Customs news: latest

This comes after the SOE’s longstanding challenges with operational performance which have recently limited movement on the Container Corridor.

Police are investigating an incident of cable theft in the Northern Cape that led to the suspension of the rail line.

A load-shedding-bound economy will cause irreparable harm to a cornerstone industry in South Africa. – Mikel Mabasa.

This comes after the SOE’s longstanding challenges with operational performance which have recently limited movement on the Container Corridor.

The indices representing container shipping (89.4), airfreight (93.5) and electronic components trade (85.2) all continue to signal weakness.

Survey respondents are pessimistic about the state of the economy over the next six months.

Far from considering this a threat to jobs, unions believe it is an opportunity to make shipping safer.

“With ocean freight rates trending downwards, shippers who opted to airfreight during the pandemic can now be expected to return to sea.”

The RFA’s CEO underscored the importance of collaboration and robust debate to find practical solutions.

Police are investigating the theft of 11 catenary spans and contact wire.