Head of Ports, Transport and Logistics, Andrew Pike, joined CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit for a conversation on the strike of two major labour unions at South Africa’s port and freight-rail operator. They talk about how this strike over wages threatens to limit the country’s ability to export bulk commodities, and what this could mean for the economy.
BOWMANS SHIPPING PODCAST #10 – Plastic Nurdles: the toxic waste polluting our oceans
Nurdle pollution has a devastating effect on marine ecology and became the focus of the maritime world in May 2021 when the vessel X-Press Pearl caught fire off the west coast of Sri Lanka and spilled about 75 billion particles (or 1 680 tons of nurdles) into the ocean. This podcast series returns with an in-depth discussion between partners Jeremy Prain and Lana Stockton on the topic of plastic ‘nurdle’ spills from shipping containers.
INTERVIEW – CapeTalk: Andrew Pike on Breakfast with Refilwe
Head of Ports, Transport and Logistics, Andrew Pike, joined CapeTalk’s Refilwe Moloto for a conversation on the adverse impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on South African ports.
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INTERVIEW – Power 98.7: Urgent Labour Court application to declare mandatory vaccination policy unlawful struck off the roll
An urgent application to declare an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy unlawful was struck off the court roll for lack of urgency
Continue readingBOWMANS SHIPPING PODCAST #8 – Captain Ann Till: A pioneer at sea and ashore
Jeremy Prain talks with Capt. Ann Till, Chief Vessel Operator at Ocean Infinity, about autonomous ships and her experience as a woman at sea.
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