News / Grape demand: carriers line up for a bite as South African export season begins

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South Africa’s grape export season has begun, and ocean carriers are lining up for a slice of the action.

Below is how the exporting season works out for exporters:

“You didn’t hear this from the grapevine – you got the Grape Connect from Hapag-Lloyd!” quipped a customer advisory from the German carrier this week, advertising the launch of its Grape Connect product promising “weekly sailings from Port Elizabeth and Durban, with a straight connection to Rotterdam in just 25 days”.

However, “straight” should ...