Coronavirus hits SA ports

The global container market grew by 1.5% to 173.5 million TEU in 2023, but without COVID-19, it would have reached 198.1 million TEU.

ICTSI has beat out competition from eight other global terminal operators to emerge as the preferred bidder for a 25-year concession to operate DCT Pier 2 in Durban, South Africa.

South Africa’s state-owned transport utility Transnet has submitted a Request for Information on the design and construction of a dedicated container terminal at Richards Bay.

The Institute of International Container Lessors has published a technical bulletin on how to differentiate damage caused to reefer containers by chemicals used to disinfect the inside as a COVID-19 prevention measure.

The Port of Los Angeles saw its container numbers drop 5% in April – but import cargo from China has not fallen as steeply as might have been expected.

Europe is facing container shortages as a result of two macro-level disruptions, the lockdowns in China and the Russia-Ukraine war, reports Container xChange