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Cape Town port hopes tech can solve service woes

Cape Town port hopes tech can solve service woes

Update: 2025-01-08
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From the BBC World Service: Automation is a sticking point between dockworkers and employers at East Coast ports in the United States. In Cape Town, ranked as the least efficient port globally, some experts think more automated technology is vital to improve services. Also on this morning’s show: South Sudan restarts oil production after conflict in neighboring Sudan halted exports a year ago. The conflict damaged a key pipeline.

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