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EDITOR
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PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS
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SALES & MARKETING
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ART DIRECTOR
PORTS AND TERMINALS TURN SMART TO POWER AFRICAN TRADE
Suhas Patki
The increasing privatisation of ports and terminals in Africa is opening up opportunities for key
infrastructure assets to be smart and digital thereby facilitating increasing trading opportunities for the
continent’s small and medium scale enterprises. SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Prasad Mohite
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SPECIAL REPORT 06
06 OCEAN FREIGHT RATES WILL BOUNCE BACK SENIOR DESIGNER
IN 2024, WITH LOTS OF CHALLENGES
Zaki Hasan
Geopolitical wild cards (Taiwan, for example), zaki@statmediagroup.com
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COUNTRY REPORT
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GATEWAY’S BALANCING GAME
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INDUSTRY REPORT PORTS &
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