The WASAA Central Energy Fund Joint Venture will deliver a 50 000m³ storage handling facility at the Port of Durban.
Weather-related stoppages, equipment shortages and regional border pressures continued to weigh on performance.
However, the freight forwarding body cautions that there is “no margin for error”.
An extended period of weak rates may place pressure on carrier profitability.
Polarstern will replace the existing research vessel of the same name, which has been in service since 1982.
Authorities urged members of the public to report any goods recovered from the containers.
Border guards will boost measures to detect and seize narcotics, illicit goods and stolen vehicles.
The country’s new vehicle sales are surging, but imports are eroding local manufacturers’ market share.
After the vessel split amidships, its AIS signal vanished from public tracking services.
