SA’S DECIDUOUS FRUIT EXPORTS UP 6% YEAR ON YEAR

It is peak season for South Africa’s deciduous fruit exports and the Cape Town Container Terminal has recorded a volume increase of 6% year on year despite inclement weather, shipping backlogs and a slow uptake of the truck booking system. According to Wandisa Vazi, Managing Executive at the Cape Terminals “It’s certainly a challenging season considering an average loss of 39 days during this period annually owing to fog, wind and at times underwater currents but, the team goes above and beyond”. She added that downtime introduced by equipment maintenance…

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