Cape Town dropped from major shipping route

Ports paralysis threatens Christmas

Transnet failings mean container backlogs are worsening — and shipping giant Maersk is bypassing Cape Town because of delays

19 November 2023 - 00:02

About 70,000 shipping containers are stranded on ships off Durban in a congestion crisis that threatens festive season shopping and the economy as a whole. ..

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