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Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Partners,
Please find below our latest weekly update — 6 November 2026.

As always, the team and I are ready to assist with any Freight & Logistics queries you may have.

 

Critical Alerts This Week

Durban: Pier 2 (DGT) at 5-16 days and Pier 1 at 2-13 days; some carriers report up to 41 days at Pier 2, with high yard density and vessel bunching across the port.

Middle East: the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to drive booking restrictions, landbridge rerouting, war-risk premiums and congestion surcharges; Jebel Ali is now at 12 days and Khor Fakkan at 9 days.

Asia-South Africa: capacity remains extremely tight with booking rolls and non-release of bookings; some carriers have published blank sailings in Week 46, with further General Rate Increases announced for mid-November.

Los Angeles/Long Beach: ILWU Local 26 and the PMA have extended contract negotiations through midnight Friday, 6 November, temporarily averting strike action; port operations continue to be closely monitored.

 

 

South Africa

Air Freight:

General: Rates remain elevated. Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity. Fuel Surcharge on most airlines have increased.

Ethiopian Airlines faces on-forwarding backlogs on connecting flights from Addis Ababa.

SA Airlink and SAA have backlogs into Africa.

For Exports Ex-South Africa British Airways / Turkish Airlines / Qatar / KLM is upselling rates at time of booking due to capacity.

Backlogs out of the Far East due to typhoons in China persist but are easing.

 

Sea Freight:

Durban congestion continues to impact import and export supply chains, with vessel waiting times above historical norms, high yard density and vessel bunching; Cape Town’s deciduous fruit export peak is adding pressure on terminal capacity, while Port Elizabeth and Coega remain the most reliable gateways.

Next public holiday: 16 December (Day of Reconciliation).

 

KwaZulu-Natal (Durban)

• Pier 1: 2-13 days; high import volumes; vessel waiting above historical averages; high yard density; vessel bunching — Disrupted
• Pier 2 (DGT): 5-16 days; some carriers report up to 41 days; gate-in/out delays; transport division closely monitoring — Critical
• Point: 0-1 days — Stable

 

Western Cape (Cape Town)

• CTCT: 0-2 days; deciduous fruit export peak adding pressure; wind gusts expected over the weekend may cause delays — Moderate
• MPT: 0-1 days — Stable

 

Eastern Cape (Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth)

• PECT: 0-1 days; relatively stable and consistent performance; low congestion; good inland connectivity — Stable
• NCT: 1-2 days; good vessel turnaround and inland connectivity — Stable

 

 

 

Africa & Indian Ocean Islands

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity.

Ethiopian Airlines is sitting with backlogs of 5 to 7 days Ex-Addis Ababa.

SA Airlink and SAA faces congestion into Africa.

 

Sea Freight:

West Africa remains one of the more challenging environments, with severe congestion, vessel waiting times well above global averages and truck shortages across most gateways; in the Indian Ocean Islands, Madagascar is exposed to 20+ day waiting times, and East Africa’s October-December rainy season remains the main inland risk.

 

West Africa

• Namibia — Walvis Bay: 3 days — Moderate
• Angola — Luanda: 7 days; inland bottlenecks; Customs and border processes; high swells impacting berthing — Disrupted
• Ghana — Tema: 3 days; heavy volume pressure; high reefer utilisation; trucking shortages — Moderate
• Ghana — Takoradi: 1 day — Stable
• Nigeria — Apapa: 4 days; vessel queues; landside trucking and Customs processes impacting cargo movement — Disrupted
• Nigeria — Tin Can: 5 days; delays remain largely linked to landside congestion — Disrupted
• Côte d’Ivoire — Abidjan: 4 days; one of the region’s most congested gateways; high yard density; trucking availability constrained — Disrupted

 

Indian Ocean Islands

• Mauritius — Port Louis: 0-2 days; delayed vessel transshipment connections; equipment repositioning challenges — Moderate
• Madagascar — Toamasina / Tamatave: 1 day; slow cargo evacuation; road infrastructure limitations; some carriers report up to 20 days — Disrupted
• Réunion — Réunion: 1 day; schedule reliability dependent on regional feeder services — Stable

 

East Africa

• Mozambique — Beira: 7-14 days; intermittent wind gusts and rain expected throughout the week — Critical
• Mozambique — Maputo: 3-5 days; intermittent wind gusts and rain; seasonal rainfall forecasts — Moderate
• Kenya — Mombasa: 3-6 days; elevated vessel waiting; high yard utilisation; Customs release delays; border delays inland — Moderate
• Tanzania — Dar es Salaam: 8 days; terminal gate and road congestion — Disrupted

 

 

 

Middle East & Indian Sub-Continent

Sea Freight:

The Middle East remains the highest-risk region globally: the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to drive booking restrictions, landbridge solutions, war-risk premiums and congestion surcharges, while Colombo transshipment congestion continues to cause missed feeder connections for the Indian Sub-Continent.

 

Indian Sub-Continent

• India — Nhava Sheva: 4 days; elevated export volumes; vessel delays above historical norms; road/rail interfaces are key pressure points — Moderate
• India — Chennai: 3 days; moderate congestion; exposure to disruptions originating from Colombo — Moderate
• India — Mundra: 2 days — Stable
• Sri Lanka — Colombo: 1 day; persistent transshipment congestion; missed feeder connections; vessel omissions — Moderate
• Pakistan — Karachi: 5 days; operations are generally stable — Moderate

 

Middle East-Gulf

• UAE — Jebel Ali: 12 days; carrier routing changes; booking acceptance restrictions; reduced schedule predictability; security-related measures — Critical
• UAE — Khor Fakkan: 9 days; increased cargo volumes — Critical
• UAE — Al Fujairah: 7 days — Disrupted
• UAE — Sharjah: 1 day; LCL cargo cleared and collected at the Jebel Ali CFS — Stable
• UAE — Abu Dhabi: 1 day — Stable
• UAE — Dubai: 1 day — Stable
• Saudi Arabia — Jeddah: 2 days; periodic schedule volatility; strong landbridge connectivity into the Gulf — Moderate
• Saudi Arabia — King Abdullah: 5 days; continued carrier network restrictions and operational uncertainty — Disrupted
• Saudi Arabia — Dammam: 2 days; capacity constraints — Moderate

 

 

 

North America

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity.

 

Sea Freight:

US-South Africa services continue to see port omissions, amended rotations and unscheduled transshipments linked to Durban; at Los Angeles/Long Beach, ILWU Local 26 and the PMA have extended contract negotiations through midnight Friday 6 November, temporarily averting strike action.

 

Canada

• Montreal: 3 days; moderate congestion; inland performance remains a key factor — Moderate
• Vancouver: 6 days; rail capacity constraints; inland terminal fluidity remains under pressure — Disrupted

 

United States

• New York: 4 days; strong import volumes; drayage congestion evident during peak periods — Moderate
• Savannah: 4 days; high cargo throughput; chassis availability remains a regional challenge — Moderate
• Los Angeles: 3 days; minimal vessel congestion; rail dwell time above preferred levels — Moderate
• Long Beach: 4 days; consistent container throughput; inland rail performance remains the principal challenge — Moderate

 

 

 

Latin America

Air Freight:

General: Rates remain elevated. All areas are running with some capacity constraints experienced on some routings. Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity.

KLM congested.

 

Sea Freight:

Mexico’s Pacific gateways, especially Manzanillo, remain the main pressure point as recovery continues after Hurricanes Simon and Trudy; strong agricultural export demand across South America is increasing demand for reefer equipment and vessel space.

 

Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 2 days — Moderate

 

Brazil

• Paranaguá: 2 days — Moderate
• Santos: 1 day; strong agricultural and commodity export demand; high throughput levels — Stable

 

Mexico

• Altamira: 3 days; stable berth availability and consistent terminal productivity — Moderate
• Veracruz: 2 days; stable operations and minimal congestion — Stable
• Manzanillo: 5 days; cargo backlogs following Hurricanes Simon and Trudy; vessel bunching and yard pressure — Disrupted

 

 

 

Europe — NW Continent, UK & Med

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity.

 

Sea Freight:

Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg remain congested, with inland trucking, barge and chassis constraints; Le Havre is working through a backlog from a one-week TNMSC IT outage, and winter weather risk is rising across Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

 

North-West Continent

• Belgium — Antwerp: 3 days; strong throughput volumes; yard occupancy remains elevated; inland transport constraints — Moderate
• Netherlands — Rotterdam: 3 days; high terminal utilisation; elevated yard density; inland barge and feeder delays — Moderate
• France — Le Havre: 7 days; backlog from TNMSC’s one-week IT outage (13-20 October); additional operational and transport costs — Disrupted
• Germany — Hamburg: 4 days; ongoing modernisation works; vessel schedule reliability below regional averages; inland rail and trucking constrained — Moderate
• Germany — Bremerhaven: 2 days — Stable

 

United Kingdom

• UK — London Gateway: 6 days; continuing disruption following the recent rail derailment — Disrupted

 

Mediterranean

• Italy — Genoa: 4 days; inland logistics constraints; vessel delays — Moderate
• Italy — La Spezia: 1 day — Stable
• Spain — Barcelona: 4 days; elevated utilisation linked to network realignments; vessel schedule unreliability — Moderate
• Turkey — Istanbul: 1 day; high import and export volumes; periodic trucking congestion — Stable
• Turkey — Izmir: 0 days — Stable

 

 

Asia Pacific (incl. Oceania)

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity.

 

Sea Freight:

Asia-South Africa capacity remains extremely tight across all origins, with booking rolls, non-release of bookings and constrained CFS operations; cargo moves first-in-first-out, some carriers have published blank sailings in Week 46, and further General Rate Increases have been announced for mid-November. Qingdao military exercises run to 30 November with expected slippage of 3-10 days.

 

China

• Hong Kong: 1 day; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Moderate
• Nansha / Guangzhou: 1 day; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Moderate
• Ningbo: 3 days; high terminal utilisation; export volumes exceeding seasonal averages; elevated congestion — Disrupted
• Qingdao: 4 days; military exercises to 30 November; significant vessel congestion — Disrupted
• Shanghai: 3 days; berth delays elevated; vessel bunching persists; schedule reliability among the lowest globally — Disrupted
• Shekou / Shenzhen: 1 day; elevated yard density; high utilisation; strong export demand — Moderate
• Xiamen: 1 day; capacity constraints — Moderate
• Tianjin / Xingang: 1 day; capacity constraints — Moderate
• Dalian: 1 day; capacity constraints — Moderate

 

South-East Asia

• Singapore — Singapore: 2 days; elevated transshipment volumes; regional schedule disruptions; delayed feeder connections — Moderate
• Thailand — Bangkok (THBKK): 1 day; localised flooding and weather events affecting inland and airfreight operations — Moderate
• Thailand — Laem Chabang: 1 day — Stable

 

North Asia

• Korea — Busan (KRPUS): 3 days; high yard utilisation; capacity buffers tightening — Moderate
• Korea — Busan (KRBNP): 1 day; high yard utilisation; capacity buffers tightening — Stable
• Taiwan — Kaohsiung: 2 days; erratic feeder vessel schedules; recovering from Typhoon Champi — Moderate
• Taiwan — Keelung: 1 day; recovering from Typhoon Champi — Stable

 

 

Trade News

DGT recovery timeline: Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says Durban Gateway Terminal’s performance is stabilising but a full return to former levels is expected between December 2026 and February 2027, with new equipment arriving in December. (Freight News / IOL, 4 November 2026)

Durban vessel queue: Nearly 85,000 TEU of container capacity is waiting outside Durban, with vessels averaging 7.46 days at anchorage and schedule delays above five days on arrival and departure. (Kuehne+Nagel myKN, 2 November 2026)

AGOA termination notice: Washington has formally notified Congress, South Africa and Rwanda of its intention to end their participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act, effective 1 January 2027, raising fresh concerns for South African exporters. (Africa Ports & Ships, 6 November 2026)

Negotiable cargo documents: The UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents opened for signature in Accra on 26 October, a development FIATA says could change how goods are traded, financed and transferred across modes. (SAAFF, 4 November 2026)

Suez return: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are returning their jointly operated Gemini ME1 service between India and Europe to the Red Sea/Suez Canal routing, ending its Cape of Good Hope diversion. (Africa Ports & Ships, 6 November 2026)

 

Key Articles This Week

• Ocean Trade Summary — Issue 38/2026 (SACO, 6 November 2026)
• Durban Congestion Remains Severe as Vessel Queues Build Offshore (Kuehne+Nagel myKN, 2 November 2026)
• Transnet and ICTSI Face Scrutiny Over Durban Gateway Terminal Backlog (Daily Maverick, 1 November 2026)
• US Moves to Remove South Africa from AGOA, Raising Fresh Trade Concerns (Africa Ports & Ships, 6 November 2026)
• UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents Opens for Signature (SAAFF, 4 November 2026)
• Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Return Gemini ME1 Service to Suez (Africa Ports & Ships, 6 November 2026)

 

And that’s it – as always, the Inter-Sped team is ready to jump for you!

Best Regards, Linda & The Inter-Sped Team

Dear Clients and Partners,
Please find below our latest weekly update — 23 October 2026.

As always, the team are ready to assist with any queries you may have.

 

Critical Alerts This Week

Durban: Pier 1 at 7-17 days and Pier 2 (DGT) at 3-11 days; DGT average anchorage wait of 10.5 days with an estimated backlog of ~30,000 container moves, DGT productivity is improving.

Gulf: Dubai at 34 days, Abu Dhabi at 21 days, Al Fujairah at 16 days and Dammam at 12 days; Strait of Hormuz disruption and carrier booking restrictions continue.

Africa & Indian Ocean Islands: Beira at 20 days; some Abidjan vessels waiting up to 12 days to berth; civil unrest and a curfew in Mauritius halted Port Louis night shifts, causing extended delays and some vessel omissions.

Asia–South Africa: capacity extremely tight with booking rolls and non-release of bookings; further rate increases expected into November. Shanghai schedule reliability at about 12-21%, Qingdao slippage of 3-10 days during military exercises, and Typhoon Champi reached Taiwan on 23 October.

 

 

South Africa

Air Freight:

General: Rates remain elevated. Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity. Fuel Surcharge on most airlines have increased.

Ethiopian Airlines faces on-forwarding backlogs on connecting flights from Addis Ababa.

SA Airlink and SAA have backlogs into Africa.

For Exports Ex-South Africa British Airways /Turkish Airlines/ Qatar/KLM is upselling rates at time of booking due to capacity.

Backlogs out of the Far East due to typhoons in China persist but are easing.

 

Sea Freight:

Durban congestion persists at both Pier 1 and DGT, although DGT waterside productivity is up and landside also up. Wind gusts expected on Sunday and Monday may delay Cape Town, where the deciduous fruit export peak will pressure reefer plugs.

Next public holiday: 4 November (Local Government Elections).

 

KwaZulu-Natal (Durban)

• Pier 1: 7-17 days; two cranes on long breakdown; equipment failures; some vessel delays up to 14 days — Critical
• Pier 2 (DGT): 3-11 days; average anchorage wait 10.5 days; berth delay 5.3 days; backlog about 30,000 moves; gate-in/out delays — Critical
• Point: 0-1 days — Stable

 

Western Cape (Cape Town)

• CTCT: 0-2 days; wind delays may affect productivity and berth planning — Moderate
• MPT: 0-1 days; equipment repair in progress — Stable

 

Eastern Cape (Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth)

• PECT: 0-2 days; strong winds Sunday 25th may impact operations — Moderate
• NCT: 2-3 days; wind delays in Week 43 — Moderate

 

 

 

Africa & Indian Ocean Islands

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity

Ethiopian Airlines is sitting with backlogs of 5 to 7 days Ex-Addis Ababa.

SA Airlink and SAA faces Congestion into Africa.

 

Sea Freight:

Conakry congestion is particularly severe, with bottlenecks at Tema and Abidjan; carrier congestion surcharges and PSS increases are taking effect. Civil unrest in Mauritius disrupted Port Louis this week, and above-normal October-December rainfall raises inland transport risk across East Africa.

 

West Africa

• Namibia — Walvis Bay: 1 day; intermittent wind gusts all week — Stable
• Angola — Luanda: 8 days — Disrupted
• Ghana — Tema: 6 days; high yard utilisation; reefer congestion; trucking shortages — Disrupted
• Ghana — Takoradi: 3 days — Moderate
• Nigeria — Apapa: 4 days; landside trucking and Customs clearance bottlenecks — Moderate
• Nigeria — Tin Can: 2 days — Moderate
• Côte d’Ivoire — Abidjan: 7 days; high yard occupancy; truck shortages; some vessels waiting up to 12 days to berth — Disrupted

 

Indian Ocean Islands

• Mauritius — Port Louis: 0-4 days; civil unrest and curfew; night shift suspended; some vessel omissions; stabilising — Disrupted
• Madagascar — Toamasina / Tamatave: 4 days; yard congestion; RN2 corridor congestion; terminal improving — Moderate
• Réunion — Réunion: 4 days — Moderate

 

East Africa

• Mozambique — Beira: 20 days; wind gusts and rain — Critical
• Mozambique — Maputo: 1 day; wind gusts and rain — Stable
• Kenya — Mombasa: 5 days; high yard utilisation; empty-container imbalance; Customs delays; pressure into November — Disrupted
• Tanzania — Dar es Salaam: 2 days — Moderate

 

 

 

Middle East & Indian Sub-Continent

Sea Freight:

Strait of Hormuz disruption, Gulf booking restrictions, war-risk premiums and congestion surcharges keep Gulf risk high, with growing reliance on landbridge solutions. India–South Africa capacity remains tight; rates stable but high.

 

Indian Sub-Continent

• India — Nhava Sheva: 3 days; high dwell times; road congestion; gate delays — Moderate
• India — Chennai: 1 day; Colombo transshipment exposure — Stable
• India — Mundra: 3 days; schedule disruption from Middle East routing changes — Moderate
• Sri Lanka — Colombo: 0-2 days; transshipment congestion; missed feeder connections; vessel omissions — Moderate
• Pakistan — Karachi: 3 days — Moderate

 

Middle East-Gulf

• UAE — Jebel Ali: 8 days — Disrupted
• UAE — Khor Fakkan: 6 days — Disrupted
• UAE — Al Fujairah: 16 days — Critical
• UAE — Sharjah: 1 day; LCL cleared and collected at Jebel Ali CFS — Stable
• UAE — Abu Dhabi: 21 days — Critical
• UAE — Dubai: 34 days — Critical
• Saudi Arabia — Jeddah: 5 days; elevated cargo diversion; security-related disruptions — Disrupted
• Saudi Arabia — King Abdullah: 3 days — Moderate
• Saudi Arabia — Dammam: 12 days; security-related disruptions; constrained air and ocean capacity — Critical

 

 

 

North America

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity

 

Sea Freight:

US–South Africa services continue to see port omissions, amended rotations and unscheduled transshipments linked to Durban; railcar shortages, Panama Canal draft restrictions and post-Golden Week vessel bunching add pressure.

 

Canada

• Canada — Montreal: 2 days — Moderate
• Canada — Vancouver: 3 days; rail capacity constraints; inland terminal congestion — Moderate

 

United States

• USA — New York: 3 days; high imports; drayage congestion at peak gate periods — Moderate
• USA — Savannah: 3 days; chassis shortages; inland drayage pressure — Moderate
• USA — Los Angeles: 3 days — Moderate
• USA — Long Beach: 3 days — Moderate

 

 

 

Latin America

Air Freight:

General: Rates remain elevated. All areas are running with some capacity constraints experienced on some routings. Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity

KLM congested.

 

Sea Freight:

Mexico’s Pacific ports remain the main pressure point after Hurricanes Simon and Trudy; most South American gateways operate with manageable congestion, while agricultural exports and year-end restocking tighten equipment and capacity.

 

Argentina

• Argentina — Buenos Aires: 2 days — Moderate

 

Brazil

• Brazil — Paranaguá: 0 day — Stable
• Brazil — Santos: 2 days; high agri and container volumes — Moderate

 

Mexico

• Mexico — Altamira: 3 days; absorbing diversions from Pacific gateways — Moderate
• Mexico — Veracruz: 2 days — Moderate
• Mexico — Manzanillo: 7 days; hurricane closures; backlog recovery; congestion into early November — Disrupted

 

 

 

Europe — NW Continent, UK & Med

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity

 

Sea Freight:

Durban-linked omissions keep Europe–South Africa transit times elevated and carriers have issued Peak Season Surcharges. A one-day strike is called at French ports on 30 October, and fuel-cost protests disrupted road transport in Southern Italy (easing as at 23 October).

 

North-West Continent

• Belgium — Antwerp: 2 days; high storage density — Moderate
• Netherlands — Rotterdam: 2 days; elevated yard occupancy; some extended berthing delays — Moderate
• France — Le Havre: 5 days; IT incident at Terminal de Normandie; port strike called 30 October — Disrupted
• Germany — Hamburg: 2 days; CTA works; some vessel delays 5-7 days; some carriers omitting CTA — Moderate
• Germany — Bremerhaven: 1 day — Stable

 

United Kingdom

• UK — London Gateway: 2 days — Moderate

 

Mediterranean

• Italy — Genoa: 2 days; Southern Italy protests; inland trucking delays — Moderate
• Italy — La Spezia: 3 days — Moderate
• Spain — Barcelona: 3 days; Med network realignments — Moderate
• Turkey — Istanbul: 4 days; strong export volumes — Moderate
• Turkey — Izmir: 1 day; inland truck capacity constraints — Stable

 

 

 

Asia Pacific (incl. Oceania)

Air Freight:

General: Peak season in full swing. Rates are higher and are dependent on space capacity

 

Sea Freight:

Asia–South Africa capacity is extremely tight across all origins, with booking rolls, non-release of bookings and constrained CFS operations; cargo is moving first-in-first-out and further rate increases are expected into November.

 

China

• China — Hong Kong: 1 day; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Stable
• China — Nansha / Guangzhou: 2 days; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Moderate
• China — Ningbo: 2 days; significant congestion; reliability about 17-35%; severe capacity constraints — Moderate
• China — Qingdao: 2 days; military exercises to 30 November; schedule slippage 3-10 days — Disrupted
• China — Shanghai: 3 days; severe backlogs; berthing delays up to 5 days; reliability about 12-21% — Disrupted
• China — Shekou / Shenzhen: 0 day; yard density above 90% — Moderate
• China — Xiamen: 1 day; capacity constraints — Stable
• China — Tianjin / Xingang: 4 days; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Moderate
• China — Dalian: 2 days; capacity constraints; schedule unreliability — Moderate

 

South-East Asia

• Singapore — Singapore: 2 days; elevated vessel queues; transshipment delays of 15-21 days reported — Moderate
• Thailand — Bangkok (THBKK): 1 day; localised flooding; airfreight also affected — Stable
• Thailand — Laem Chabang: 1 day; flood-related disruption in some areas — Stable

 

North Asia

• Korea — Busan (KRPUS): 2 days; high yard occupancy — Moderate
• Korea — Busan (KRBNP): 2 days; high yard occupancy — Moderate
• Taiwan — Kaohsiung: 2 days; Typhoon Champi response; cargo and Customs disruption — Moderate
• Taiwan — Keelung: 1 day; Typhoon Champi response; cargo and Customs disruption — Stable

 

 

 

Trade News

Global container rates: The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% for 40ft container, driven by Asia–Europe and Transpacific rates; its second consecutive weekly increase and highest level in 15 weeks. (Drewry, 22 October 2026)

Diesel levy relief: The diesel levy will be cut; the Road Freight Association says this gives transporters breathing space. (Freight News, 22 October 2026)

Border vehicle checks: The Border Management Authority plans to expand its Vehicle Targeting System to eight ports of entry by February 2027; it currently operates at Maseru Bridge, Lebombo, Vioolsdrif, Beitbridge, Ficksburg and Caledonspoort. (Freight News, 19 October 2026)

Durban DGT recovery: DGT reported two-week gains of about 15% in total moves, but 11 vessels remained at anchorage as at 15 October with about 30,352 moves waiting, and around 10,000 containers redirected via Pier 1/Point. (SAAFF/BUSA Cargo Movement Update via EWC, 15 October 2026)

 

 

Key Articles This Week

• Ocean Trade Summary — Issue 36/2026 (SACO, 23 October 2026)
• World Container Index — 22 Oct (Drewry, 22 October 2026)
• Diesel levy relief gives transporters breathing space (Freight News, 22 October 2026)
• BMA to expand vehicle checks to eight border posts (Freight News, 19 October 2026)
• Cargo Movement Update – 11 October 2026 (EWC, 15 October 2026)

 

 

And that’s it – as always, the Inter-Sped team is ready to jump for you!

Best Regards, Jason & The Inter-Sped Team