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24 Oct 2022 - by Staff reporter
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Our most-read stories were once again dominated by the Transnet strike, although news that MSC subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) had been awarded the concession to run the Walvis Bay container terminal took top honours: https://tinyurl.com/3743amct

Coverage of Transnet strike protests around Durban port also piqued reader interest https://tinyurl.com/ycx8p6f3 as did the post-strike assessment by the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff): https://tinyurl.com/2v24zy3d

Transnet’s efforts to clear port backlogs was the fourth-most read story: https://tinyurl.com/3b9bjkkr

Rounding off the top five was news that Transnet had finally reached a wage agreement with majority union, United National Transport Union (Untu): https://tinyurl.com/2kr3pcu3

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