Container throughput rises in Transnet’s solid half year results

South Africa’s state-owned freight and logistics company, Transnet, has reported a 6.1% year-on-year growth in container throughput in its half year results.

The number of containers handled rose to 2.4m teu in the first six months of the year which the company attributed to considerable growth in local and international consumer demand.

However average moves per ship working hours (SWH) fell in all but one of the Transnet’s terminals.