Dear Valued Customer
The situation at terminals in South Africa continues to present challenges, Durban is heavily congested placing pressure on our other ports. According to Transnet this can be attributed to equipment failure, dredging, bad weather and high winds.
Container Terminal update:
- Durban: As Durban is the first port of call for many of these vessels – their arrival/departures at the other ports will be delayed.
- Vessels at anchorage = 63
- Vessels at berth = 33
- Cape Town:
- Vessels at anchorage = 3
- Vessels at berth = 8
- Ngqura:
- Vessels at anchorage = 3
- Vessels at berth = 4
- PE:
- Vessels at anchorage = 3
- Vessels at berth = 5
Read More here: ‘Chaos’ at Durban port with an estimated 71 000 containers stuck at sea | Business (news24.com)
Read More here: It will take months to clear Durban port backlog – Moneyweb
| Terminal | Status | Commentary |
| Cape Town CTCT | · Improving productivity has brought waiting time down to 3-4 days
· Productivity remains below the expected rates · Recovery is estimated in 1 week |
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| Cape Town MPT | · 1-3 days delay | |
| Port Elizabeth PECT | · 4-5 days waiting time
· STS Crane 3 maintenance continues · Recovery in 1-2 weeks |
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| Port Elizabeth NCT | · 6-7 days waiting time – some improvement
· 3 berth operation implemented · Recovery estimated in 2 weeks |
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| Durban DCT Pier 2 | · 19-20 days waiting time on SAFARI service – no improvement
· STS breakdown and straddle carriers’ reliability and availability remain the key challenge to productivity · Limited truck scheduled impacting imports collection and exports stacking · Recovery estimated in 8-12 weeks |
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| Durban Pier 1 | · 6-7 days waiting time – no improvement
· Poor STS and RTG reliability and availability · Recovery estimated in 3-4 weeks |
