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South Africa Reinforces Heavy Vehicle Manufacturing Hub With Volvo And Tata

Industrial vehicle production is strengthening South Africa's automotive sector, with Volvo Trucks launching Euro 6 FH Aero assembly in Durban and Tata Africa reaching 12,000 trucks produced in Rosslyn. These developments signal growing alignment with global emissions standards and position the country as a competitive export hub, while heavy vehicle demand remains tied to logistics, construction, mining, and regional trade corridors.

South Africa Transport

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Adams & Adams

Ceasefire Announced, What Will Consequences Be For Shipping Being Diverted Around The Cape Of Good Hope?

Although the announced ceasefire must surely be seen as a positive development for global shipping, analysts at Lloyd’s List Intelligence seem to have struck a cautious tone, warning that they expect only a limited increase in shipping and no “mass exodus” of ships through the strait of Hormuz.

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Transport, Trade And Logistics Update

A new form of security following the declaration of general average (GA) has the market wondering if a real change has occurred. In brief, the answer is a resounding "no", although the process is slightly...

South Africa Transport

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Norton Rose Fulbright

SA Shipowning Company: A Work In Progress

To its credit, the DoT recognised these challenges, probably in advance of publication, even if they could not express those reservations publicly.

South Africa Transport

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Norton Rose Fulbright

High Court Sets Aside B-BBEE Commission's Adverse Findings: Is It Time To Rethink Your Owner-driver Scheme?

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

The Belt And Road Initiative

Worldwide Government

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Smit & Van Wyk

Africa's Top 10 Stories: January 2021

South Africa Strategy

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Adams & Adams

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 3/2021 (8 – 19 February 2021)

South Africa Transport

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Bowmans

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 18/2020 (28 September – 9 October 2020)

South Africa Transport

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Bowmans

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 20/2020 (26 October – 6 November)

South Africa Transport

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Bowmans

Covid-19: South Africa – Signs Of Improvement In Shipping

South Africa Transport

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Bowmans

Shipping: Ground-breaking Disclosure And Preservation Of Evidence Interim Order Granted Amidst COVID-19 Curfew

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Amendments To The Lockdown Regulations: Take-Home Points For Employers

South Africa Employment

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ENS

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 3/2020 (3 – 14 February 2020)

South Africa Strategy

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Bowmans

Why You Need To Engage And Comment On The Draft South Africa National AI Policy

South Africa Media & IT

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ENS

From Wearables To Winning: The IP Behind Performance Data

South Africa IP

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ENS

Chuckles, But No Laughing Matter

South Africa Commercial

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Barnard Inc.

Tough Transition? How The Bond Market Should Prepare For JIBAR Cessation

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Prediction Markets And South Africa’s Crypto Gap: When An Event Bet Starts Looking Like A Financial Product

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 1/2020 (14 December 2019 – 17 January 2020)

The articles to which we refer readers are, unless stated otherwise, neither written nor edited by ourselves and appear in their original form.

South Africa Transport

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Bowmans

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 23/2019 (18 – 29 November 2019)

In light of the rapid pace of infrastructure and transport developments across Africa, our Ports, Transport and Logistics (PTL) Sector Group is pleased to present Bowmans' ...

South Africa Finance

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Bowmans

Ports, Transport And Logistics Sector News Round-Up, 22/2019 (4 -15 November 2019)

In light of the rapid pace of infrastructure and transport developments across Africa, our Ports, Transport and Logistics (PTL) Sector Group is pleased to present Bowmans' latest PTL news round-up.

Worldwide Transport

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Bowmans

A Simple Guide To Understanding Incoterms

The ICC have published a series of predefined commercial terms which are used for, and which are aimed at, assisting transacting parties to unambiguously and efficiently communicate some of the terms applicable ...

South Africa Transport

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Tabacks

New Potential Regulation For South Africa's Transport Sector?

South Africa Transport

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ENS

New Maritime Policy Approved To Develop The Maritime Transport Sector

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Hanjin Shipping - Current Jurisdictional Status And Options - South Africa

South Africa Insolvency

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Clyde & Co

Ow Bunker - A Global Overview - South Africa

South Africa Transport

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Clyde & Co

Inchmaree Clauses, Warranties And Want Of Due Diligence In South Africa

South Africa Transport

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Clyde & Co

Maritime Claims In South Africa

South Africa Transport

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Clyde & Co

The Continuing Surge Of Piracy In South East Asia

Worldwide Transport

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Clyde & Co

PST Energy Shipping And Product Shipping And Trading SA v. OW Bunker Malta And ING Bank SA (Res Cogitans): The Implications Of The Judgment

South Africa Transport

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Shepstone & Wylie

Africa Business in Brief Issue: 59

South Africa Finance

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ENS

New Tax Benefits For Shipping Related Activities In South Africa

South Africa Transport

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Van Velden Pike Inc

The Continuing Surge Of Piracy In South East Asia

The surge of piracy in South-East Asia waters continues as ships passing the Straits of Malacca and Singapore are falling victim to acts of piracy.

Worldwide Transport

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Clyde & Co

PST Energy Shipping And Product Shipping And Trading SA v. OW Bunker Malta And ING Bank SA (Res Cogitans): The Implications Of The Judgment

The OW Bunker Group 2013 "Terms and Conditions of sale for Marine Bunkers" provide for English law and London arbitration.

South Africa Transport

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Shepstone & Wylie

Africa Business in Brief Issue: 59

Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund's economic diversification investments under way, but non-payment risks remain high.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

New Tax Benefits For Shipping Related Activities In South Africa

Attractive new shipping provisions in South Africa’s new Taxation Laws Amendment bill go some way in showing that the government is serious about taking steps to revive South Africa’s rather sleepy international shipping sector.

South Africa Transport

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Van Velden Pike Inc

Legal Professional Privilege: Guard Against Communications With Your Insurer Being Used Against You In Court

South Africa Litigation

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Van Velden Pike Inc

RETLA Clauses And When To Clause Bills In The Steel Trade - RETLA Does Not Cover All Rust

The importance of the RETLA Clause in Bills of Lading has been highlighted in the recent Breffka & Hehnke GMBH & Co KG and Others v Navire Shipping Co. Ltd and others (The SAGA EXPLORER) [2012] EWHC 3124 (Comm) decision in which the English Commercial Court did not follow the Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company Ltd v Retla Steamship Company [1970] 2 Lloyd's Rep 91 United States Court of Appeal (Ninth Circuit) decision.

South Africa Transport

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Van Velden Pike Inc

Environmental Impacts Of Heavy Fuel Oil

Bunker fuels are a type of heavy fuel oil ("HFO") used in the aviation and maritime industries to fuel ships and aircraft.

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Recent Progress On Marine Pollution Legislation In South Africa

The South African coastline has claimed two more victims in recent months, the mv KIANI SATU and mv SMART.

South Africa Transport

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ENS

The Possessory Rights Of A Bareboat Charterer Are Not Capable Of Being Arrested Or Attached

The long debated issue of whether the possessory rights of a bareboat charterer are capable of being arrested or attached has finally been argued.

South Africa Transport

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ENS

The Possessory Rights Of A Bareboat Charterer Are Not Capable Of Being Arrested Or Attached

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Obligations In Respect Of The Preservation Costs Of A Vessel Under Arrest And Security For Such Costs

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Access Arrangements Following A Casualty

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Creating an attractive Ship’s Registry - the draft South African Maritime Policy

South Africa Transport

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Shipping 2014: South Africa

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Proposed Changes To The South African International Shipping Tax Regime

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Global Debt Sales - Trend Watch

South Africa Finance

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KPMG, South Africa

Shipping 2013 - South Africa

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Does 50/50 Shareholding In A Shipowning Company Constitute The Control Necessary To Sustain An Associated Ship Arrest?

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Recent Significant Admiralty Court Judgments

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Can A Vessel That Has Been Arrested In An Action In Rem Be Attached In An Action In Personam As Security For The Full Value Of The Claim?

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Shipping And Logistics Newsflash

South Africa Transport

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ENS

State Of The Shipping Industry And Bankruptcies

South Africa Transport

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ENS

Intellectual Property - Your Stock In Trade

South Africa Transport

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Webber Wentzel

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