According to the recent World Bank 2015 Doing Business Report, SA rated 100th out of 189 economies when it comes to the ease of trading across borders.
But things look better when you check SA in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which measures the logistics performance of countries and provides feedback on the logistics “friendliness” of the region. The index tracks customs, infrastructure, international shipment, logistics competence, tracking and tracing and timeliness.
“SA compares favourably in terms of overall LPI with other African territories, ranking 34th in comparison to Nigeria, for example, which was ranked 75th,”according to Bruce Marshall, country manager: Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi of Maersk Line.
He said that cross border trade efficiency depends a lot on a country’s logistics capabilities and the state of infrastructure in the region.
“There is currently a gap in logistics performance when comparing developing countries like SA to other developed countries. However, regardless of this gap, SA is catching up quickly.”
Source: Maersk Line
SA logistics performance on the up-and-up
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