Giant traders and shipowners Trafigura and Mercuria have moved their main African bunkering bases to Mauritius because of problems in South Africa.
As more vessels head around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi missiles in the Red Sea, the groups have set up shop in Port Louis, Reuters reported.
Their refuelling operations in South’s Africa’s Algoa Bay were shut down last year in a tax dispute with the domestic authorities.
