Maersk pulls plug on SA/US direct shipping: why timing couldn’t be worse

The OFM Business Hour looks at the implications of Maersk’s announcement that it will discontinue its direct shipping service from South Africa to the United States starting this October. According to Dr Ernest van Biljon from the IMM Graduate School, the decision comes at a particularly challenging time for local exporters, but contrary to what some might think, tariffs aren’t the reason behind the move.