Sea and Airfreight charges are expected to go up exponentially starting December after the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) reintroduced physical test. Find full Story
Zimbabwe has recently taken a bold move to protect indigenous customs clearing and freight forwarding firms by reserving these sectors for indigenous firms.
Asia Freight rates stay elevated on heavy congestion at key ports. find full story/www.hellenicshippingnews.com
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A.P. Moeller-Maersk said disruption to its container shipping operations due to hostilities in the Red Sea has expanded, with its entire ocean network now affected. Container operators have been forced to send their vessels on longer, more expensive routes around southern Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Red Sea... Find full Story/www.marketwatch.com
The African Development Bank has successfully concluded a two-day preparatory workshop on implementing the African Ports Connectivity Portal Project (APC-PP) to improve data collection and connectivity among the continent’s ports.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, a blueprint for attaining inclusive and sustainable development across the continent over the next 50 years.
The launch of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) in June 2015 carried the signs of a new approach towards intra-African trade and integration.
JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuters) – The following equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Thursday.