Forwarders report congestion in South Africa with almost 100 ships waiting

South Africa’s ports are struggling with severe congestion and a crisis in its supply chains that triggers massive losses, the country’s freight forwarders warn in an open letter.
Ships queue at Cape Town in October 2022, when the ports were hit by strikes. | Photo: Esa Alexander/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Ships queue at Cape Town in October 2022, when the ports were hit by strikes. | Photo: Esa Alexander/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

South African ports are overloaded, and this is set to trigger huge losses for the country’s economy, according to the country’s freight forwarders.

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