SA ports congestion | Congestion at Durban courts could affect economy

DURBAN - A congestion dilemma has left around seventy thousand shipping containers stranded off the coast of Durban.

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Meanwhile, delays of up to two weeks to offload cargo this week prompted shipping line, Maersk, to dump Cape Town as a port of call on a major Far East route. This could affect the festive season shopping and the South African economy as a whole.

Peter Besnard from the South African Association of Ship Operators and Agents spoke on this matter.