Durban

Major South African container port partly reopens after flood

Container stacks at the Port of Durban, South Africa.

Major flooding this week has kept truckers and dockworkers from reaching the Port of Durban in South Africa. Increasing cargo backlogs are likely until roads leading to the port are repaired.

Heavy rain threatens cargo shipments

Since Sunday, torrential rains and heavy flooding have swept across the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, damaging infrastructure and disrupting port operations. Several areas recorded as much as 13 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, amounts typically associated...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-south-african-container-port-partly-reopens-after-flood

As Port Of Durban Recovers After Riots, Citrus Industry Designs A Recovery Plan

Durban Harbor

The citrus value chain has been greatly impacted by the recent wave of looting that has swept across both Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Per the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa or CGA, the industry had been most impacted when the closure of Durban port took place.

Producers from the Northern provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo have been transporting fruits to other ports in the country. Citrus from other regions continues being exported from Coega ports and Cape Town. The events...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/as-port-of-durban-recovers-after-riots-citrus-industry-designs-a-recovery-plan/

Maersk SAECS service to give Cape Town a miss as port congestion builds

Severe port congestion in Cape Town Container Terminal is forcing container lines serving South Africa to redesign sailing schedules and introduce port congestion surcharges for shippers that continue to use the eastern Cape gateway.
Yesterday, CMA CGM announced a $550 per 20ft and $1,100 per 40ft port congestion surcharge at Cape Town for both dry and reefer containers, effective immediately.
This came in addition to a $200 per container general rate restoration …

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https://theloadstar.com/maersk-saecs-service-to-give-cape-town-a-miss-as-port-congestion-builds/

Transnet Update on Attracting New Terminal Operators into Island View Precinct

Island View Precinct

Transnet Updates Industry on Process of Attracting New Terminal Operators into Port of Durban’s Island View Precinct

[Durban, South Africa, 11 October 2018]Transnet National Ports Authority (“TNPA”) today outlined progress in implementation of its Island View Precinct Strategy, which sets out to facilitate greater participation of historically disadvantaged persons in Terminal Operations and enhance the country’s supply of strategic liquid bulk commodities, while...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/12/transnet-update-on-attracting-new-terminal-operators-into-island-view-precinct/