The United National Transport Union and the ports operator will meet this week in an attempt to resolve the deadlock.

23% of respondents said rising diesel costs were the greatest issue their businesses faced.

But the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has raised concerns about a tender for a new machine and whether card prices will be hiked.

The port’s capacity is set to increase from 2.5m to approximately 3.1m TEUs.

China has suspended imports of cloven-hoofed animals and related products.

Tariff constraints must be addressed with the likes of China.

Cargo division carries 2.3 million tonnes of goods around the world, up 7% from the previous year.

The decision serves to “prevent, mitigate and resolve bottlenecks and additional breakdowns”.

The port’s container terminal has invested approximately R1.5 billion in new equipment over the past 18 months.

An update states that as a result, rail operations in and out of Durban were affected.

A sudden rediversion of global traffic through the Suez Canal would unleash surplus tonnage back into regular trade lanes.