SA ports braced for further unrest as strike rumbles on

SUBSTANTIAL disruption to Africa’s largest economy is already evident in the wake of the dockworkers strike that began last week and some industry sources believe that it could take a long time to deal with the backlog that is rapidly building up.

One leading shipping agent confirmed that some major shipping concerns are dropping port calls, with Maersk known to have cancelled a call at Richards Bay last week.
Craig Erasmus, Inchcape Shipping Services branch manager in Richards Bay, said: “We had...

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