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Following the announcement last week that global neutral NVOCC Vanguard Logistics Services had acquired local neutral groupage operator International Liner Agencies, management on both sides were upbeat about the positive benefits that this would bring to the company and its customers.

“Expanding our geographic footprint is part of Vanguard’s strategic plan,” US-based chief financial officer Thurso Barendse told FTW in

Johannesburg last week. “We are the largest neutral NVO in the world and we want to continue to grow the business through a variety of strategic initiatives, one of which is geographic expansion.

“We’ve had a working relationship with ILA for six years where they have represented us out of Asia, and in the last year out of the US, and we believe we have a very good cultural fit.”

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Alan Peat

With the July 1 deadline looming ever closer, shippers have been warned that the compulsory container-weighing guidelines and regulations are a lot more complicated than most people were thinking.

“A whole host of issues has arisen surrounding how a ‘shipper’ can be guaranteed to have legally declared the ‘verified gross mass (VGM)’ of his container of cargo and complied with the demands of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) Chapter vi, Part A, regulation 2,” Peter Lamb, zsenior associate with the

legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright in SA, told FTW.

These complications arise when trying to answer the simple question: Containers and trucks: Who must weigh what, when and where?

First off, the definition of the term ‘shipper’ is “astonishingly broad” says Lamb, suggesting it could well include freight forwarders, container operators, consolidators and the like – and not just the party with an interest (risk or ownership) in the containerised goods.

And, although shippers have always had to declare an accurate gross mass of a container on the bill of lading under the Merchant Shipping Regulations, the guidelines’ two prescribed methods of verifying the gross mass of a packed container by a ‘certified process’ are brand new. Also new is the mandatory prohibition on carriers not to load containers without VGM.

You can weigh a full container and contents – which would require a

weighbridge. Or you can weigh all packages, pallets, dunnage and packing and securing material separately (on approved scales, for example), and add the tare weight of the container to the sum.

Now, according to Lamb, if the shipper is dealing with ‘individual, original sealed packages that have an accurate mass of the packages and cargo items clearly and permanently marked on their surfaces’, then the shipper will not need to re-weigh them.

“However,” he said, “it is not clear whether this exception is only applicable to cargoes and packages that have already been weighed using a ‘certified method’.”

Another problem arises if the shipper is dealing with consolidated cargo. Although the container is packed by multiple parties or contains cargo from multiple parties, Lamb said that the shipper must still obtain and document the verified gross mass of the fully packed

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Draft Customs Control Act RulesSars on 21 January 2015 published the draft Customs Control Act, 2014 rules, 2nd draft (Clean draft re-numbered); the draft Customs Control Act, 2014 rules, 2nd draft (track changes-version showing changes); and a comment sheet, on which comment is due by 01 April 2016.

According to Sars the amendments made to the first draft of the rules to the Act include changes occasioned by external stakeholder comments received after publication of the first draft, internal feedback and Sars operational requirements, changes to give effect to proposed amendments to the Customs Control Act, 2014, (as contained in the Taxation Administration Laws Amendment Bill, 2015), as well as the technical review of the draft as a whole. Technical amendments include the correction of errors, the moving of provisions, the

adaptation of wording to ensure consistency of similar provisions throughout the text, the insertion of provisions inadvertently omitted, the insertion of general provisions applicable to all the chapters and the consequential deletion or adaptation of provisions in the various chapters.

VAT on Vegetable OilOn 21 January 2015 Sars published its draft Binding General Ruling (BGR) on the Value-added Tax (VAT) treatment of the supply or importation of vegetable oil, on which comment is due by 22 February 2016.

Agricultural Product Standards ActThe Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 22 January 2016, in terms of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, published notices on (i) sunflower seed intended for sale in South Africa, (ii) milk producers, (iii) export

of apples; (iv) soft wheat intended for sale in South Africa; (v) durum wheat intended for sale in South Africa; (vi) export of tree nuts; (vii) pineapples intended for sale in South Africa; (viii) registration of milk producers; and (ix) maize products intended for sale in South Africa.

Pharmaceutical substances Customs laboratory staff from 37 World Customs Organisation member countries and the European Union (EU) met earlier this month to examine the Harmonised System (HS) classification of around 200 new pharmaceutical substances with a generic name, so-called INNs (International Non-proprietary Names).

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) also participated in the meeting.

They scrutinised the possible amendments to the nomenclature in respect of dual use items, substances controlled by the chemical weapons convention and ozone-depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol.

The 2017 edition of the HS will enter into force on 1 January 2017. In order to anticipate the changes arising from the new edition of the HS, the SSC tackled the reclassification of several INNs as well as the consequential amendments to the HS explanatory notes in the area of the chemical or allied industries, which will also be effective from 1 January 2017.

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A high-tech container scanning device will begin operating at the Beitbridge border post between SA and Zimbabwe in the next few weeks.

Part of the motivation behind this move, according to the SA Revenue Service (Sars), is that the Beitbridge border has been identified as a smuggling ‘hotspot’.

“The roll-out of the cargo scanner will bolster enforcement activities at the border and across the region, and help to address the risk posed by illicit smuggling of goods through our ports of entry,” said the Sars release. Also, over the next few years, Sars will roll out additional scanners at other border posts.

According to Brian Kalshoven, consultant manager of the Beitbridge Border Clearing Agency, the premises for this scanner are currently being erected within the commercial area at the border post.

“It’s a massive new facility that is going up on the SA side,”

he told FTW. “Furthermore, technicians have been seen at the border post upgrading all the surveillance cameras.”

And a senior Sars contact told FTW that it was once these premises were completed and the trained team assembled that the scanner would come into operation. “I’ve heard it suggested,” he added, “that the implementation date is end-February.”

He also told FTW that the scanner due for the border was formerly at the Port of Durban, before it was updated with a new scanner. “It’s a relocatable

unit, so it has been no problem in moving it up to Beitbridge,” he added.

And, with one already allocated to the Port of Cape Town, the first steps in locating these units at all SA’s major ports of entry (including the landside borders) are well under way.

This plan is supported by Sars cargo scanning experience since 2008.

“This,” said Sars customs, “has shown that the true potential of the scanner solution can only be realised when it is based upon a standardised and stable

declaration, processing and inspection environment. As the customs environment becomes modernised, it provides the ideal opportunity to fully exploit the potential of the non-intrusive inspection capability provided by a scanner.”

And Sars was also encouraged by the fact that these screening tools would provide an opportunity for third party data to be used for customs’ risk and assessment purposes. It felt that the availability of the three sets of data would enhance Sars’ audit and investigative ability.

“For the first time integrated information is available,” the Sars release to FTW said, “allowing for integrated audits, investigations across tax types, and help in the detection of cross-border illicit transactions.

“Over the next five years Sars will develop an integrated view of each taxpayer and trader through a single registration system for tax and a consolidated view of all customs transactions.”

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harvest may be significantly smaller due to the impact of the searing heat and drought throughout the season.

This is according to a harvest estimate by the industry conducted in the second week of January this year.

“Larger crops than in 2015 are expected in the Orange River and Klein Karoo, while the other wine grape producing regions all predict a decrease to a greater or smaller extent,” said Francois Viljoen, manager of the VinPro Consultation Service.

In the Western Cape the drought is putting extensive pressure on the agricultural sector at large, particularly the wine producers, Alan Winde, minister of economic opportunities said last week.

“This is going to have major cost implications for our economy.”

According to Viljoen the heat and drought result in lighter bunches and smaller berries – even in areas where producers have access to sufficient irrigation water.

“On the upside, the vineyards and grapes are very healthy,” he said.

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As more and more employees lose their jobs over social media misconduct, companies have been urged to put guidelines in place for the monitoring of employees’ social media profiles.

The recent high-profile dismissals and suspensions over inflammatory social media posts have highlighted the need for the legal rights of employers and employees around social media in the workplace to be more clearly defined,

a human resources (HR) manager for a company operating in the freight industry told FTW on condition of anonymity.

Rosalind Davey, director of corporate and commercial

law firm Bowman Gilfillan, pointed out that while the law in this area was still underdeveloped, employers and employees could look at other statutes and the common law to determine

social media law.

Senior consultant at The South African Labour Guide, Jan du Toit,

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Commission for Conciliation,

Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) cases against employees for social media misconduct were progressively leading to more dismissals.

“This is setting the precedent that the employee’s reasonable expectation of right to privacy is rapidly changing due to social media usage in

the public domain,” he said.Davey agreed that it was

evident, based on recent cases, that the CCMA was taking the issue of social media misconduct seriously and was not falling for the “fable of special privilege, privacy and anonymity of employees online”.

She added however that this did not give employers carte blanche to use employees’ online conduct to execute a pre-meditated house-cleaning. “Normal rules of fairness and equity apply equally to virtual labour relations,” said Davey.

According to her, the right to privacy may still be relevant to discipline and dismissal cases. “The right to free speech also falls under common law but the right to dignity – which includes the right to a good name and reputation – generally holds sway over freedom of expression,” she commented.

To protect themselves from any fall-out over

social media misconduct by employees, Du Toit advised companies to ensure they had policies in place relating to the monitoring and interception of communication in the workplace.

“They can, in addition to this, look at introducing a social media policy that spells out the principles and parameters for employees using social media for official and private purposes when the employees’ affiliation to the employer is identified, known or presumed – such as a high-profile political leader or someone in the entertainment industry,” said Du Toit.

He said the policy should provide clear guidelines on how to use public platforms – for official and private purposes – and should explain the consequences of failing to adhere to the company’s social media policy.– Adele Mackenzie

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While Zimbabwe has fallen two places to position

155 out of the 189 countries ranked in the 2016 World Bank Doing Business report, it is becoming easier to import and export.

The report shows that Zimbabwe, which has committed to far-reaching reforms to promote foreign direct investment, has moved up in the rankings on getting credit and protecting minority investors.

Countries are ranked in terms of 10 criteria –

starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

For landlocked countries like Zimbabwe one of the important measures is the

Distance to Frontier score (DTF), which benchmarks economies with respect to regulatory practice, showing the absolute distance to the best performance in each Doing Business indicator.

Zimbabwe has improved its DTF scorecard by 0.84% from 47.33 in 2015 to 48.17 in the 2016 report.

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at 100 in the ranking of 189 economies on the ease of trading across borders benchmark.

This is one down from the 2015 report.

South Africa is ranked 130, with a DTF score of 58.01.

Zimbabwe’s second-largest African trading partner, Mozambique, is ranked 129th, with a DTF score of 58.2,

while its new target market, Namibia, is ranked 118th, with a DTF score of 61.47.

Zimbabwe compares favourably against the rest of sub-Saharan Africa on most of the yardsticks.

It is cheaper and quicker for Zimbabwean companies and individuals to import and export goods than the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.

It is becoming easier to trade with Zimbabwe

Export Import Product HS 24 : Tobacco and manufactured

tobacco substitutesHS 8708: Parts and accessories of motor vehicles

Trade partner South Africa South Africa Border Beitbridge BeitbridgeDistance (km) 580 580Domestic transport time (hours) 36 36Domestic transport cost (US$) 862 1669Domestic transport speed (km/hour) 16.1 16.1Domestic transport cost per distance (US$/km) 1.5 2.9

Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa aveTime to export: Border compliance (hours) 72 108

Cost to export: Border compliance (US$) 285 542

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) 99 97

Cost to export: Documentary compliance (US$) 170 246

Time to import: Border compliance (hours) 60 160

Cost to import: Border compliance (US$) 212 643

Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) 81 123

Cost to import: Documentary compliance (US$) 150 351

Summary of export and import time and cost for trading across borders in Zimbabwe Source: Doing Business database.

Summary of trading details, transport time and documents for trading across borders in Zimbabwe Source: Doing Business database.

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T he Zimbabwean government’s recent review of its Indigenisation

and Empowerment Policy Framework – ref lecting a supposedly more relaxed stance – demands careful scrutiny.

Intended to be more conducive to attracting much-needed foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country, it adds up to little more than a provision for penalties that will continue until indigenisation threshold is reached, says managing director at Robertson Economics, John Robertson.

The new policy – agreed to and signed in parliament earlier this month – still calls for at least 51% local control and ownership of foreign companies but it allows for some f lexibility with regard to timeframes for compliance.

According to local journalist Elias Mambo – who referred to the old policy framework as “racketeering by regulation” – the period of compliance for foreign investors has been moved out to five years instead of the previous “with immediate effect” stipulation. Furthermore, the period of compliance

can go up to 20 years should investors request this, subject to approval by relevant government authorities.

Mambo added that there was another key element in the new framework, which stipulated that should a foreign-owned company refuse to comply with the indigenisation policy it would not be closed down, forced out or nationalised as previously threatened by some high-profile government leaders. “Instead, they will be charged a levy or tax for non-compliance,” he said.

But, according to Robertson, this policy

is even more damaging because the penalty is to be calculated from turnover figures and not net profits. Furthermore, while the government insists that payments for shares (by indigenous parties) should be made from future dividends, local shareholders should be able to gain title to the shares immediately.

Robertson pointed out that the danger with this was that with the 51% majority being indigenous they could take command at annual general meetings of each company’s shareholders and threaten to dismiss

other shareholders from the board as leverage to ensure compliance.

“Investment levels from non-indigenous people are therefore bound to be minimal while this policy framework is in place,” commented Robertson.

Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, disagrees, noting in a prepared statement that the new framework is “very conducive” to FDI. “It’s a milestone in the turnaround of the economy.”

He also addressed the individual ownership issue, stating that government would now only pursue indigenisation through state enterprises and “not allow individuals to capitalise on the policy for self-enrichment”.

Economic adviser and CEO of Oxlink Capital, Brains Muchemwa, told FTW that he welcomed the fact that there was more clarity around implementation of the policy and that the “discord” in government (around the old policy framework) had been addressed, noting that it had created even more economic uncertainty.

“But investors will need clarity on the proposed levy for non-compliance,” he said.

Zimbabwe’s new indigenisation policy – smoke and mirrors?

The official signing of the Indigenisation and Empowerment Policy Framework … (from left) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya; Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa; and Minister of Youth Indigenisation and Economic Development, Patrick Zhuwao.

Zimbabwe’s business community – including the Chamber of Mines, the Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries and the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers' Union – has united in its opposition to the proposed 45% power tariff hike which they say will reverse the progress made towards boosting the country’s trade competitiveness.

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority began stakeholder consultations on a proposed electricity tariff increase last week by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), which would be used, in part, to help pay for its 300-megawatt power imports from Eskom.

The Energy and Power Development Minister, Dr Samuel Undenge, commented that “there was no going back on the increase” as Zesa had to urgently finance power- generating projects.

Among the projects expected to ease the current power crisis is the 200- megawatt emergency power plant to be installed at Dema substation by April this year.

Meanwhile concerns about severe power rationing in Zimbabwe and Zambia have arisen after reports last week that the water level at Lake Kariba had dropped to 12% of capacity. Both countries rely heavily on the Kariba dam for electricity.

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United Refineries Limited (URL) is to begin exports of a new range of soaps into Angola and Mozambique.

URL chief executive officer Busisa Moyo told Zimbabwean media that the company would be exporting soaps under the brands of Image, Vogue and Fresh Health Joy.

The packaging is inscribed in English and Portuguese.

In March 2014 Grindrod Trading of South Africa acquired a 51% stake in URL, which provided the funding for increasing capacity at the URL plants.

Moyo, who is also Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries president, has said that Zimbabwe’s cooking oil producers are able to meet the country’s demand for edible oils after government imposed levies on imports.

The Zimbabwean government has imposed a customs duty of 40% and 25% surtax or US$0.50 per litre charge – whichever is greater – on cooking oil imports.

This will impact on volumes of freight going into the country.

In 2014 Zimbabwe imported US$41 million worth of edible oils. -Ed Richardson

About 30% of registered companies in Zimbabwe are generating less than US$5 000 a year, mainly through the sale of imported products.

This is one of the findings of the first Central Business Register study undertaken by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) between August 2013 and June 2014.

It found that only 3% of registered companies in the country had an annual turnover of more than US$1 million.

The findings are an indication of a lack of manufacturing and large corporate businesses.

According to the 2015 CZI (Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries) Manufacturing Survey, “external and internal pressures continue to haunt the Zimbabwean economy and the

manufacturing sector is not spared”.

Efforts by government to resuscitate the sector through tariffs continue to be undermined by factors such as the depreciation of the regional currencies, it says.

The 2015 Manufacturing Sector Survey shows a decline in the sector compared to 2014, with weighted capacity utilisation

shedding 2.2 percentage points from 36.5% to 34.3%.

Constraints include low domestic demand,

lack of capital, “antiquated machinery and machine breakdowns” and competition from imports, according to CZI.

Zimbabwe has had a trade deficit for a number of years due to a decline in exports.

The country’s trade deficit stood at $3 billion between January and November 2015,

according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat).

Imports in the first 11 months of the year stood at $5.8 billion while exports amounted to $2,8 billion.

Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has been quoted as saying that merchandise imports accounted for around 60% of the imports.

“A significant volume of the imported products are non-essential, cheap and sub-standard,” he is quoted as saying.

Most of the imported goods and services, he said, could “be easily produced in the country”.

Government has put in place measures including duty hikes on non-essential imports such as bakery products.

It has also reduced duties on raw materials for a number of products to try to stimulate local production.

The furniture, meat and sugar industries are among those given duty reductions in the 2015 budget.–Ed Richardson

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Zimbabwe is ideally positioned for the establishment of logistics hubs

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“The geographic

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Services provided by 4PL.COM in Zimbabwe include long haul, bulk, breakbulk and Hazchem cargo.

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“The differentiator for us is that the trucks leave

on schedule for Zimbabwe irrespective of cargo volume. We have our own depot, with warehouse and handling facilities in Harare,” he says.

4PL.COM is continuing to invest in the services it provides to companies operating in

Zimbabwe.“We recently acquired a

Hazchem transport business, which does full breakbulk and consolidated loads, and have deployed these assets on the Zimbabwe route.”

The company has also opened its own fully staffed clearing office situated in the Musina Truck Park on the Beitbridge border.

“This has afforded us the luxury of having our customers’ cargo cleared more quickly than having to outsource.

“We have partnered with an agent on the Zimbabwe side of the border who shares our commitment to always be accessible to ensure that cargo is not held up unnecessarily, and with great results,” he adds.

Cunliffe sees agricultural imports and exports continuing to expand.

“We are focusing our efforts on the agricultural sector and believe that this is where the most growth will take place, for general and Hazchem cargo.

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Cloud-based customs clearing and forwarding systems are helping speed

up the movement of freight into and through Zimbabwe and beyond into the whole Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, according to Ridwaan Mohammed, general manager at Advanced Customs Solutions (ACS).

“We have identified and inserted lost links within the logistics chain by developing and offering software solutions to speed up the processes through border posts,” he says.

These links include “a global manifest system that connects importer to transporter to clearing agent, allowing a fast and efficient communication channel; shipment tracking as well as a web-based EDI (electronic data interchange) tracking software

solution; integration into Asycuda and all in-house third party and accounting software.

“This technology is passed on to our clients who then offer a competitive service to their clients,” he says.

According to Mohammed, ACS has a “large share” of the Beitbridge customs clearing market, which is continuing to see growth in road freight volumes.

“Agents are using our software for customs clearing purposes

through Sars. We also have the ability to transfer data from our software to Asycuda++ and Asycuda World.

“This data transfer speeds up the customs clearing processes

for commercial cargo entering and exiting South Africa and Zimbabwe," says Mohammed.

“We are a preferred software service provider due to our use of technology and integration to various software platforms. ACS offers both cloud and local-based installations."

According to Mohammed, many FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and wholesale exporters, importers and road freight transporters are making use of ACS solutions to streamline their own processes.

Companies are increasingly opting for the Cloud. “We see technology moving towards cloud-based solutions, which we have already developed,” he says.

Systems do not, however, replace people. ACS has been providing support and training to help clients meet the requirements of the Sars modernisation programme.

“Communication and training are the keys to

success in our type of business,” says Mohammed.

The modernisation of Zimbabwe’s customs system is also helping to streamline clearing procedures.

“With our Asycuda integration we see many Zimbabwe-based and BLNS-based (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland) clearing agents using our software as they are able to do clearances through both sides of any border post.

“The integration into Asycuda, the EDI tracking solution as well as our Global Manifest system and customs clearing

solution will indirectly integrate all clearing agents, importers/exporters, transporters in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

“There will be one system for the entire logistics chain,

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Zimbabwe’s government seems to be waking up to the fact that it cannot keep up its draconian policies or it will continue to drive away much-needed investment, which has boosted the country’s economic growth prospects.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in its Economic Growth Outlook 2016 report for Zimbabwe predicted a marginal improvement in economic growth, pointing out that there was a need to continue implementation of structural reforms to improve the business environment, reform public enterprises and make growth more inclusive.

In its report, AfDB commented that various initiatives had been taken to address these issues but progress had been limited by slow implementation of

the related policies and strategies.

“Government has stepped up its engagement with the private sector and seems to be looking at more of a ‘carrot’ approach to stimulate investment and buy-in of the country’s policies rather than the ‘stick’ approach it had before,” said Duncan Bonnett, director at African specialist consultancy, Whitehouse & Associates.

According to him, this could be a positive sign that Zimbabwe’s fortunes could soon change. And if the country’s economic prospects do take a positive

turn, they could turn very quickly.

“Despite 15 years of decline in Zimbabwe, the infrastructure is still better than that of a lot of other countries in the southern African region,” said Bonnett.

He added that although Zimbabwe’s local industry had been negatively affected during the decline there

was still a lot of potential around its agricultural and commodities sectors.

“Zimbabwe’s export basket has changed over the years. In the 1990s and early 2 000s it offered a lot of value-added products when its manufacturing sector was thriving. With local industry declining however, it has opened opportunities for increased imports from South Africa,” he said.

Zimbabwe Reserve Bank governor, Dr John Panonetsa Mangudya, is

also optimistic about an economic transformation this year, noting that this would be on the back of positive gains in the ongoing implementation of the country’s debt and arrears clearance strategy.

“We are on target in the mobilisation of financial resources required to settle the external debt arrears,” Mangudya said, adding this was part of a number of “investor confidence boosting initiatives” that would bear fruit this year.– Adele Mackenzie

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Two-way trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe is being supported

by a partnership between Mitchell Cotts Zimbabwe and Falcongate Logistics in South Africa.

“We are the UPS Freight ASC (authorised service contractor) in Zimbabwe, and have strategically partnered with Falcongate Logistics for our roadfreight services to have an effective push-pull scenario between South Africa and Zimbabwe,” says DJ Motsi of Mitchell Cotts Freight Zimbabwe.

The Falcongate fleet mainly operates on the Johannesburg / Malawi / Zimbabwe / Zambia route, carrying steel, fertiliser, maize, general cargo, groceries and other commodities.

Freight carried on the return leg includes cotton, tobacco, timber, pulses, grains and other exports to South Africa, according to Falcongate.

Motsi says the volume of imports into Zimbabwe is continuing to grow due

to a slow-down in local manufacturing.

“Between 60 to 80% of the goods being imported into the country are controlled or restricted. Without permits these goods cannot be imported.”

The regulations apply to all forms of transport, with courier shipments valued at US$20.00 or above or weighing 10kgs being automatically detained by Zimbabwe Customs (Zimra) for duty/taxes.

“This gives rise to corruption at the border and smuggling of goods into the country,” he says.

Exporters and importers need to make use of a local agent because of a range of challenges, which start with the Beitbridge border post which does not have the capacity to handle the growing volumes of freight, says Motsi.

“The separation of traffic is not yet possible, which means you have buses, trucks, light commercial vehicles, informal

transporters, private vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians all having to queue in the same line at VID, Zimra (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority), Zinara (Zimbabwe National Roads Administration) and immigration.

“Compounding the problem is a lack of staff in all departments,” he says.

Despite several upgrades the Asycuda World customs system in Zimbabwe continues to perform poorly.

“It is worse than the previous

system introduced in 2010,” says Motsi.

But despite the challenges, Mitchell Cotts is helping to keep its clients' freight moving thanks to its presence at the border post, as well as offices in the major centres.

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Growing import volumes ... pictured in the Mitchell Cotts warehouse in Harare from left: Sam Nyawarande, DJ Motsi, Patrick Tairoodza, and Wayne Ison.


Following its success in growing trade with Mozambique to the east, Zimbabwean trade facilitation organisation ZimTrade is now urging local companies to explore opportunities in Namibia.

Mozambique is now Zimbabwe’s second-largest trade partner in Africa after South Africa.

A survey conducted by ZimTrade identified

opportunities in sectors such as building and construction, pharmaceuticals, veterinary, leather products and fast-moving consumer goods as well as professional services.

The survey found that Zimbabwean professionals now based in Namibia were keen to form business partnerships with Zimbabwean companies.

“In the pharmaceutical sector many pharmaceutical and medical centres are manned by Zimbabwe professionals and the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC). Exporters from Zimbabwe can supply hospitals and pharmacies through local distributors.

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Investment in people and systems is helping to keep freight moving along the Beira corridor, according to

Vikram Singh, general manager of J&J Transport in Harare.

“We have used the past year to improve our current systems and structures rather than to grow the business in size,” he says.

The Zimbabwean-registered company has been able to leverage the investment made by the Beira-based J&J group to offer warehousing and depot services in addition to haulage.

Zimbabwe-based traders and shippers are served by a number of warehouses in Beira, including an inland dry port.

Operated by Independent Beira Logistics Terminals and Services (IBLT&S), the facility offers a range of value-added logistics services for in-bond imports and exports through the port of Beira.

“We are facing a difficult economic situation with falling commodity prices, resulting in a drop in volumes and therefore increased competition due to a smaller market

“We are however addressing these challenges through investment in systems, such as the J&J Freight Management System, and Magic Eye, a state-of-the-art tracking system that grants clients

full visibility, as well as the training and development of our staff in order to raise our service levels,” he says.

The prognosis is that the logistics sector serving Zimbabwe will come under increasing pressure as commodity prices continue to fall and regional currencies devalue.

J&J’s tracking system, Magic Eye, combined with the company’s freight management programme allow clients to fine-tune their inventory for imports and to time exports for optimal arrival in Beira ahead of the stack date.

All trucks are fitted with satellite tracking, “providing us with control and clients with the visibility at all times,” he says.

The client is able to view the location of the truck carrying the cargo at any time during the course of the trip.

J&J Transport provides transport and logistics services on the Beira Corridor, specialising in international transportation between Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a fleet of around 1 100 trucks.

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Mozambique has become Zimbabwe’s second-largest regional trading partner after South Africa.

In the first 10 months of 2015 Mozambique accounted for 18% of Zimbabwean exports, according to ZimTrade, the Zimbabwean trade facilitation body.

In 2015 Mozambique and Zimbabwe signed a trade facilitation agreement in terms of which goods originating from Zimbabwe enter Mozambique duty-free.

This is in addition to the concessions as members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Zimbabwe, which enjoys a trade surplus with Mozambique, exported goods and services such as mining

equipment, agricultural produce, building and construction material.

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T he mega-deals signed between China and Zimbabwe in

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“Zimbabwe is a landlocked country and is thus dependent on ports such as Durban and Beira, Mozambique as its main ports of entry for global imports and exports,” he commented. And with the subsequent energy, transport, agricultural

sector and infrastructure revamps that would come into effect as a result of these deals, Zimbabwe’s trade could strengthen considerably, he said.

“Zimbabwe is a commodity-dependent economy, with over half of its exports originating from the mining sector – which has been hard hit by the current power crisis. The deals are therefore a win-win situation for both

countries, with China looking for new markets in Africa and Zimbabwe looking to revitalise its

f lagging economy,” Fitzmaurice told FTW.

He believes the investment deals are likely to be a long-term investment by China and pointed out that wise transporters would see

this as an opportunity to grow their business and market share in the region. “Zimbabwe does

not currently have the resources to support the planned infrastructure developments. This creates opportunities for local industry in the region, particularly South Africa, to supply the resources required to spur development,” said Fitzmaurice.

He told FTW that the greatest obstacles to growth in the southern African region overall continued to be the lack of road and rail infrastructure and border inefficiency.

“Transportation accounts for a large proportion of infrastructure investment in most sub-Saharan countries. Nevertheless, the quality of roads and

railroad networks still lags far behind much of the rest of the world and they are in serious need of improvement,” he said.

According to Fitzmaurice, many roads remain unpaved and most rail lines constructed during the colonial period are in poor repair and outdated.

“The road access rate in Africa is only 34%, compared with 50% in other parts of the developing world. The African Development Bank reports that high transport costs add up to 75% to the price of goods in Africa.” He added that independent studies done by transport logistics consultants in the region

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“Of the transport related costs (70%), 60% is directly related to delays ie, loading

at ports, border post delays and stoppages along the road at weighbridges and

checkpoints. It should also be noted that 30 countries in Africa have chronic power outages and face

an energy crisis,” said Fitzmaurice.

Chinese president Xia Jinping signed several investment deals with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe, during his southern Africa visit last month.

Companies wanting to build new warehouses in Zimbabwe need to have long planning horizons and be prepared for a range of costs in addition to land, materials and labour, according to the 2016 World Bank Doing Business report for the country.

Property transfers are relatively quick – Zimbabwe stands at 114 in the ranking of 189 economies on the ease of registering property (South Africa is 101).

According to Doing Business registering a property there requires five procedures, takes 36 days and costs 7.6% of the property value.

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which adds up to 25.2% of the total warehouse cost.

Financing the investment is a challenge as Zimbabwe stands at 79 in the ranking of 189 economies on the ease of getting credit.

Despite the Zimbabwean credit crunch this is above the average sub-Saharan Africa rating of 118.

South Africa and Namibia are ranked 59th, followed by Swaziland and Botswana (70th) and then Zimbabwe.

In terms of security of investment, Zimbabwe is ranked 81st on the strength of minority investor protection index.

This is fourth in sub-Saharan Africa after SA (14), Namibia (66) and Angola (66).

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Power failures are common, and operators need to be able to produce their own power through solar or generators – or both.

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The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) has extended a US$87m line of credit to the Zimbabwean government for the renovation of the Bulawayo thermal power plant.

This is Exim’s second loan to Zimbabwe, taking the total value to US$115.6m.

The first of US$28.6m was given in June 2013 for the upgrade of the Deka pumping station and river water intake system.

Zimbabwean industry was warned in January 2016 that there would be longer and more frequent power shortages for the next 10 years.

The country’s power utility will extend blackouts until it can boost capacity, Patson Mbiriri, secretary for energy and power development, is quoted as telling the annual congress of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries. “By 2022 we will be able to generate enough power for domestic and

industrial use,” Mbiriri said.Zimbabwe needs about 2 200

megawatts of electricity at peak consumption but generates just below 1 300 megawatts, while relying on imports to fill the gap.

According to reports from Zimbabwe. the country has suffered blackouts as major electricity suppliers have cut supplies due to the non-payment of dues.

Energy Minister Elton Mangoma recently said Zimbabwe had whittled down its debt to power providers to under $20 million from around $100 million in a bid to resume imports.

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Reducing transit times through the Beitbridge border post demands experienced,

well-connected agents, in the view of Jephreys Vuriga of Beitbridge-based Weighbridge Freight and Logistics.

The company, acquired by Vuriga and Brander Hobson in July 2015, is fully licensed with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority to offer clearing services.

“We are based on the Zimbabwean side offering customs clearing services, border monitoring, Commercial Vehicle Guarantees (CVG), Removal in Transit (RIT) and transit permit sourcing.

“We also offer customs consultancy and transport broking. We are a fairly new organisation but with a highly experienced team that has mastered our otherwise difficult border crossing,” says Vuriga.

The need to speed up the implementation of a one-stop border post at Beitbridge has been identified by the

authorities on both sides of the border.

In August 2015 Zimbabwean vice president Phelekezela Mphoko was quoted as saying after a visit to the border post “we are concerned with the situation at Beitbridge where cargo is taking two weeks to be cleared and this results in unnecessary costs on the part of importers”.

“We are eagerly awaiting the implementation of a one-stop shop at the border post as it would greatly improve efficiencies,” says Vuriga.

“The only container depot servicing Beitbridge border post is now too small for conducting customs physical examinations.

“There is also a proliferation of bogus and unscrupulous clearing agents,” he warns.

Further delays could result in significant losses to the Zimbabwean fiscus. According to the Herald newspaper, the Zimbabwean Revenue Authority collects an average of US$2 million a day at Beitbridge – which is 70% of all the country’s customs revenue.

“We are anticipating a decline in transit cargo as soon as the Zambezi bridge between Botswana and Zambia is finished as they have proved to be more efficient than our border post,” he says.

It is estimated that around 600 in-bound trucks and 14 000 passengers pass through Beitbridge a day.

Vuriga points to the success of the Chirundu one-stop border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia, which was opened in December 2009.

Beitbridge is scheduled to be the second one-stop border post in the

Southern African Development Community (SADC).

A combination of delays at Beitbridge and reduced Zimbabwean exports has

increased the costs of importing into the country due to the absence of back loads, according to Vuriga.

“However the SA-Lusaka-DRC route seems to be growing in leaps and bounds and most transporters prefer the route because of its highly attractive back loads and the efficiencies at the Chirundu border post,” he says.

There is also a difference in the mix of products moving into Zimbabwe and other SADC countries through Beitbridge.

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National agricultural production is estimated to have declined by more than 42% due to the ongoing drought, according to the Western Cape minister for economic affairs Alan Winde.

“It has been estimated that we will need to import 750 000 tons of maize because of the decline in production. At the current maize price, this would result in a trade loss of R2.4 billion,” he said last week ahead of a MINMEC (ministers and members of executive council) meeting where he will table a report on the impact of the drought.

The Western Cape economic planning unit was tasked by Winde to complete an early analysis of the impact of the drought.

“This drought may cost the country more than R2 billion in trade losses,” said Winde.

According to Sipho Nzuza, port manager at the Port of Cape Town, agricultural imports due to the drought have resulted in budgets for dry bulk having to be revised significantly.

“We are expecting a 123% increase due to the drought,” he told FTW.

But as national agricultural production has declined it has resulted in a 1.1% decrease in the country’s gross domestic product.

With national production down and imports on the increase, Winde predicted that consumers would start feeling the effects of the drought locally as food prices increased.

He said the report that had been drawn up was comprehensive and would give a clear indication of the impact expected.

In the Western Cape dealing with this impact has been a priority.

In December emergency support packages for emerging farmers in the hardest hit areas were approved.

The province has also appealed to the national

government for drought relief.

According to Colin Deiner, head of the Western Cape Disaster Management Centre (WCDMC), the drought situation is continuously being monitored.

The main areas of concern are Witzenberg, Prins Albert and Oudtshoorn.

“The West Coast and Central Karoo Districts also remain of some concern at present,” he said.

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Exports of vehicles from Britain reached a new high in 2015, with British manufacturers making more cars than in any year since 2005, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Production increased 3.9% year-on-year, with output at 1 587 677, overtaking pre-recession levels for the first time.

A record number of cars – representing 77.3% of production – was for export, with 1 227 881 units destined to leave the UK, up 2.7% on 2014.

Challenges were experienced in some global markets such as China and Russia, but economic recovery in Europe boosted demand for UK-built cars.

In 2015 exports to Europe grew by 11.3%.

Production for the home market grew 8.1% on the previous year, with one in seven new cars registered in the UK in 2015 being made in Britain.– Ed Richardson

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Domestic truck sales are likely to dip this year as local f leet managers increasingly focus on cutting costs by shelving their expansion plans and trying to squeeze every bit of value they can out of their existing fleet.

This is the view of Dr David Molapo, head of f leet management at Standard Bank, who pointed out that under current economic conditions fleet managers were not able to properly plan their f leet expansion as new contracts tended to come in sporadically.

He cautioned that as result of this mistakes, such as buying the wrong type of

vehicle for the job, tended to increase.

Cobus Rossouw, chief business development manager for Imperial Logistics, agreed that the logistics industry would be under pressure this year, noting that surviving 2016

would require “tenacity and innovative thinking”.

“We anticipate challenging economic conditions in South Africa over the medium term, but aim to capitalise on growth in the consumer environment in the rest of Africa. Our Africa operations are expected to continue performing well,” he told FTW.

But both Molapo and Rossouw were quick to add that the picture was not all doom and gloom. “By looking at improved f leet efficiency, through the use of technology and data, the logistics industry could

cut costs without having to sacrifice f leet growth or upgrades,” said Rossouw.

Molapo added that despite the gloomy outlook f leet managers could ride out the tough year and emerge with a stronger, more efficient f leet if they leveraged the tools and systems available on the market to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

“Management tools that help analyse fuel consumption, provide early detection of vehicle faults, as well as monitor driver behaviour could result in improved efficiencies which could give the f leet a competitive edge,” said Molapo.

He also suggested that f leet owners consider implementing advanced financial management systems which, for example, give f leet managers real-time information about transactions and set parameters to f lag suspicious events. – Adele Mackenzie

Optimising assets critical for cash-strapped fleet owners

By looking at improved fleet efficiency, the logistics industry could cut costs.– David Molapo“

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) in its outlook report for 2016 said that the outlook for domestic sales in 2016, including for commercial vehicles (light, medium and heavy), was expected to decline by 3-5% this year.

On the other hand, Naamsa remains positive about the outlook for vehicle exports – particularly to the United States, Europe, Australasia and South America – on the back of an expected uptick in global growth. This meant that domestic production would increase by around 7.3%, said Naamsa.

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The impact of a raging fire that is estimated to have destroyed more than 2800 hectares of vegetation on the Simonsberg near Stellenbosch last week has yet to be established.

The fire, which spread across 90km from the Idas Valley, Simondium, to Paarl was still being brought under control at the time of going to press due to several small f lare-ups.

André Morgenthal of Wines of South Africa said several wine farms had been affected by the blaze but it was not yet possible to say what the impact was on each brand.

Wine farms known to have battled fires include Rustenberg Wines, Uitkyk Wine Estate, Kanonkop and Delheim.

The Western Cape government was expected to start an impact assessment on Monday saying it could not be done effectively until the fire

had been brought under control and the smoke had subsided.

“Once we have conducted surveys we will have an idea of the damage to agricultural land and infrastructure,” said a spokesman for the province.

Morgenthal said the biggest concern at this stage was around cost.

“The cost of replacing vineyards is severe. The other concern for many of the wineries – even those not affected by actual fire – is smoke taint,” he said.

Harvesting grapes from vines that have been exposed to fire smoke can result in wines containing smoke taint, commonly described as having smoky, burnt and ash aromas or cigarette, ashtray, acrid and metallic f lavours.

In an effort to curb this the organisation last week distributed guidelines to help reduce the smoke taint in grapes.

If the smoke taint is too

bad the grapes are written off completely for wine making.

Morgenthal said despite the large-scale damages and cost impact it was not expected that the fires would have a significant effect on the total wine exports of the country although it was also still too early to make any

definite call in this regard.“If a winery lost say

15-20% of its vineyards, there would be a dent in its production volume. It is significant if the relevant vineyards are for premium wines. But there is no fixed assessment of the actual loss and damage yet – they are still fighting fires,” he said.

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Reinforcing the pessimistic economic outlook forecast by the World Bank are the results of the latest survey of business leaders from around the world undertaken annually by PricewaterhouseCoopers International.

Two-thirds of CEOs (66%) see more threats facing their businesses today than three years ago. Just over a quarter (27%) believe global growth will improve over the next 12 months, a decline of 10 points on last year, according to the survey presented by PWC chairman Dennis Nally in Davos, Switzerland last week.

In addition, slightly more than a third (35%) are very confident of their own company growth in the coming year, down four points on last year (39%), and even one point below 2013.

CEOs downbeat about growth

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A proposed new law governing perishable exports is already meeting with opposition from the export community.

The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (Daff) has just gazetted Notice 7 of 2016 of January 15 inviting public comments on its new Draft Perishable Products Export Control Bill, 2015.

The deadline for submission of these written comments to the CEO of the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) is February 15.

In the gazette, Daff minister Senzeni Zokwana said that some of the key amendments of the bill included:• Promotion of an orderly,

efficient and sustainable

cold chain for the export of perishable products from the Republic;

• Provision for the legal framework for the regulation and monitoring of the cold chain;

• Introduction of a cold chain information system and data base;

• Promotion of broad based black economic empowerment by black farmers, rural communities and exporters, and;

• Monitoring, evaluation, assessment and reporting on the cold chain.It proved too early after

the bill’s release for FTW’s search for exporters’ comments to bear much fruit.

Mitchell Brooke, logistics development manager of the

Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) – representing one of SA’s major perishable export businesses – told FTW that the association still had legal advisers looking at the draft bill.

But at least one initial reaction is that the draft appears to be inadequate, given the demands of the current trading culture around the world.

We also made contact with other relevant parties in the perishable export industry, but none were yet familiar with the new draft bill. However, any readers who have studied it and have comments available for publication are invited to send them to the editor of FTW.– Alan Peat

‘Early days’ for new perishable exports bill

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New government committee to woo investorsAn Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Investment has been launched by president Jacob Zuma to “improve support and assistance” to companies seeking to invest in South Africa.

SA geared up for maize import floodSouth Africa has enough money to import the maize it needs to address food shortages this year and it is working with logistics providers and the agricultural sector to ensure the country has the capacity and equipment to manage

the additional import demands.

Global SA logistics group sold to Danish buyerThe R22-billion acquisition of the US forwarding and logistics group UTi Worldwide by the Copenhagen-listed DSV was approved at a UTi shareholders’ meeting.

Zim cracks down on border fraudThe Zimbabwe government is in the process of installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at all of the entry points into the country as part of its efforts to crack down on fraud.

The International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) proposal to make PE the sole scrap metal port of export appears to have raised the ire of the entire freight industry.

And, although contacted only days after the Itac proposal was gazetted, our commentators were already voicing strong opposition.

For example: • “Oh yes, we’re 100%

against it,” said Sue Moodley, chairman of the Durban Harbour Carriers’ Association;

• “Yes, we are going to oppose it,” said Gavin Kelly, technical and operations manager of the Road Freight Association.

• “We’re definitely going to submit our comments,” said Peter Besnard, CEO of SA Association of Ship Operators and Agents.

• “Now that I’ve examined it more closely it doesn’t look too good,” said Andrew Layman, consultant to the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• “It’s a load of nonsense,” said Dave Watts, maritime adviser to the SA Association of Freight Forwarders.And even the metal

industry itself finds the latest

Itac proposal unacceptable. And it is adamant that, tied in with other Itac rulings, it is going to ruin whole sectors of the business.

Commenting on these issues, Debra de Klerk of Speciality Metals told FTW that Itac was currently administering regulations for export control that allowed local privately owned businesses to purchase materials from prospective exporters of recycled metals at 30% below international prices, before the prospective exporters were allowed to export.

“It has now proposed further restrictions which will make the exporting of recyclable materials from SA virtually impossible – and force further closure of recycling businesses and retrenchments in the metal recycling sector.

“The proposal includes re-routing all the exports to the port of PE, via routes and modes of transport which are still to be determined by Itac.”

And this proposal, De Klerk added, is “vague and unclear”.

She also objected to the fact that there had been no consultation with members of the metals industry before

the proposal was put on the table.

“We ask that the minister of economic development, Ebrahim Patel, engages in an open meeting with the industry representatives,” said De Klerk. “Also that he calls for public hearings on this to be held in all the provinces to fully consult and inform all the affected persons, companies and parties.

“A petition is circulating currently – and will be delivered to the minister in due course.”

De Klerk highlighted the combination of Itac proposals that were likely to cause serious, if not fatal, damage to her industry.

“It is proposing that all companies applying for export permits be BEE accredited; that all exports only be done through the port of PE; and that monthly scale calibration certificates be submitted.

“These are only a few of the proposals being made for implementation which will have far-reaching effects on thousands – and will ultimately result in further job losses in the industry.”– Alan Peat

Industry mobilises against Itac scrap metal proposal


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container.Also, as in many

countries, all weighing scales have to be certified and calibrated in terms of legislation. On the local front, the SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) – the authority responsible for certifying and approving the method used – is in the process of appointing third parties who will facilitate this certification.

“But,” said Lamb, “if this process is not finalised by the time the guidelines come into force, it is most likely that carriers will still refuse to receive containers that do not have a VGM – as their insurances will lapse if the carriers load containers in contravention of Solas.”

Shippers also get involved in a selection of

road transport regulations.“In multi-modal

transport,” Lamb told FTW, “the shipper is not only responsible for confirming the weight of the container but also the mass of the road vehicle.”

First off, a consignor is prohibited from offering

goods if the vehicle is not loaded in terms of the National Road Traffic Act (NRTA), Regulation 330A(1).

Second, under Regulation 330A(4), he is also

prohibited from concluding the contract with the road haulier if the vehicle is overloaded.

Third, the consignor is also obliged to keep a record of the mass of every load transported from its premises, under Regulation 330B. And fourth, the NRTA also requires that he has a method of determining the mass of a

vehicle and any axle or axle unit of such vehicle so as to ensure that the vehicle axle or axles are not overloaded, under Regulation 330B(10).

“In these circumstances,” said Lamb, “it appears impractical for a shipper to rely upon the second method of determining the gross mass of a packed container, if he is already burdened with having to send the road vehicle over a weighbridge.”

The final step in the whole procedure is that the gross mass of the packed container must be communicated in a shipping document signed by a duly authorised representative of the shipper.

And the penalties if a shipper does not comply with the guidelines?

Said Lamb: “It is mandatory that the container cannot be loaded on board a vessel, with all the problems this creates.

“In addition, any person who contravenes the Act will be guilty of an offence and upon conviction will be liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.”

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ILA managing director Rod Taylor who sees immediate benefits for ILA customers. “Vanguard already offers services to South Africa that we haven’t offered in the past and we will be in a position to develop new markets. The immediate priority however is the smooth transition of our two businesses into one organisation.”

Vanguard has identified Africa – and South Africa in particular – as a market of significant potential. “It was a gap in our strategic footprint and we want to focus more aggressively on Africa,” said Barendse. “We recently opened an owned office in Egypt and continue to look at opportunities on the continent – which will either involve owned offices or branded agencies.”

ILA currently runs cross-border services to several neighbouring countries and deep-sea services to East and West Africa. “With the consolidation of loads under the Vanguard umbrella, we will be able to maximise volume which will impact positively on profitability,” said ILA marketing director Raymond Cutts.

For Vanguard, one of the attractions of ILA was the strength of the management team and quality of the staff, said Barendse.

“We acquire to grow and believe the combined volumes we bring to ILA are likely to expand and grow the organisation which could mean the need for additional staff.”

In an increasingly commoditised market value add is a key differentiator. “By expanding the network to encompass one of the global leaders in terms of NVO we can now offer end-to-end solutions with an IT platform that offers visibility through one company,” said Cutts.

Vanguard currently has company owned offices in 28 countries and operates in more than 100 countries.

Despite the gloomy economic outlook globally, Barendse believes that LCL will always play a crucial role. “We expect that our market will grow at around 2-3%.”

The name of ILA, which was launched 21 years ago, will ultimately change, but the rebranding exercise will only begin once the transition has been smoothly bedded down.– Joy Orlek

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MOL/PIL NGB 01/03,KEL 01/03,SRG 01/03,MNL 01/03,SHA 03/03,UKB 03/03,TYO 03/03,XMN 03/03,HPH 03/03,NGO 04/03,OSA 04/03,

BUS 06/03,TAO 08/03,TXG 10/03,YOK 10/03,KEL 13/03,TXG 14/03

Maersk Colombo 1510 CMA/MSK/SAF 12/2 - - - - - - TPP 06/03,XMN 11/03,BUS 14/03,SHA 17/03,NGB 18/03,NSA 22/03

Kota Sabas SAB015 PIL - 14/2 - - - - - SIN 25/03

25 January 2016

To: East Africa Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

OUTBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 01/02/2016 - 15/02/2016

Frontier 325N OAC - 3/2 - - - 10/2 - BEW 17/02Msc Denisse ZN605A MSC - - - - - 7/2 - MPM 08/02,BEW 10/02,MBA 15/02,DAR 19/02MCP Bilbao 0188RR CMA/DEL/UAF - - - - - 11/2 - MPM 14/02,UEL 20/02,BEW 23/02Barrier 11N OAC 13/2 - - - - - - BEW 02/03Msc Chiara ZN606A MSC - - - - - 14/2 - MPM 15/02,BEW 18/02,MBA 23/02,DAR 26/02,MNC 01/03Jolly Quarzo 0654 LMC - - - - - 14/2 - MPM 15/02,DAR 20/02,MBA 22/02Hoegh Antwerp 19 HOE - - - - - 15/2 - MPM 12/02

Name of Ship/Voy/Line WBAY CT PE NGQ EL DBN RBAY Loading for

Kota Hapas HPS274 PIL - - - - - 12/2 13/2 LFW 19/01Letavia 067MUW CMA/DEL - - - - - 1/2 - LAD 31/12,PNR 03/01,APP 07/01,TIN 08/01,TEM 11/01,COO 14/01,LFW 15/01Minna 069MUW CMA/DEL - 4/2 - - - 9/2 - LAD 11/01,PNR 12/01,TIN 16/01,TEM 18/01,COO 21/01,LFW 22/01Kota Nazim NZM101 PIL - - - - - 11/2 - LOS 20/01,LFW 23/01,TEM 24/01,COO 25/01,LBV 29/01CMA-CGM Strauss 0754 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF - - - - - - - PNR 20/01,LAD 23/01Kota Segar SEG012 PIL - 10/2 - - - - - LFW 23/01,COO 25/01,LOS 27/01,ONN 01/02CMA-CGM Rossini 0774 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF - - - - - - - PNR 27/01,LAD 30/01Msc Agadir NZ603R MSC/HLC/HSL - 5/2 3/2 - - - - LPA 15/02,DKR 17/02,ABJ 18/02,TEM 20/02,APP 26/02,TIN 27/02Msc Athens NZ604R MSC/HLC/HSL - 12/2 7/2 - - - - LPA 22/02,DKR 24/02,ABJ 25/02,TEM 27/02,APP 04/03,TIN 05/03Northern Julie FY553A MSC - 1/2 - - - - - LFW 09/02,TEM 13/02,DLA 13/02,COO 13/02,SPY 13/02,APP 15/02,TIN 15/02,ABJ 16/02,FNA 17/02,TKD 19/02,LBV 20/02,MLW 20/02Solar N 0494KE CMA/HLC/NDS - 5/2 3/2 - - 1/2 - LAD 11/02,PNR 21/02Areopolis 861 GSL/ZIM - - - - - 1/2 - APP 10/02,LOS 12/02,TEM 15/02,COO 17/02MOL Proficiency 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 7/2 4/2 - - 1/2 - AGA 25/02Greta 11/16 ASL - 1/2 - - - - - LAD 08/02,SZA 12/02,MAL 14/02Wide Charlie 0778 CMA/MSK/SAF 2/2 - - - - - - APP 07/02,TIN 09/02,COO 11/02CMA-CGM Danube 0814 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF 6/2 - - - - - - PNR 10/02,LAD 13/02Barrier 11 MSC/DAL/MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF - 7/2 5/2 - - 3/2 - LUD 09/02Maersk Izmir 1603 MSK/SAF - - - - - 4/2 - LAD 15/02,APP 19/02,TIN 21/02,COO 23/02Constantin S 1519 MSK/SAF 4/2 - - - - - - LAD 27/01,LOB 30/01,CKY 12/02Bermuda 069W MSK/SAF - 4/2 - - - - - COO 12/02,TIN 13/02,APP 15/02,DLA 18/02,ABJ 23/02,PNR 28/02Msc Athos NZ605R MSC/HLC/HSL - - 14/2 - - 5/2 - LPA 29/02,DKR 02/03,ABJ 03/03,TEM 05/03,APP 11/03,TIN 12/03Msc Francesca FY601A MSC - 9/2 - - - 5/2 - LFW 17/02,TEM 21/02,DLA 21/02,COO 21/02,SPY 21/02,APP 23/02,TIN 23/02,ABJ 24/02,FNA 25/02,TKD 27/02,LBV 28/02,MLW 28/02JPO Leo 079MUW CMA/DEL 8/2 - - - - - - LAD 15/02,PNR 17/02,TIN 21/02,TEM 23/02,COO 24/02,LFW 26/02Kota Setia STA003 PIL - 7/2 - - - - - LOS 13/02,COO 15/02,LFW 17/02,ONN 21/02Msc Grace ZA605A MSC 9/2 7/2 - - - - - LAD 12/02,LOB 14/02EM Oinousses 862 GSL/ZIM - - - - - 8/2 - APP 17/02,LOS 19/02,TEM 22/02,COO 24/02Cap Cortes 051E CMA/HLC/NDS - 12/2 11/2 - - 8/2 - LAD 18/02,PNR 21/02Maersk La Paz 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 14/2 11/2 - - 8/2 - AGA 03/03Maersk Cape Coast 1601 CMA/MSK/SAF 9/2 - - - - - - APP 14/02,TIN 16/02,COO 18/02Niledutch Breda 30255A PIL - - - - - 9/2 - PNR 22/02,LAD 25/02,BOA 29/02,MAT 01/03,SZA 03/03,LBV 03/03,CAB 04/03,DLA 04/03,LOB 06/03,MSZ 10/03Vega Virgo ZA606A MSC 13/2 10/2 - - - - - LAD 15/02,LOB 17/02,MSZ 18/02Wehr Elbe 1510 MSK/SAF 11/2 - - - - - - LAD 03/02,LOB 06/02,CKY 19/02Kota Hidayah HDY119 PIL - - - - - - - LOS 24/02,TEM 27/02,LFW 28/02Msc Arbatax NZ606R MSC/HLC/HSL - - - - - 12/2 - LPA 07/03,DKR 09/03,ABJ 10/03,TEM 12/03,APP 18/03,TIN 19/03Msc Sara Elena FY602A MSC - - - - - 12/2 - LFW 24/02,TEM 28/02,DLA 28/02,COO 28/02,SPY 28/02,APP 01/03,TIN 01/03,ABJ 02/03,FNA 03/03,TKD 05/03,LBV 06/03,MLW 06/03Nordic Beijing 081MUW CMA/DEL 15/2 - - - - - - LAD 20/02,PNR 22/02,TIN 25/02,TEM 28/02,COO 29/02,LFW 06/03Kota Sabas SAB015 PIL - 14/2 - - - - - LOS 20/02,COO 22/02,LFW 24/02,ONN 28/02Border 127 MSC/DAL/MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF - - - - - 14/2 - LUD 20/02Hoegh Antwerp 19 HOE - - - - - 15/2 - LAD 21/02,LOS 25/02,TEM 27/02HS Rossini 0534KE CMA/HLC/NDS - - - - - 15/2 - LAD 25/02,PNR 06/03Safmarine Highveld 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 15/2 - AGA 10/03

To: West Africa Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

MOL Proficiency 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 7/2 4/2 - - 1/2 - BAL 08/03,MIA 13/03,HAL 14/03,POS 15/03,CAU 19/03,SAV 19/03,SEA 19/03,NYC 20/03,BCC 20/03,ORF 22/03,LGB 22/03, PDX 22/03,MTR 23/03,CHU 24/03,TOD 25/03,KIN 25/03,SJU 29/03,HQN 29/03,MSY 30/03,PEF 30/03,SCT 30/03,ATM 31/03, LAX 03/04,PCR 04/04,MAN 04/04,OAK 05/04,PAG 07/04Msc Paola 005 MSC/MSK/SAF - 14/2 - 2/2 - 8/2 - NYC 07/03,BAL 09/03,ORF 10/03,CHU 12/03,FEP 13/03,NAS 13/03,MIA 14/03,POP 14/03,MHH 14/03,GEC 15/03,SDQ 15/03, TOV 15/03,SLU 16/03,PHI 16/03,GDT 16/03,SJO 17/03,BAS 17/03,VIJ 17/03,RSU 18/03,PAP 18/03,KTN 18/03,HQN 19/03, BGI 19/03,STG 19/03,MSY 21/03Maersk Visby 032 MSC/MSK/SAF - 6/2 - - - 3/2 - NYC 28/02,BAL 01/03,ORF 02/03,CHU 04/03,NAS 05/03,FEP 05/03,MIA 06/03,POP 06/03,MHH 06/03,GEC 07/03,SDQ 07/03, TOV 07/03,SLU 08/03,PHI 08/03,GDT 08/03,SJO 09/03,BAS 09/03,VIJ 09/03,RSU 10/03,PAP 10/03,KTN 10/03,HQN 11/03, BGI 11/03,STG 11/03,MSY 13/03Maersk La Paz 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 14/2 11/2 - - 8/2 - BAL 15/03,MIA 20/03,HAL 21/03,POS 22/03,CAU 26/03,SAV 26/03,SEA 26/03,NYC 27/03,BCC 27/03,ORF 29/03,LGB 29/03, PDX 29/03,MTR 30/03,CHU 31/03,TOD 01/04,KIN 01/04,SJU 05/04,HQN 05/04,MSY 06/04,PEF 06/04,SCT 06/04,ATM 07/04, LAX 10/04,PCR 11/04,MAN 11/04,OAK 12/04,PAG 14/04Bomar Resilient 013 MSC/MSK/SAF - - - 9/2 - 15/2 - NYC 14/03,BAL 16/03,ORF 17/03,CHU 19/03,FEP 20/03,NAS 20/03,MIA 21/03,POP 21/03,MHH 21/03,GEC 22/03,SDQ 22/03, TOV 22/03,SLU 23/03,PHI 23/03,GDT 23/03,SJO 24/03,BAS 24/03,VIJ 24/03,RSU 25/03,PAP 25/03,KTN 25/03,HQN 26/03, BGI 26/03,STG 26/03,MSY 28/03Holsatia 016E COS/CSC/EMC/HLC/KLI/MOL/PIL - - - - - 10/2 - LAX 08/03,OAK 11/03,TIW 13/03,BCC 15/03Safmarine Highveld 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 15/2 - BAL 22/03,MIA 27/03,HAL 28/03,POS 29/03,CAU 02/04,SAV 02/04,SEA 02/04,NYC 03/04,BCC 03/04,ORF 05/04,LGB 05/04, PDX 05/04,MTR 06/04,CHU 07/04,TOD 08/04,KIN 08/04,SJU 12/04,HQN 12/04,MSY 13/04,PEF 13/04,SCT 13/04,ATM 14/04, LAX 17/04,PCR 18/04,MAN 18/04,OAK 19/04,PAG 21/04Hoegh Antwerp 19 HOE - - - - - 15/2 - SCT 15/03

To: North America Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

Centaurus 1514 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 1/2 - - 5/2 - PLU 09/02Msc Valencia IZ605A MSC - - - 8/2 - 5/2 - PLU 14/02,LON 18/02,MJN 20/02,PDG 23/02,DIE 23/02,TMM 24/02Washington FY604R MSC - - - - - 7/2 - PLU 11/02Maersk Jaipur 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 8/2 - - 12/2 - PLU 16/02MCP Bilbao 0188RR CMA/DEL/UAF - - - - - 11/2 - TLE 17/02Hoegh Target 4 HOE - - - - - 12/2 - TMM 17/02,LPT 19/02,PLU 21/02Bess CO602 WWL - - 14/2 - 15/2 - - RUN 20/02HS Debussy 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 15/2 - - - - PLU 23/02

To: Indian Ocean Islands Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

Morning Calypso CO601 WWL - - 2/2 - 3/2 4/2 - FRE 16/02,MLB 21/02,PKL 23/02,BSA 25/02Maersk Kampala 059 CMA/MSK/SAF - - - 6/2 - 3/2 - AKL 05/03,TRG 06/03,NPE 07/03,LYT 08/03,TIU 09/03,POE 09/03,FRE 09/03,NSN 11/03,NPL 11/03,SYD 15/03,MLB 16/03, BSA 20/03,ADL 20/03Msc Valencia IZ605A MSC - - - 8/2 - 5/2 - FRE 25/02,ADL 26/02,MLB 01/03,SYD 04/03,TRG 08/03,LYT 10/03Washington FY604R MSC - - - - - 7/2 - FRE 22/02,ADL 23/02,MLB 27/02,SYD 01/03,TRG 05/03,LYT 07/03Safmarine Boland 20S CMA/MSK/SAF - - - 13/2 - 10/2 - FRE 11/03,AKL 12/03,TRG 13/03,NPE 14/03,LYT 15/03,TIU 16/03,POE 16/03,SYD 17/03,NSN 18/03,NPL 18/03,MLB 18/03, BSA 22/03,ADL 22/03Holsatia 016E COS/CSC/EMC/HLC/KLI/MOL/PIL - - - - - 10/2 - BSA 07/03,SYD 09/03,MLB 12/03Hoegh Target 4 HOE - - - - - 12/2 - FRE 28/02,MLB 05/03,PKL 07/03,BSA 09/03,TRG 13/03,NPE 14/03,WLG 16/03,LYT 17/03Bess CO602 WWL - - 14/2 - 15/2 - - FRE 29/02,MLB 06/03,PKL 08/03,BSA 10/03

To: Australasia Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

Africamarine Ships Agency 450-3314 306-0112 510-7375 - - - - - -Africa Union Transport 783-8611 301-6025 - - - - - - -Alpha Shipping Agency (Pty) Ltd 450-2576 207-1662 - - - - - - -BLS Marine - 201-4552 - - - - - - -Bridge Marine 625-3300 460-0700 927-9700 - - - - - -CMA CGM Shipping Agencies 409-8120 319-1300 552-1771 087 803-3380 797-4197 - - 274-450 -Combine Ocean 407-2200 328-0403 419-8550 501-3427 - - - - -Cosren Shipping Agency 622-5658 307-3092 418-0690 501-3400 - - - - -CSAL (Mitchell Cotts) 788-6302 302-7555 421-5580 - 788-9933 - - 219-571 -CSAV Group Agencies SA 771-6900 335-9000 405-2300 - - - - - -Delmas Shipping - - - - - - - 274-467 -Diamond Shipping 263-8500 570-7800 419-2734 363-7788 789-0437 - - - Saldanha Bay (022) 714-3449DAL Agency 881-0000 582-9400 405-9500 398-0000 - 726-5497 - 219-550 Mozambique (0925821) 312354/5 Evergreen Agency (SA) Pty Ltd 284-9000 334-5880 431-8701 - - - - - -Fairseas 513-4039 - 410-8819 - - - - - -Galborg 340-0499 365-6800 405-3400 581-3994 797-9161 700-8200 - 219-550 Maputo (0025821) 226 600Gearbulk - 277-9100 - - - - - - -Hapag-Lloyd 0860 101 260 583-6500 0860 101 260 - - - - - -Hamburg Sud South Africa 615-1003 334-4777 425-0145 - - - - - -Höegh Autoliners 513-2900 536-3500 - 487-0381 - - - - -Hull Blyth South Africa - 360-0700 - - - - - - -Ignazio Messina & Co 881-9500 365-5200 418-4848 - - - - - -Inchcape Shipping Services 787-6878 368-1622 522-8599 581-3770 788-0330 - - - Maputo (0025884) 310-9509 Saldanha Bay (022) 714-4976Independent Shipping Services - - 418-2610 - - - - - -Island View Shipping - 302-1800 425-2285 - 797-9402 - - - -John T. Rennie & Sons 407-2200 328-0401 419-8660 501-3400 789-1571 - - - -King & Sons 340-0300 301-0711 402-1830 581-3994 797-9210 700-8200 - 219-550 Maputo (0025821) 226 600K.Line Shipping SA 253-1200 328-0900 421-4232 581-8971 - 722-1851 - - - LBH South Africa - 309-5959 421-0033 585-0671 788-0953 585-0671 - 220-462 Maputo (002521) 360 320Lloydafrica 455-2728 480-8600 402-1720 581-7023 - - - - -Macs 340-0499 365-6800 405-3400 581-3994 797-9161 700-8200 - 219-550 Maputo (0025821) 226 600Maersk South Africa (Pty) Ltd. 277-3700 336-7700 408-6000 501-3100 - 813-0100 - 209-800 -Mainport Africa Shipping - 202-9621 419-3119 - 789-5427 - - - -Marimed Shipping 884-3018 328-5891 - - - - - - -Mediterranean Shipping Co. 263-4000 360-7911 405-2000 505-4800 - 722-6651 335-6980 - -Meihuizen International - - 440-5400 - - - - - -Mitchell Cotts Maritime 788-6302 302-7555 421-5580 581-3994 788-9933 700-8200 - 219-550 Saldanha Bay (022) 714-1259 Mitsui OSK Lines SA 601-2000 580-2200 441-2200 501-6500 788-9700 700-6500 - 201-2200 -Metall Und Rohstoff 302-0143 - - - - - - - -Neptune Shipping 807-5977 - - - - - - - -Nile Dutch South Africa 325-0557 306-4500 425-3600 - - - - - -NYK Cool Southern Africa - - 913-8901 - - - - - -NYK Mitchell Cotts Maritime 788-6302 302-7555 - 581-3369 788-9933 731-1707 - 219-571 -Ocean Africa Container Lines - 302-7100 412-2860 - - - - - -Panargo - 335-2400 434-6780 - 789-8951 - - - Saldanha Bay (022) 714-1198PIL SA 201-7000 301-2222 421-4144 363-8008 - - - - -Phoenix Shipping (Pty) Ltd. - 568-1313 - - - - - - -Portco (Pty) Ltd. - 207-4532 421-1623 - - - - - -RNC Shipping - - 511-5130 - - - - - -Safbulk - - 408-9100 - - - - - -Safmarine 277-3500 336-7200 408-6911 501-3000 - 813-0100 335-8787 209-839 -Safmarine MPV 513-3375 533-0400 418-2051 - - - - - -Seaglow Shipping 236-8500 570-7800 - - - - - - -Seascape (Appelby Freight Svcs) 616-0595 - - - - - - - -Sea-Act Shipping cc 475-5245 - - - - - - - -Seaclad Maritime 442-3777 327-9400 419-1438 - - - - - -Sharaf Shipping 263-8540 584-2900 - - - - - - -Southern Chartering 302-0000 - - - - - - - -Stella Shipping 450-2642 304-5346 - - - - - - -Voigt Shipping - 207-1451 911-0939 581-0240 788-9900 - - - Saldanha Bay (022) 714-1908 Mossel Bay (044) 690 7117/9Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics - 584-3600 - 581-1103 - 726-9883 - - -Wilhelmsen Ships Service - 274-3200 527-9360 360-2477 751-3400 726-9883 - - Saldanha Bay (022) 714-0410ZIM Integrated Shipping Services LTD 784 2876/77 534-3300 - - - - - - -

OUTBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 01/02/2016 - 15/02/2016Name of Ship/Voy/Line WBAY CT PE NGQ EL DBN RBAY Loading for

AGENT JHB DBN CT PE RBAY EL PTA WBAY Misc. 011 031 021 041 035 043 012 00264 64

EASIFINDER GUIDE TO AGENTS

Kota Hapas HPS274 PIL - - - - - 12/2 13/2 CMB 28/02,NSA 03/03,HZL 05/03,MUN 07/03,JEA 11/03Letavia 067MUW CMA/DEL - - - - - 1/2 - KLF 16/02,JEA 17/02,BND 18/02,MUN 23/02Minna 069MUW CMA/DEL - 4/2 - - - 9/2 - KLF 23/02,JEA 24/02,BND 25/02,MUN 01/03Msc Roberta IZ604A MSC - - - 1/2 - - - CMB 24/02Centaurus 1514 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 1/2 - - 5/2 - JEA 19/02,MUN 24/02,NSA 26/02,CMB 28/02Msc Valencia IZ605A MSC - - - 8/2 - 5/2 - SLL 22/02,JEA 26/02,BQM 28/02,CMB 02/03,NSA 02/03,MUN 04/03JPO Leo 079MUW CMA/DEL 8/2 - - - - - - MUN 27/03,KLF 29/03Washington FY604R MSC - - - - - 7/2 - CMB 19/02,SLL 19/02,JEA 23/02,BQM 25/02,NSA 28/02,MUN 01/03Maersk Jaipur 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 8/2 - - 12/2 - JEA 25/02,MUN 01/03,NSA 03/03,CMB 06/03Holsatia 016E COS/CSC/EMC/HLC/ - - - - - 10/2 - CMB 01/03,NSA 03/03 KLI/MOL/PILKota Hidayah HDY119 PIL - - - - - - - CMB 28/03,NSA 01/04,HZL 03/04,MUN 05/04,JEA 09/04Msc Joanna IZ606A MSC - - - 15/2 - 12/2 - CMB 09/03Nordic Beijing 081MUW CMA/DEL 15/2 - - - - - - MUN 03/04,KLF 05/04Jolly Quarzo 0654 LMC - - - - - 14/2 - JED 03/03,RUH 23/03,AQJ 28/03,MSW 28/03,PZU 28/03,HOD 29/03,AUH 02/04,DXB 04/04,KWI 04/04,NSA 04/04, BAH 07/04,BND 07/04,DMN 07/04,DOH 07/04,MCT 07/04,BQM 09/04HS Debussy 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 15/2 - - - - JEA 03/03,MUN 08/03,NSA 10/03,CMB 13/03

To: Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

MOL Proficiency 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 7/2 4/2 - - 1/2 - PBL 24/03,BAQ 27/03,GYE 28/03,CLL 29/03,LAG 29/03,LIO 30/03,VPZ 02/04,SAI 04/04,IQQ 05/04,BUN 08/04,PRQ 08/04, ARI 09/04,ANF 10/04Solar N 0494KE CMA/HLC/NDS - 5/2 3/2 - - 1/2 - NVT 26/02,PNG 27/02,SSZ 29/02,RIO 01/03Cap Cortes 051E CMA/HLC/NDS - 12/2 11/2 - - 8/2 - NVT 02/03,PNG 03/03,SSZ 05/03Maersk La Paz 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 14/2 11/2 - - 8/2 - PBL 31/03,BAQ 03/04,GYE 04/04,CLL 05/04,LAG 05/04,LIO 06/04,VPZ 09/04,SAI 11/04,IQQ 12/04,BUN 15/04,PRQ 15/04, ARI 16/04,ANF 17/04Safmarine Highveld 162B DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 15/2 - PBL 07/04,BAQ 10/04,GYE 11/04,CLL 12/04,LAG 12/04,LIO 13/04,VPZ 16/04,SAI 18/04,IQQ 19/04,BUN 22/04,PRQ 22/04, ARI 23/04,ANF 24/04HS Rossini 0534KE CMA/HLC/NDS - - - - - 15/2 - NVT 11/03,PNG 12/03,SSZ 14/03,RIO 15/03

To: South America Updated daily on http://www.ftwonline.co.za

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INBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 01/02/2016 - 15/02/2016

Artemis 863 GSL/ZIM - - - - - 14-Feb -

Barrier 11 DAL/OAC 10-Feb 06-Feb 04-Feb - - - -

Bermuda 069W MSK/SAF - 03-Feb - - - - -

Bess CO602 WWL - - 14-Feb - 15-Feb - -

Bilbao Bridge 126 CSC/EMC/HLC/KLI/ - - - - - 14-Feb -

MOL/PIL

Bomar Resilient 013 MSC/MSK/SAF - - - 08-Feb - 10-Feb -

Border 127 DAL/OAC - - 15-Feb - - 10-Feb -

Bright Sky 6204 MACS 12-Feb - - - - - -

Cap Cortes 051E CMA/HLC/NDS - 12-Feb 10-Feb - - 07-Feb -

Centaurus 1514 DAL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 03-Feb -

CMA-CGM Danube 0814 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF 05-Feb - - - - - -

CMA-CGM Rossini 0774 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF - - - - - - -

CMA-CGM Strauss 0754 CMA/DEL/MSK/SAF - - - - - - -

Constantin S 1517 MSK/SAF 02-Feb - - - - - -

EM Oinousses 862 GSL/ZIM - - - - - 07-Feb -

Frontier 325N MSC/DAL/MOL/MSK/ - 01-Feb - - - 06-Feb -

OAC/SAF

Green Mountain 6203 MACS - - 02-Feb - - 07-Feb 11-Feb

Hoegh Antwerp 19 HOE - - - - - 14-Feb -

Hoegh Pusan 59 HOE - - - - - 02-Feb -

Hoegh Target 4 HOE - - - - - 11-Feb -

Holsatia 016W COS/CSC/EMC/HLC/ - - - - - 07-Feb -

KLI/MOL/PIL

HS Debussy 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 13-Feb - - - -

HS Rossini 0534KE CMA/HLC/NDS - - - - - 14-Feb -

Jolly Quarzo 0654 LMC - - - - - 12-Feb -

JPO Leo 079MUW CMA/DEL 11-Feb - - - - - -

Katharina 071MUW CMA/DEL - 10-Feb - - - 15-Feb -

Kota Hapas HPS274 PIL - - - - - 11-Feb 13-Feb

Kota Hidayah HDY119 PIL - - - - - - -

Kota Lahir 089 CSC/EMC/HLC/KLI/MOL/PIL - 12-Feb - - - 07-Feb -

Kota Laju 120W COS/CSC/EMC/HLC/ - - - - - 14-Feb -

KLI/MOL/PIL

Kota Nazim NZM101 PIL - - - - - 11-Feb -

Kota Sabas SAB015 PIL - 13-Feb - - - - -

Kota Segar SEG012 PIL - 10-Feb - - - - -

Kota Setia STA003 PIL - 06-Feb - - - - -

Letavia 067MUW CMA/DEL - - - - - 01-Feb -

Maersk Cape Coast 1601 CMA/MSK/SAF 08-Feb - - - - - -

Maersk Colombo 1510 CMA/MSK/SAF 11-Feb - - - - - -

Maersk Copenhagen 1602 CMA/MSK/SAF 04-Feb - - - - - -

Maersk Inverness 1603 DAL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 10-Feb -

Maersk Izmir 1603 DAL/MSK/SAF - - - - - 03-Feb -

Maersk Jaipur 1602 DAL/MSK/SAF - - 06-Feb - - 10-Feb -

Maersk Kampala 1513 CMA/MSK/SAF - - - 05-Feb - - -

Maersk La Paz 061 CMA/MSK/SAF - - - 12-Feb - 08-Feb -

Maersk Laguna 549E MSC/CMA/CSC/CSV/ - - - 04-Feb - - -

HLC/MOL/MSK/SAF

Maersk Lavras 162A DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 14-Feb - - - - -

Maersk Vilnius 035 MSC/MSK/SAF - - 15-Feb - - - -

Maersk Visby 032 MSC/MSK/SAF - - - - - 03-Feb -

MCP Bilbao 0178RR CMA/DEL/UAF - - - - - 11-Feb -

Merkur Harbour 1601 CMA/MSK/SAF 15-Feb - - - - - -

Minna 069MUW CMA/DEL - 03-Feb - - - 09-Feb -

Miramarin 602A MSC/HLC/HSL - 10-Feb - 12-Feb - 15-Feb -

Mol Gateway 219B MSC/CMA/CSV/SAF - 08-Feb - - - 11-Feb -

Mol Partner 305B MSC/CMA/CSV/SAF - 15-Feb - - - - -

Mol Solution 059 CSC/EMC/HLC/KLI/MOL/PIL - 05-Feb - - - - -

Morning Calypso CO601 WWL - - 02-Feb - 03-Feb 04-Feb -

Msc Arbatax 601A MSC/HLC/HSL - 03-Feb - 05-Feb - 08-Feb -

Msc Athos 553A MSC/HLC/HSL - - - - - 01-Feb -

Msc Chiara ZN602A MSC - - - - - 09-Feb -

Msc Denisse ZN601A MSC - - - - - 04-Feb -

Msc Francesca 601A MSC - 08-Feb - - - 04-Feb -

Msc Grace ZA605A MSC 09-Feb - - - - - -

Msc Paola 005 MSC/MSK/SAF - 10-Feb - 02-Feb - 03-Feb -

Msc Sara Elena 602A MSC - 14-Feb - - - 10-Feb -

Msc Valencia 552R MSC - - - 06-Feb - 03-Feb -

Niledutch Breda 30255A PIL - - - - - 08-Feb -

Nordic Beijing 081MUW CMA/DEL - - - - - - -

Onego Buran 01S8RR CMA/DEL/UAF - - - - - 11-Feb -

Safmarine Boland 162A DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - - - 02-Feb - 06-Feb -

Safmarine Highveld 162A DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF - 07-Feb - 09-Feb - 13-Feb -

Silverfjord 1604 GAL 08-Feb - - - - - -

Sofie Maersk 1519 CMA/MSK/SAF - - - - - 13-Feb -

Solar N 0494KE CMA/HLC/NDS - 05-Feb 03-Feb - - - -

Vega Virgo ZA604A MSC 05-Feb 08-Feb - - - - -

Wehr Elbe 1509 MSK/SAF 09-Feb - - - - - -

Wide Charlie 0778 CMA/MSK/SAF 01-Feb - - - - - -

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ASL Angola South Line

(Meihuizen International/Seascape cc)

CHL Consortium Hispania Lines

(Seaclad Maritime)

CMA CMA-CGM (Shipping Agencies)

CNT Conti Lines (Portco SA)

CSA Canada States Africa Line (Mitt Cotts)

CSC China Shipping Container Lines

(Seaclad Maritime)

CSV CSAV (CSAV Group Agencies SA)

COS Cosren (Cosren)

DAL Deutsche Afrika Linien (DAL Agency)

DEL Delmas CMA-CGM (Shipping Agencies)

DSA Delmas ASAF (Century)

ESA Evergreen Agency (SA) (Pty) Ltd

EUK Eukor Car Carriers (Diamond Shipping Services)

GAL Gulf Africa Lines (King and Sons)

GLV Glovis (Sharaf Shipping Agency)

GRB Gearbulk

GSL Gold Star Line (Zim Southern Africa)

HJS Hanjin Shipping (Sharaf Shipping Agency)

HLC Hapag – Lloyd

HSD Hamburg Sud South Africa

HSL Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt (Diamond Shipping

Services)

HOE Höegh Autoliners (Necotrans)

KLI K.Line Shipping SA

LAU NYK Cool Southern Africa

LMC Ignazio Messina (Ignazio Messina)

MACS Macs Maritime Carrier Shipping (Pty) Ltd

(King & Sons)

MAR Marimed (Marimed Ship.)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC)

MSK Maersk Line

MOL Mitsui Osk Lines (Mitsui Osk Lines)

MUR MUR Shipping

NDS Nile Dutch Africa Line B.V.

(Nile Dutch South Africa)

NYK Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (Mitchell Cotts Maritime)

OAC Ocean Africa Container Line (Ocean Africa)

PIL Pacific International Line - (Foreshore Shipping)

SAF Safmarine (Safmarine)

SMPV Safmarine MPV(Socopao South Africa)

SHL St Helena Line (RNC Shipping)

STS Stella Shipping (Stella)

TSA Transatlantic (Mitchell Cotts)

UAFL United Africa Feeder Line (DAL Agency)

UAL Universal Africa Lines (Seaclad Maritime)

UASC United Arab Shipping Company (Seaclad Maritime)

UNG Unigear (Gearbulk)

WWL Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services LTD

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PORT ELIZABETHTEL: (041) 505-4800

EAST LONDONTEL: (043) 702-8293

PRETORIATEL: (012) 335-6980

CAPE TOWNTEL: (021) 405-2000

DURBANTEL: (031) 360-7911

JOHANNESBURGTEL: (011) 263-4000

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