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Industry calls for Urgent action on NRCS concerns
Amid escalating concerns around the actions of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), the issue is now set to be taken up by the Nedlac Forum. According to industry calculations an average stop by the NRCS of between three to five...

Following government regulations – published earlier this year
– allowing for an annual quota of 65 000 metric tonnes of bone-in poultry portions not subjected to anti-dumping duties from the United States (US), the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has been asked to impose protection measures...

The intention of environmental levies is to internalise external costs.
In other words these levies are imposed to ensure that the product is offered in the market at its true cost – actual cost. As a consequence the revenue generated from the imposition of levies is ring-fenced and used to address the externality. Unfortunately...

Did you know that the IMO passed an amendment to SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) requiring verification of container weights?
Starting from 1st July 2016, a packed container will no longer be allowed to be loaded on board vessels unless its Verified Gross Mass (VGM) has been provided by the shipper named in the Bill of Lading, to the ocean carrier and/or the terminal representative...