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\n South Africa is failing to monetise a surge in global shipping traffic around the Cape of Good Hope, even as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea force vessels onto longer routes along Africa\u2019s southern coast. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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\n Cape traffic surge reshapes trade flows and fuel demand
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\n Commercial traffic via the Cape of Good Hope has more than tripled in recent years, according to IMF PortWatch<\/em><\/a> data, with about 20 vessels passing daily between March and April, up from six in 2023, as major carriers including Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM reroute vessels to avoid geopolitical risks. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n According to the Cape Chamber, “This shift has resulted in a 112% surge in Cape diversions as of early March 2026, adding roughly 10\u201314 days to transit times and significantly increasing fuel and insurance costs for global trade,” \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Consequently, the disruption is reshaping energy trade flows, with shipments increasingly sourced from outside the Gulf, including the US, Brazil, Guyana, Nigeria and Angola, before moving through Africa\u2019s southern corridor, a shift that is driving a surge in marine fuel demand across the continent<\/a>. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Companies such as Denmark\u2019s Monjasa are reporting rising volumes, while traders including Vitol and Peninsula expand operations. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n “Volumes have been positively impacted by the Red Sea security situation causing more vessels to reroute south of Africa,” Monjasa spokesperson Thorstein Andreasen told Reuters. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Economic gains lag despite traffic surge
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\n Despite the sharp increase in traffic, economic gains have lagged, with benefits largely confined to lower-value services such as bunkering and crew changes rather than cargo redistribution. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n South Africa is steadily losing ground in marine fuel supply<\/a>, with monthly bunker volumes falling to about 80,000 tonnes from roughly 130,000 tonnes a year earlier, highlighting its weakening position despite heavy reliance on imported fuel and limited domestic oil production. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n The shift is redirecting business to Port Louis in Mauritius and Walvis Bay in Namibia, where fuel sales have surged, including a record 929,043 metric tonnes in Port Louis in 2024. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Elsewhere, Lamu Port in Kenya has received 74 vessels since January, about a third of all ships serviced since opening in 2021, while Port of Lom\u00e9 in Togo <\/a>is positioning itself as a strategic bunkering and logistics alternative. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Even with its geographic advantage along the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa has yet to convert the resurgence in shipping around southern Africa into sustained economic value. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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\n Strategic advantage underutilised
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\n Jacob van Rensburg, a logistics expert at the Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders, said in an interview cited by CNBC Africa <\/em>that the country\u2019s transshipment share has declined from about 23%\u201325% of total containers handled in earlier years to just 13%\u201314% currently. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Although vessel traffic along South Africa\u2019s coastline has increased, relatively few ships are using its ports as key redistribution points for cargo, limiting the country\u2019s ability to influence shipping routes, capture logistics revenue and generate value across the supply chain. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Van Rensburg also referenced the World Bank and S&P Global\u2019s Container Port Performance Index, which ranks South African ports among the worst globally, underscoring persistent inefficiencies. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n These challenges are further compounded by congestion and weather-related disruptions, which continue to weigh on port performance. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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\n Global models highlight missed opportunity
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\n Globally, countries are adopting different monetisation models, with Panama generating billions through the Panama Canal, Turkey capturing value through the Bosporus Strait, and Iran seeking to monetise transit through the Strait of Hormuz. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Similarly, Egypt and Singapore have built multi-billion-dollar infrastructure around strategic waterways, while African peers such as Mauritius and Morocco continue to expand maritime infrastructure and logistics capacity. \n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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