Swaziland News

The Government of Swaziland, despite being entirely landlocked, has backed a plan to build a channel to the Indian Ocean, the latest in the 21st century’s epic round of global canal construction. Officials in Swaziland  has confirmed the plans to build inland port and a canal linking it to the sea which would rival those in Panama and Suez. The project is not a hoax said Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Trade Gideon Dlamini. The minister admitted that the canal would be three times longer than originally announced. He says the authorities in the kingdom are fully behind the scheme and they are giving it undivided support. He also also said the undertaking was not to be a private project…

CMA CGM announced the launch of its new KHULU Line dedicated to the U.S. With the addition of its newest line, CMA CGM now offers its customers eight services with a weekly call in South Africa. The line’s first sailing will be MV GREY FOX voy. 7S001R, ETD Houston on May 7, 2014. KHULU’s rotation is: Houston, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban, Maputo, Richards Bay, Houston. CMA CGM said the line will bring onward transportation to the heart of Southern Africa countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland) through Durban gateway.