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Moderate freight
growth continues
Courtesy www.bizcommunity.com
The International Air
Transport Association (IATA)
released data for global air
freight markets showing that
demand rose 2.1 percent in
July 2018, compared to the
same period the year before.
THIS WAS the slowest pace of
growth seen since May 2016 and
well below the fi ve-year average
growth rate of 5.1 percent.
Freight capacity grew by 3.8
percent year-on-year in July
2018. This was the fourth time
in fi ve months that capacity
growth outstripped demand
growth.
“We still expect 4 percent
growth over the course of the
year, however, the downside risk
has increased. The tariff war and
increasingly volatile trade talks
between the world’s two largest
trading nations, China and USA,
are rippling across the global
economy putting a drag on both
business and investor sentiment.
Trade wars only produce losers,”
says Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s
Director General and CEO.
All regions reported year-
on-year demand growth in
July 2018, except Africa which
contracted. All regions, except
Africa and Latin America,
reported that capacity growth
exceeded growth in demand. •
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TNPA outlines plans for Port of
Mossel Bay
Courtesy www.bizcommunity.com
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) hosted a two-day
stakeholder engagement roadshow in Mossel Bay to explore
how the Port of Mossel Bay can better serve the Garden
Route region.
SHULAMI QALINGE, Chief Executive of TNPA,
outlined TNPA’s plans for a multi-million rand
transformation of the harbour, which would
include a mixed-use waterfront development, a
dock for cruise line passengers to disembark and
various other business opportunities.
Qalinge says, “A bit further down the track, Shulami Qalinge,
we have in our sights a facility that will enable Chief Executive
cruise passengers to disembark directly onto the of TNPA.
quayside, instead of arriving by ferry, to ensure
that the port provides a world-class experience for tourists who
arrive by cruise ship in the Garden Route.”
As part of TNPA’s role as an implementing agent of the SA
government’s Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy programme, a
slipway upgrade is in the pipeline for the port to support the local
fi shing industry and other industries.
TNPA has also partnered with Petro SA through its PetroSA
Centre of Excellence to train 14 learners from disadvantaged
communities in the Eden District Municipality to meet the skills
development objectives of the Operation Phakisa initiative. •
TPT’s East London Terminal Manager
wins Women in Government award
By Evan-Lee Courie, courtesy www.bizcommunity.com
Wandisa Vazi, Transnet Port Terminals’ East London Terminal
Manager, won this year’s award in the Women in Government
category at the Businesswomen’s Association’s annual
Regional Businesswoman of the Year Awards.
“I FEEL truly honoured to have been recognised
amongst so many amazing and talented women. With
accepting this award I’m also glad to be representing
Transnet, which as a company constantly encourages
all staff to embody the values of innovation and
leadership that are synonymous with our Transnet Port
Terminals operations.
“My goal is to keep making strides in the workplace
by continually improving Cape Channel’s overall culture
Wandisa of business excellence and to drive the terminal’s
Vazi, TPT’s volume growth and diversifi cation strategies. I want
East London to play my part in TPT’s goal of becoming a top fi ve
Terminal terminal operator in fi ve years in the logistics and
Manager. supply chain sector,” said Wandisa. •
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