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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 |...

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)...

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...

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...