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19 Sep 2022 - by Staff reporter
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Our top story from last week was the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) granting port users a period of grace ahead of the implementation of changes to its free import storage rules. Read more on our number-one story here: https://tinyurl.com/5aupterj

Second on the list was a vessel carrying South African fruit colliding with a Dutch cargo vessel at sea. Find out more on the collision here: https://tinyurl.com/42azuzr3

Third on the charts was the report revealing the high costs of Cape Town’s port delays. Find the reasons for the port delays by reading our article here: https://tinyurl.com/bdhenkfu

Transnet Freight Rail arrested 19 suspects for ferrochrome export theft came in fourth: https://tinyurl.com/bdfpuscx

Rounding off our top-five stories was the news of the Road Freight Association calling on government to address attacks on the logistics sector: https://tinyurl.com/y94w3vxd

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