Hope and optimism appear to underlie reader choices from last week’s posts, with at least two of the top-read stories indicating the shared desire for an easing of pressure on expenses impacting logistics and supply chain costs.
The reduction in the cost of fuel (https://tinyurl.com/2uypbb9n) and decreasing freight rates (https://tinyurl.com/bdee882z), which have soared to record highs over the past few years, are obviously welcomed by importers and exporters alike.
The resilience of South Africa’s agricultural sector against ominous portents of growing food security challenges across the globe also drew significant readership to a story about 161.6 million tonnes of exports being shipped from these shores (https://tinyurl.com/2s4ddx75).
Further to this, the car terminal at the Port of Gqeberha broke its own record by handling 24 142 built units in July (https://tinyurl.com/2eprc3hu), drawing strong traction from Freight News readers.
