It’s strike season in the rail industry
Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important.…
South Africa’s turn for strikes: do they impact global supply chains?
Port and rail strikes are becoming a global trend lately and another burden or maybe a necessary evil for the supply chain. Following the massive…
South African railway network opens for private operators
Transnet announced that as of 1 April, private parties interested in using the South African railway network can apply for their preferred slots. Transnet is…
Private operators ready to enter South Africa’s rail freight market
The struggle of the African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) to allow third-party access to the South African rail freight sector seems to pay off. Traxtion…
This week in RailFreight Live: new rail freight markets
Rail freight’s transport share has been growing immensely during the last few years. As a result, new opportunities arise, new routes make their way between…
Rail freight South Africa: private investments against neglect
Despite rail being its logistics and supply chain backbone for decades now, South Africa hasn’t paid enough attention to it. The African state has to…