Manaadiar's Blog – News and views about Shipping and other items of interest from around the world

Navis pre-advice go live at Durban Container Terminals (Pier1 and Pier2)

Dear all, below msg received from TPT.. Quote We would like to congratulate all Shipping Lines for all their efforts in assisting TPT in meeting the go live date of 1 February 2012. It is only as a result of all the hard work and commitment to the process that we were able to achieve this milestone. [...]

Share

Transnet invests in Durban container-handling capacity

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is buying six mobile harbour cranes to add to its fleet as part of a R438.3-million investment in container-handling capacity at its Durban RoRo and Maydon Wharf terminal. Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has agreed to handle the design, fabrication, delivery, erection, testing and commissioning of the cranes as part of its contract, TPT [...]

Share

Kwa-Zulu Natal and Free State – currently the WISH I WAS THERE provinces in South Africa

You have to be in Kwazulu Natal and the Free State this winter – with SNOW in the Free State and a tanker running aground off the North Coast of Kwazulu Natal and Sardine run in Durban/Richards Bay and rare images like below, who wouldn’t want to be.. I just wish i could have been [...]

Share

Fuel efficiency in South Africa – the minister’s plan and my suggestions..

I am sure most of you have read below article or heard about this on the news.. I have seen and read that this has been implemented already in Spain and that (most) people are following the new reduced speed limits etc.. There is a report that has been given on this already.. Follow this link [...]

Share

South Africa Local Elections – How about creating a Political Party performance scoreboard..??

The country is in the grip of Local Election fever or more specifically the political parties are in the grip of the Local Election fever scrambling to see who can win what.. I was listening to a discussion on Talk Radio 702 last  night with Kieno Kammies and a few young adults in SA who [...]

Share

Anti-bribery and corruption currency

Bribery and corruption are the bane of many democratic countries/societies.. I came across an interesting concept that has been created and practiced in India by 5th Pillar – an NGO that fights againt corruption and bribery, established in Tamil Nadu in South India.. This is what they have done and how it works.. This concept is [...]

Share

Monumental Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga – the land where the sun rises – was a wonderful diversion from the mundane daily work flow.. The visit over the Easter weekend was calm and peaceful.. Graskop, Pilgrims Rest, Blyde River Canyon and surrounding areas were all on the menu.. The views of Blyde River canyon specially from the Three Rondawels view [...]

Share

The Curvaceous Cape

Having visited Cape Town many times on business, but never having had the chance to go out and see the place, i decided to do just that and ended up flying to Cape Town and from there driving right down to George (approx about 1500 kms).. On the way we took in the view in [...]

Share

Democracy in South Africa

Fear not South Africans.. As an Indian living in South Africa for many years now, i notice the apprehension and slight confusion that is surrounding the current political situation in this country.. This situation is all too familiar to me and other fellow indians in SA.. We can draw many parallels in the current democratic [...]

Share