SCS Safmarine

The legendary and notorious pirate Barbarossa was courageous enough to seize Algiers and rule it as a pirate base in the 17th century; shipping trade in the Mediterranean risked the threat of this “pirate navy”. The full effect of a new wave of sea piracy in African waters has been burgeoning since the 1980′s, and [...]

The recent devastating effect that the earthquake and tsunami that Japan has suffered has had a negative domino effect on many industries right across the globe. The motor industry has been hit really hard, and so has the fishing industry.Some of the smaller ports in Japan have disappeared altogether; the oil refining industry has also [...]

Grindrod is a shipping company which was founded 100 years ago by Captain John Grindrod; the company was started as a small shipping company that was based in Durban, and is in the continual process of growing and emerging into a powerful shipping and freight business. Alan Olivier, CEO of Grindrod believes that there is [...]

Grindrod is a shipping company which was founded 100 years ago by Captain John Grindrod; the company was started as a small shipping company that was based in Durban, and is in the continual process of growing and emerging into a powerful shipping and freight business. Alan Olivier, CEO of Grindrod believes that there is [...]

It is perceived that sea traffic and sea trade is full of inconsistencies. Many product prices are attaining new highs, and have been progressively growing over a three year period.There is a tendency towards shipping being in demand, particularly from leading traders such as India and China. There is a specific negation as demand is [...]