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Container movement at South Africa’s port terminals has bounced back from the previous two weeks to a daily average of 8 246, according to the latest Container Movement Update compiled by the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) and Business Unity SA (Busa).

The recovery comes after movement for the last two weeks in August trended down week-on-week (w-o-w), from a daily average of 6 747 recorded on Friday, August 23 to 6 537 on the 30th.

The daily average measured on September 6 heralds a bounce-back percentage of 26.1%.

In the meantime, ports all along the coast continue to feel the last of bad weather, often causing Table Bay to be windbound.

The Update reported that “adverse weather, high swells, and equipment…

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