News / Port Louis congestion threatens South Africa exports to Asia

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12/02/2024

The fragility of South Africa’s container supply chains was again in evidence after Cyclone Belal, which swept across the Indian Ocean in January, severely disrupted operations in the Mauritius transhipment hub of Port Louis.

It exposed the vulnerability of being dependent on a transhipment terminal in ...

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