Transnet expects to lift force majeure at port terminals ‘soon’

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet, whose operations have been seriously disrupted by recent unrest and a major cyberattack, confirmed on Tuesday that Transnet Port Terminals had communicated a force-majeure declaration with customers on Monday July 26, covering the period from July 22 when its information technology (IT) network was breached. In a statement, the group said that “significant progress” had been made to restore its IT systems, with most of the affected applications reinstated by Monday.