Figures published today in Global Express Parcels 2011  reveal that the market for express parcels grew by nearly 7% in 2010 to reach €141,555m. The level of growth went some way towards correcting the significant fall in value the year before … Continue reading →

In South Africa, protracted labour disputes feature as one of the major risks to supply chains, being 2.5 times higher than the world average. This is according to the recently completed Phase II of the MIT Center for Transportation and … Continue reading →