Cape Town CTCT remains the outlier, experiencing varying waiting time across the services calling that terminal. All other services and terminals remain in green status across Southern Africa and Islands.

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Ports and Terminals Situation

Terminal Commentary
Terminal
Cape Town CTCT
Commentary
Weather clear for the rest of week 15. Waiting time is expected to decrease with terminal recovery plan in place.
Terminal
Cape Town MPT
Commentary
No waiting time. Weather clear for the rest of week 15.
Terminal
Port Elizabeth PECT
Commentary
No waiting time. Weather clear for the rest of week 15. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal
Port Elizabeth COEGA
Commentary
0 days waiting time. Weather clear for the rest of the week 15 Productivity target is met.
Terminal
Durban DCT Pier 2
Commentary
Waiting time is 0 days. Clear week ahead with no stoppages. Significant improvement going into 2025.
Terminal
Durban Pier 1
Commentary
0 to 1 days waiting time. Clear week ahead with no stoppages. Significant improvement going into 2025.
Terminal
Reunion (Port Reunion)
Commentary
2- 3 days waiting time. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal
Namibia (Walvis Bay)
Commentary
0-1 days waiting time. Terminal recovered.
Terminal
Mozambique (Maputo)
Commentary
0 days waiting time. Weather is clear for week 15 and 16 as well. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal
Mozambique (Beira)
Commentary
0 days waiting time. Weather is clear for week 15 and 16 as well.
Terminal
Madagascar (Toamasina)
Commentary
No waiting time, productivity target met.
Terminal
Rail DUR to JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver)
Commentary
Rail services are fully operational
Terminal
Rail JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver) to DUR
Commentary
Rail services are fully operational
Terminal Commentary
Terminal
Depots
Commentary

No restrictions on empty turn ins – all depots available

Terminal
Equipment
Commentary

Vessel Operations

Service Commentary
Service
SAECS (278)
Commentary
  • COEGA: Expected delays on next vessels due to Rotterdam Strike and bad weather in Europe. All vessels, except Santa Isabel (7 days late), on time
  • DURBAN: Santa Isabel arriving late will cause delays. Expect recovery in week 19
  • CAPE TOWN: Some wind stoppages and productivity constraints.
Service
AMEX (040)
Commentary
  • DURBAN: Berthing on FIFO basis
  • PORT ELIZABETH: Oslo Trader 216N 7 days late
  • CAPE TOWN: Delays due to weather and congestion
Service
SAFARI (160)
Commentary
  • PORT LOUIS: Terminal recovered. On time for both IMPORT and EXPORT calls
  • DURBAN: Berth delay 0 days.
Service
CPT Express (163)
Commentary
Service
MW1 and PROTEA (251)
Commentary

MESAWA (MW1)

  • CAPE TOWN: Bad Weather creating delays. 9 days waiting time
  • COEGA: Hedwig Shulte 513E 5 days early

PROTEA – On schedule

Service
M Express (164)
Commentary
  • REUNION- waiting time of 3 days. 5/6 gantries operational
  • MAPUTO- waiting time 0 days.
  • BEIRA- waiting time 0 days
  • PORT LOUIS: Service continues to omit till week 18 due to Beira delays
Service
IOI (293)
Commentary
  • PORT REUNION: 2 day waiting time
  • PORT LOUIS. No waiting time
Service Commentary
Service
Export Bookings
Commentary

Fully open for business on all services – no constraints

  • SAECS 278 – reopened for SPOT 20’s and DG bookings
  • AMEX – open for SPOT
Service
Import Booking
Commentary
Fully open for business on all services – no constraints

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