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SA ports hamper car sector
(FIN24)
October 13, 2009
Svetlana Doneva FIN24
Johannesburg - High costs and inefficiency at South African ports are placing the local vehicle manufacturing industry at a disadvantage to its international competitors, sector insiders have said.
Out of 11 emerging countries, South African ports charge the most to move a 40-foot container, according to data from GPSC Local Country Team. It costs $821.60 (about R6 000) to transport a container of this size in local ports - almost double the price of the next most expensive country, Argentina ...... Read more on FIN24
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