South Africa is importing more electric vehicles (EVs), and manufacturers are containerising more EV units.
These are two of the trends identified by Denzil Reddy of SA Cargo in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Currently, there is a noticeable rise in the arrival of EVs at the Port of Durban.
Additionally, we have recently welcomed our inaugural hydrogen vehicle via roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) transport,” he told Freight News.
“We’ve also observed that original equipment manufacturers are increasingly opting for containerisation in their export and import operations.“
This shift is due to reduced vessel availability in rotation, which necessitates meeting deadlines and addressing space capacity concerns.
“More capacity has been added by an increase in the number of ro-ro shipping line entrants over the last couple of years post Covid, which have taken the opportunity to inject the much-needed vessel capacity in the market,” he added.
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