Ed Richardson

1 week ago | ai-online.com | Ed Richardson

Reliability of electronic components has a direct impact on driver safety due to the growing integration of digital technology into vehicle operating and management systems – the evolution of the software-defined vehicle. Legacy quality management tools and systems are not geared to detect faulty chips before they are fitted into vehicles.

1 week ago | freightnews.co.za | Ed Richardson

"West Africa presents significant growth opportunities for freight forwarders, driven by its status as an emerging market with ongoing infrastructure development and increasing trade activity," Martin Schulze, chief executive officer of Contra Consolidations, told Freight News. “Many West African countries are still in the early stages of developing modern transport and logistics infrastructure," he said.

1 week ago | ai-online.com | Ed Richardson

Reliability of electronic components has a direct impact on driver safety due to the growing integration of digital technology into vehicle operating and management systems – the evolution of the software-defined vehicle. Legacy quality management tools and systems are not geared to detect faulty chips before they are fitted into vehicles.

2 weeks ago | freightnews.co.za | Ed Richardson

West Africa’s realisation of its mining potential hinges on innovative and efficient logistics and supply chain solutions. This, according to Michael De Wit, group chief commercial officer at logistics service provider Stacks Africa. Significant deposits of gold, bauxite, iron ore, lithium and other critical minerals have been found in the region, with Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire leading exploitation.

2 weeks ago | freightnews.co.za | Ed Richardson

Decades of investment in regional logistics infrastructure is reaping dividends for the West African region, a major global hub for the freight industry. Confirmation of this came in April 2025, when Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced that it had selected West African ports as destinations for Africa’s first service by a mega-large container vessel with a 24 000 TEU capacity.