Build up of citrus at Durban port

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By Alex Lennane

13/05/2013

A short but informative article revealing why citrus stocks are building up at Durban port. The FPT terminal has requested that no more citrus be delivered until the end of the week. The causes of the congestion are manifold, with system failure, delays on Chinese imports, higher production and volumes diverted from Maputo.

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