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BidShip startup to become the Uber of logistics
[Cari Van Wyk] We asked Rion Henning, founder and managing director of BidShip, to tell us more about BidShip and the role it will play... read


Aviation
Thales to modernise SA's air traffic management
South Africa is one of the busiest airspaces in the continent. As a result, improved airspace management, advanced technologies and system modernisation are needed to... read
Fleet Management
Fleet Authorisations app puts fleet managers back in charge
Standard Bank Fleet Management's Transaction Authorisation system, which saved fleet managers more than R350 million in the last year alone, has been taken to the next level with... read
Public Transport
Gauteng wants one transport
Can a transport authority transform the notorious minibus taxi industry in Gauteng? That is the hope of the Gauteng government as it begins its consultative process for... read
Rea Vaya makes taxi men rich
Taxi owners are striking it rich through Johannesburg's bus rapid transit system, popularly known as Rea Vaya. The owners of 317 minibus taxis were paid... read
Railway
First of Prasa's 600 new trains will be ready to roll later this year
The first train in the Passenger Rail Agency of SA's (Prasa's) new R51bn fleet will hit the tracks later this year, the agency says. It is among the 600 trains ordered from... read
Transnet explores options for branch lines
State-owned freight and logistics company Transnet says it is applying different models to test private-sector participation on branch lines... read
Shipping
TNPA brings Cape Town Port Festival back
In a bid to reintegrate ports with their communities, TNPA will be rolling out Port Festivals across the country's ports. The Cape Town Port Festival will be... read
R7bn set aside for new port facilities
Transnet National Ports Authority has allocated R7bn to build new port facilities to grow South Africa's ocean economy. Two hundred jobs have already been created in... read
International
Amazon to launch air cargo service in US
NEW YORK, USA: Online retail titan Amazon is starting up its own air cargo service, laying down a challenge to companies like Fedex and UPS, which deliver much of its goods... read
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