Durban slower to recover

While 2009 was a reasonably good
year for logistics specialist Cargo
Care Freight, despite the global
economic meltdown, 2010 has started
very slowly and the Transnet strike
did not help the situation, says MD
Roland Raath.
But Raath is confident that
business will pick up in the coming
months.
“We have found that Durban in
particular was more affected by last
year’s downturn than Johannesburg
– and the recovery period has also
naturally been slower. This could
possibly be due to an overall smaller
economy than Gauteng.”
Expansion of the port is eagerly
anticipated by all stakeholders, he
added, with hopes that peak season
congestion will be eased dramatically.
“Despite the slow recovery we
are hoping to see sales intensified in
the coming months, getting business
back to where it should be.”