Manufacturers, shippers and specialised logistics operators in South Africas arms trade are finding themselves on the receiving end of IT capacity constraints experienced by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee NCACC.
According to military and hazardous logistics expert, Sugie Govender, the NCACC has implemented a new system for handling permit applications, but digital downtime and the absence of manual contingencies is leading to millions lost in trade.
Because local manufacturers deal in imported raw materials like trinitrotoluene TNT and RMX, also known as RDX cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, vessels have to be chartered according to exact timelines.
