Time to reverse 'decade-long decline' in South African logistics
The continuing loss of transhipment cargo “reinforces the picture of a decade-long decline” in South ...
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By Sam Whelan
Sri Lanka has ambitions to move up from being a south Asia transhipment hub to a global maritime and logistics centre on a par with Dubai and Singapore.
“Geographically, what a lot of people don’t understand, is Sri Lanka has immense advantages,” said Rohan Masakorala, chief executive of Shippers’ Academy Colombo.
“We’re in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with these two hubs almost equally either side: Sri Lanka is four days’ sailing to/from Singapore and 4.5 days to/from Dubai, and by ...
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