Ports: The Cape of congestion
Cape Town importers and exporters are suffering at the city’s port because of congestion, which first reared its head with the start of the pandemic but has intensified since December. Ports: The Cape of congestion...
read moreMaersk reports record 2021 earnings – 2022 looking good
AP Moller - Maersk has announced record earnings for 2021, with revenue up 55% to US$ 61.8 billion. Ebitda tripled to US$24bn and free cash flow was US$16.5bn. Maersk reports record 2021 earnings – 2022 looking good | Freight...
read moreTransnet responds to Durban port’s critics
Transnet National Ports Authority is monitoring terminal performance carefully and working closely with operators and customers to improve Durban port's turnaround times, port manager Mpumi Dweba-Kwetana told Freight News on Wednesday. Transnet responds to Durban...
read moreFlorida reported its first cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza of the season last week.
Bird flu spreads through EU, Asia, North America & Africa (essfeed.com) Additional cases of avian influenza have been detected in wild and domesticated birds in Canada and the US, as a severe outbreak of the virus continues to spread in...
read moreAdvice to importers on Sars’ ‘silent partners’
Importers have been urged to familiarise themselves with requirements that go beyond South Africa’s Customs and Excise Act, law firm Shepstone & Wylie has said Advice to importers on Sars’ ‘silent partners’ | Freight...
read moreThe Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned subpoenas with which Tiger Brands wanted to secure evidence around listeria testing in South Africa.
Tiger Brands seems to be hoping it can show that other companies have been responsible for potentially deadly food poisoning in South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) said – but that won't help it. Tiger Brands is hoping to spread the blame for listeria...
read moreSA farming is back … but is the ride about to end?
https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/features/cover-story/2022-02-03-sa-farming-is-back--but-is-the-ride-about-to-end/ 2020 was one of the best years yet for SA agriculture, thanks to above-average rainfall. Exports, largely powered by citrus, fruit, maize, nuts and...
read moreUNCTAD launches real-time database on trade facilitation
For the first time, aggregated trade facilitation data is instantaneously available to users including traders, investors, researchers and key partners worldwide. UNCTAD launches real-time database on trade facilitation |...
read moreAMIE’s February 2022 Newsletter
AMIE’s February Newsletter is out, with a whole new design! Hope you enjoy our latest Newsletter: (read...
read moreSifiso Ntombela | Speed up transformation in farming, or risk an unstable sector
The period between 1995 and 1996 is considered a defining moment that shaped and rebranded the South Africa’s agricultural economy as we know it today. Sifiso Ntombela | Speed up transformation in farming, or risk an unstable sector | Fin24 (news24.com)...
read moreJim Sumner – USAPEEC
Jim Sumner, president & CEO of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, was honored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association with the Harold E. Ford Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 IPPE. He was presented with the award by Greg Hinton vice president of sales at Rose...
read moreExporters warned to prepare for port delay replay
2022 is likely to see a replay of last year’s serious port disruptions – and exporters have been warned to be aware and be prepared. Exporters warned to prepare for port delay replay | Freight...
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