Chris Hattingh

[Opinion] Planning for success by getting our ports up and running

Through all of this, the crucial lesson for SA to realise and implement is getting its ports back to an adequate level of operation, such that the country can place itself in a position to take advantage of times when global trade patterns shift due to unforeseen events and conflicts.

[Letter] Preferential procurement only benefits vested interests

Preferential procurement policies tend to skew towards benefiting those with the necessary political connections and influence.

[Video] Discussion | Red Sea blockade and SA

Shipping firms have decided to redirect their ships as attacks by Houthi rebels along the trade route through the Red Sea continue.

[Video] Impact of Red Sea crisis on food and oil prices

Several dozen container vessels are expected to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the coming days and weeks.Some global shipping firms have announced a return to the route.

[Opinion] ANC's Hamas meeting could hurt us badly

With South Africa having been greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force in February for insufficient measures to combat anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, such meetings send the wrong kind of signal.

[News] State troubles come home to roost

The fiscal, skills, and management challenges facing the central government – along with various departments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – have come to the fore throughout 2023.

[Video] Durban harbour | Waves of containers choke port

Chris Hattingh, Executive Director at the Centre for Risk Analysis, says container handling output is sitting at 19 percent down compared to what it was the same period last year.

[Opinion] SA needs a port in a storm

Congestion at South African ports is crippling the country’s economy, further increasing costs. CHRIS HATTINGH says it is vital that the country ups its logistics game.