Queen Mary Creates a Buzz as it Dock at N-Shed, Port Of Durban
One of the world’s largest passenger ships, Queen Mary II, docked in Durban on Monday, causing a buzz at the old N-Shed, harbour. The Queen Mary 2, a high-end cruise company, has visited KwaZulu-Natal once more. The last time the passenger cruise ship visited Durban, the COVID-19 epidemic was at its worst. Six staff members […]
EMC Unlocks Doors for Women to Enter the Maritime Industry
10/03/2023: EMC work readiness programme, Women in Maritime mentorship programme, EMC Graduate placement programme under training and skills development programme are some of EMC’s implemented programmes that have yielded successful candidates within the field of maritime. Through facilitating partnerships with the industry players EMC has been able to unlock opportunities for more women to grow […]
Port of Durban Opens Newly Constructed Bayhead Bypass Road to Improve Traffic Flows
3 April 2023: Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has today (3 April 2023) opened the recently constructed Bayhead Bypass Road, a road critical to enable the seamless flow of road traffic to the Port of Durban and alleviating truck congestion to the Durban Container Terminals. The bypass road emerged as a response to manage […]
The automotive and break-bulk industries have seen an alarming rise in the most recent fiscal year.
01/03/2024: Despite struggling with flooding, looting, bad weather, and power shortages over the past year, Transport Port Terminal (TPT) has broken a few records in its operations across sectors. Two of the company’s four operating areas, according to TPT Chief Executive Jabu Mdaki, are at all-time highs. Every year, the Transport Forum collaborates with customers […]
Durban Port gets green light to demolish Ocean Terminal Building (OTB)
24 March 2023: Plans by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to redevelop the Point Precinct in the Port of Durban in support of the KwaZulu-Natal Port Master Plan have received motivation, says TNPA in a statement. This development includes the construction of the Point Container Terminal to place the port as a competitive container hub […]
Department of Transport hosted a Search & Rescue Conference
27/02/2023: The South African Search and Rescue Organisation in association with the Department of Transport will host a high-level, three-day Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference in Durban this week. Through the leadership of Transport Deputy Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, the conference will take place from Monday until Wednesday. “The three-day round table discussion will see approximately […]
Ayanda Sikobi Making Waves in the Maritime Industry
28/02/2023| The EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) bid farewell to Miss Ayanda Sikobi who will now be starting in a new role for K-Line Shipping Company. Words are not enough to express Ms. Sikobi’s contribution to this organization. She first joined EMC as an intern back in 2019 applying her trade in the Clusters Enterprise and […]
A.P. Moller Capital Acquire SA’s Vector Logistics
A.P. Moller Capital has signed a binding agreement with RCL (Rainbow Chicken Ltd) Foods for the purchase of Vector Logistics by A.P. Moller Capital. According to A.P.Moller Capital, Vector Logistics is South Africa’s leading frozen logistics operator, providing multi-temperature warehousing and distribution, supply chain intelligence, and sales and merchandising solutions. The purchase by A.P. Moller Capital provides […]
MD Message – March 2023
Dear Valued Stakeholder, It gives me great pleasure to once again engage with you, significant stakeholders This newsletter edition contains news about events that happened during the course of the past three months. Throughout South Africa, several initiatives and activities were planned from the festive season coming into January. From the best of all gifts around […]
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY: UNPACKING THE KZN MARITIME VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
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