Indonesia to ban exports of Palm Oil

Indonesia to ban exports of Palm Oil

The world’s top palm-oil producer announced that it will ban exports of the commodity starting Thursday, sending the prices of competing vegetable oils soaring. Indonesia accounts for about half of the world’s supply of palm oil, the world’s most...
Mass congestion off the East Coast of Shanghai and its Port

Mass congestion off the East Coast of Shanghai and its Port

The industrial city, which is one of the world’s busiest ports, is under a harsh lockdown with millions of people banned from leaving their homes and relying on the government to deliver food. Images taken from the MarineTraffic website, which tracks the live...
Durban port working hard to clear backlog of 8000 containers

Durban port working hard to clear backlog of 8000 containers

Durban port will, within days, clear the backlog of thousands of containers that came to a grinding halt during the disastrous floods that lashed KwaZulu-Natal’s Roads, rail and port infrastructure last week. Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan assured...
Durban Port recovery update

Durban Port recovery update

Port recovery Both water and berths received considerable debris deposited as a result of the storm. Currently, teams are working in the harbour and along berths to remove debris, enabling tugs and pilot boats to move safely. Due to the possibility of heavy debris...
SARS carries out search and seizure operations

SARS carries out search and seizure operations

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) through its Syndicated Tax & Customs Crime Division, carried out inspections as well as search and seizure operations on entities in the banking sector, tobacco and cigarette sector, alcohol, gold and clothing industries in...
EU and US tightens sanctions against Russia

EU and US tightens sanctions against Russia

On Tuesday, the EU executive proposed banning Russian ships from European ports. So far, none of the 27 EU member states has instituted a national ban — unlike Britain, which did so in early March. The European Commission is also looking at banning Russian coal...