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‘Let private sector sort out logistics nightmare’: Freight Forwarders boss Juanita Maree
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05 March 2023 - 07:33
The Richards Bay logistics “nightmare” last week when more than 600 gridlocked trucks carrying bulk commodities brought the port city to a halt and blocked the N2 for 12km is the result of a broken rail system straining highways to breaking point, says Juanita Maree, CEO of the SA Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF).
“What's happening at Richards Bay is a nightmare that's been happening for some time and will continue happening because transporting bulk commodities is not what our roads were designed for. Our road infrastructure just cannot cope.”..
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