The South African alcohol manufacturing environment underwent substantial changes over the past decade with the current market being consolidated with major multinationals and larger local manufacturers of alcoholic beverages competing for the South African and global markets.
On 28 May 2025 Advocate Michelle Phillips, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Transnet, being the South African state-owned logistics company responsible for rail, port and pipeline infrastructure, gave a presentation on the status of Transnet.
A recent fire broke out on the woodchip route at the port of Richards Bay. Partner Allan Heydorn reports the damage and compares it to a similar incident from 2023.
We live in a fast-evolving society, where technological advancements have been exponential. Such advancements result in significantly transformed or developed products which are vastly different to earlier versions. These advancements are not always catered for by the Harmonised System Nomenclature ("HS") and its corresponding Explanatory Notes ("EN"), which often need to be amended to provide for new or advanced products.
SASAR was established in terms of the South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002.
A subject which has often arisen for discussion at the monthly meetings of the Richards Bay branch of the Society of Master Mariners is how the port would deal with a major calamity such as a passenger liner running aground.
Those operating within the South African customs and/or excise sphere will know that the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 (“the Act”) requires importers and their agents to self-regulate.
In the current climate with taxpayers having to juggle, amongst other things, the devastating effects of Covid, with the unforeseen losses of the civil unrest, it may be that some could find themselves in a difficult position to deal with expected and unexpected tax liabilities.
Richards Bay Minerals (Pty) Ltd (“RBM”), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has suspended its dune mining operations at Richards Bay for an indefinite period having declared force majeure on customer contracts.
The new floating dock facility will be located in the vicinity of the port’s Small Craft Harbour.
Imagine a well-developed Port not having facilities for the launching of pleasure craft such as ski – and bay boats nor moorings for yachts and larger sport fisher vessels.
Africa Ports & Ships Newsletter has today reported that the project to establish a ship repair facility including a floating dock at Richards Bay remains on track.
Local online trade newspaper Africa Ports & Ships Newsletter has reported that SA’s first coastal bunker barge, AMBER II, is in operation at the port of Richards Bay.
The Practical implications to the iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area
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