Container throughput, bulk cargo and vehicle exports from South Africas ports all increased in 2025 by relatively significant margins if past performance metrics for the countrys ocean freight network are taken into account.
This is especially the case for vehicle exports.
The first Cargo Movement Update CMU for 2026 shows 4 473 TEU containers were handled in 2025, up by 3.2 year on year y-o-y, while bulk cargo totalled 221 million tonnes, up by 4.4 y-o-y.
