Transnet's Fuel Charge Falls to R52 a Box — But It's Now a Moving Target
Transnet's container fuel surcharge drops to R52 for August, back where it started — proof the "short-term" levy is now a permanent,…
Read more →Transnet's R52 Fuel Levy: A Cut That Cements a Permanent Cost
Transnet's Fuel Neutrality Charge falls to R52 a container on 1 August — but the cut only returns it to its floor,…
Read more →SA Ports Break the 100,000-Container Week — But Cargo Still Stalls Inland
Transnet's terminals moved a record 100,158 TEUs in a single week, yet peak-citrus reefer delays and landside bottlenecks mean the quayside win…
Read more →Cape Town Named World's Worst Container Port — and You Pay for It
The World Bank's 2025 Container Port Performance Index ranks Cape Town dead last of more than 400 ports worldwide. For ZA importers…
Read more →Durban Named World's Most Improved Port — Just as ICTSI Takes Over
The World Bank has named Durban the world's most improved container port, two days before we assess whether ICTSI's six-month-old privatisation can…
Read more →South Africa's Cape Shipping Windfall Is Sailing Past — Now Suez Reopens
Diversions around the Cape jumped 112% during the Red Sea crisis, yet South Africa's bunker volumes fell. With carriers now returning to…
Read more →Transnet's R78 Container Charge Lands Just as Diesel Prices Fall
Transnet Port Terminals lifted its "fuel neutrality" container charge to a record R78 from 1 June — in the same week SA's…
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