China shipping costs fall on container availability
Shipping cost from China has dropped by over half on the back of the availability of empty containers and the low demand for goods in the global market, reversing historic freight charges witnessed in the last two years. China shipping costs fall on container availability
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Effective logistics key to a more connected, diverse EAC market
On March 29, 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo, sub-Sahara’s largest country, officially joined the East African Community (EAC), making it the 7th member after Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, and South Sudan. Effective logistics key to a more connected, diverse EAC market – Business Daily (businessdailyafrica.com)
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Building supply chain resilience after Covid-19 pandemic
Never has the issue of supply chain management been so prominent since the advent of Covid-19. Across the globe, there were concerns about almost everything – from food supplies to lithium supply for electric vehicles, chips for computers, and hospital equipment, to name a few.
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People Daily, 8th September 2022 Why harmonised logistics will spur intra-Africa tra
Regional trade across the globe is a complex interaction between people, companies and organisations. Supply chains traverse countries and regions. Trade has become an everyday business, and its performance largely depends on connectivity by roads, rail and sea, telecommunications, financial markets and information processing. Despite such knowledge of what facilitates trade, Africa’s regional trade potential
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Daily Nation, 30th May 2022
Daily Nation, 30th May 2022 ( Business Pictorial) captured the Siginon Group environmental conservation efforts in the Community through a Mangrove tree planting project conducted in Mikindani, Mombasa.
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How Kenya polls could slow cargo, trade flows
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent geographical lockdowns significantly slowed logistics activities. Investments in international trade dropped substantially. Barely two years later, Kenya’s logistics industry is again on the brink of negative fallout from the upcoming General Election.
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Business Daily, 15th July 2022 Siginon charting path to Africa’s logistics market
The logistics business has endured significant disruptions in the past two years, starting with the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns of 2020 to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Meshack Kipturgo, the chief executive of Siginon Group, discussed with Business Daily the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the company’s business and where it is with its
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Business Daily, 15th June 2022 High toll charges push Siginon out of DRC line
Logistics firm Siginon Group has pulled its trucks out of the Dar es Salaam-Lubumbashi route due to hefty road toll charges that it says have made the route unviable. The firm said it has become unstainable to pay $1,670 (Sh195,724) in road toll charges when moving a truck from Dar es Salaam to Lubumbashi-the third
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Business Daily, 6th June 2022
Business Daily, 6th June 2022 page 14 captures Siginon Group sponsorship of the Rhino Charge.
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As Covid slows down, War leaves logistics in turmoil
Two forces drive businesses around the world — supply and demand. Both forces are pegged on the availability and accessibility of products and services to ensure customer satisfaction.
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As The Pandemic Slows Down, Russian – Ukraine Conflict Leaves Logistics Industry In Turmoil
Two forces drive businesses around the world; supply and demand. Both forces are pegged on the availability and accessibility of products and services to ensure customer satisfaction. Any disruption in either of them, supply or demand, has significant effects down the value chain. Sometimes there might be supply and no demand, but the typical scenario
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About an invasion, lock downs and dry pumps: a supply chain disruption analysis
The year 2022 has kicked off with significant events in the economic arena. These events though seeming far away from the African continent which continues to grapple with reviving the economies battered by impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, are events that need to be monitored closely due to their potential to disrupt African economies all
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