Local ports and the broader logistics sector closed out the year with improved throughput, firmer global trade conditions, and signs of sustained recovery across key corridors, the last Cargo Movement Update CMU for 2025 states.
However, weather-related stoppages, equipment shortages and regional border pressures continued to weigh on performance, CMU compilers, the Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders Saaff and Business Unity South Africa Busa, say.
Container terminals handled an average of 11 851 TEUs per day during the week of December 17, up 10 from the previous week.