Cruise liners slip through port congestion chaos

Blooming success for local business as ports welcome cruise liners, superyachts

As container ships pile up at ports, passengers are just cruising through, boosting the blue economy

26 November 2023 - 00:00 By Bobby Jordan and Lwazi Hlangu

Every morning, flower seller Gairo Oliver fights her way through traffic to get to work in noisy Adderley Street in Cape Town...

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