About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Canal reopening for South African businesses, focusing on shifts in freight practices.

Vernon Sinden from Investec Business and Commercial Banking says ‘a lot of clients are moving ocean freight to air freight, because of the unpredictability in the market, weather conditions and so on,’ and now opting for just-in-time ordering.

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