Apr 10, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
IN one of its largest fleet deals concluded to date, Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA) handed over 77 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks to Bakers SA Limited, an independently owned transport and logistics services company, based in Pietermaritzburg. “This is...
Apr 10, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News, Transport & Logistics
AIRLINES heavyweight Emirates will increase its frequency offering on the Durban Dubai route from seven per week to 11 per week from 14 June to 4 August 2019. All of the 11 weekly flights will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with a configuration of eight...
Mar 29, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, recently announced the merger of Sovereign Foods with the Cold Storage Group (CSG), an Eastern Cape wholesaler of poultry and value-added poultry products. CSG comprises five inter-related...
Mar 29, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Industrial Cleaning, Transport & Logistics
A SICK Automation LiDAR sensor was used to build a winning robotic platform in the prestigious Drexel University’s annual College of Engineering senior project design competition, pointing the way to a number of industrial applications, including smart warehouses. The...
Mar 27, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Port of Durban has noted growth in volumes in the container, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors in 2018, according to recent data released by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). Container volumes in the Port of Durban ended 9.5% higher for the year ending...
Mar 14, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Transport & Logistics
THE growing maturity of intelligent automation technologies offers financial services companies an opportunity to drive more value for their customers and employees – and without the widescale destruction of jobs many people fear will accompany the rise of the...
Mar 8, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Automation & Robotics, Education & Training, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Transport & Logistics
At a recent SAIMC Durban branch presentation, Hennie Prinsloo and John Owen-Ellis provided an introduction to what is required to design a complete analytical system. It started with an overview of the large quantity of information that is needed, and then took the...
Mar 1, 2019 | Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
SMITH Power Equipment, a South African importation and distribution company representing leading global equipment brands, has expanded its offering with the addition of the Baoli range of materials handling equipment to its distribution stable. As part of its one-stop...
Mar 1, 2019 | Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
HE MN700S range of coded RFID sensors offer the highest protection against tampering. That’s according to IFM, the company offering the product in South Africa, which said its design also allowed for up to 32 sensors to be connected in series, with the safety...
