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Perishable hubs of the future and cold chain connectivity

Business outlook: Global perishables trades, reefer & cold chain

Mozambique port proving increasingly attractive for citrus exporters in 2022

According to the Durban-based association’s website, logistics development manager Mitchell Brooke flagged Transnet as the biggest threat to the fruit export industry.

Long-delayed maintenance by Transnet of South Africa’s ports and of the railway network – key to moving goods from inland to ships waiting to ferry them to international markets – is stoking fears that the logistics parastatal may be going the same way as ailing power supplier Eskom. 

Jul 24 2021, 8:12 AM July 23 2021, 5:52 PM July 24 2021, 8:12 AM (Bloomberg) -- Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, is manually processing container shipments in the continent’s biggest port after an alleged cyber attack crippled its computer systems. (Bloomberg) -- Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, is manually processing container shipments in the continent’s biggest port after an alleged ...

South Africa faces logistics challenges The demand for export containers between April in October from South Africa will be extremely high Related Articles South Africas Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) has warned that the demand for export containers is likely to be high between April and October this year. This is due to the fact that citrus growers and deciduous and subtropical exporters will during this period compete strongly for available containers. “The estimates received by the Va...