SA steams ahead with plans to create national shipping carrier

SA steams ahead with plans to create national shipping carrier

Transport minister Barbara Creecy’s department invites shipping companies to participate in steering the initiative

DoT backs plan to launch new national shipping carrier

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is advancing plans to launch a national shipping carrier. The Department of Transport has invited shipping companies to join a steering committee tasked with shaping a model for the national carrier, working in collaboration with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Business Day reported on Monday. The move, which comes 25 years

South Africa takes another step on path to creating a national shipping line

More than a quarter of a century since Safmarine was sold to Maersk, South Africa is slowly gearing up to found another national shipping carrier.  Having been on the drawing board since 2017, Pretoria is now finalising plans to create a national shipping line with the department of transport inviting shipping companies to take part in a steering committee to establish a model for the new business, with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (D…