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Sea Freight

Swazi shippers opt for Durban over Maputo

19 Mar 2012 - by James Hall
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The port of Maputo may be physically closer to Swaziland than Durban’s port, but Swazi exporters say they will stick to the latter where more direct shipping routes and relatively better operational efficiency translate into time savings for them.
At a meeting of exporters taking advantage of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), which permits Swazi goods to enter the US market duty-free, Dexter Fonseka, shipping manager for the garment manufacturer Tex Ray Swaziland, said his experiences were similar to other Swazi firms exporting textiles.

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