Vanguard has successfully completed the delivery of 25 wind turbines from the Port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal to the Ummbila wind farm site near Bethal in Mpumalanga, a journey of approximately 550km. This major milestone took place over an 8 month period and marks several important firsts for South Africa’s wind energy logistics.
A new study from World Resources Institute (WRI) reveals that a major blind spot in corporate sustainability strategies is putting both workers and supply chains at risk. The study, which analyzed more than 1,000 goals from nearly 700 of world’s largest companies, found that while many have set climate and nature targets for their supply chains, just 12% have at least one goal focused on people, and only 3% have committed to improving working conditions or investing in worker skills.
Archie Vermeulen is an industry veteran who previously headed national logistics operations for Vodacom as well as Cell C. During our visit to record a video tour of RAM’s new facility (view it here), we spent some extra time chatting to Archie and he shared some insights on people, process & equipment in warehousing. There were some real nuggets in the 9 minutes that we recorded and if you’re involved in warehousing operations, we encourage you to listen to it.
Stakeholders from across South Africa’s transport and logistics sector gathered for an RTMS awareness workshop, a platform dedicated to sharing knowledge and advancing industry standards, with support from MICHELIN Connected Fleet and Standard Bank.
