The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 21, 2023
He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 19, 2024
In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3
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TradeGecko
JULY 28, 2020
From the moment explorers began inching down the coast of Africa during the Age of Exploration, the Cape of Good Hope and the area eventually to become South Africa, has commanded a strategic commercial presence sitting astride the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 15, 2024
Over 7,000 miles away, vessels that move containers through Egypt’s Suez Canal are waiting for naval escorts or avoiding the passage altogether to take a much longer voyage around South Africa. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. tons of fuel each day.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 14, 2022
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Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 19, 2024
Latest Developments As a result of the continued attacks, major container shipping lines continue in re-routing ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope to reach European and added destinations. This can add 10 to 20 days to transit times vs. the Red Sea and Suez Canal routing. Some European and U.S. All rights reserved.
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