Cape Town’s vessel line-up is recovering with better weather forecast this week. 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
0-11 days waiting time, depending on service. Weather forecast is good this week.
Terminal
Cape Town MPT
Commentary
No waiting time. 
Terminal
Port Elizabeth PECT
Commentary
No waiting time. Strong winds expected Tuesday 29th into Thursday the 1st with the rest of the week being clear. Terminal maintenance planned. Terminal closure 1st May holiday as well as for ZAPLZ NCT.
Terminal
Port Elizabeth COEGA
Commentary
No waiting time. Strong winds expected for week 18 with the rest of the week being clear. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal
Durban DCT Pier 2
Commentary
No waiting time. Clear week ahead with no stoppages expected.
Terminal
Durban Pier 1
Commentary
0-3 days waiting time. Clear week ahead with no stoppages.
Terminal
Reunion (Port Reunion)
Commentary
0-2 days waiting time. Terminal maintenance planned. Terminal closure 1st May holiday
Terminal
Namibia (Walvis Bay)
Commentary
0-1 days waiting time. Terminal recovered.
Terminal
Mozambique (Maputo)
Commentary
1 day waiting time. Weather is clear for week 18. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal
Mozambique (Beira)
Commentary
8 days waiting time. Weather clear for week 18. Vessel unable to berth due to bad weather.
Terminal
Madagascar (Toamasina)
Commentary
No waiting time, productivity target met. Terminal closure 1st May holiday
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
  • Tight 20’ dry stock levels DURBAN and JOHANNESBURG – priority list in place.
  • JNB 20 GP Equipment Priority List
    DURBAN 20 GP Equipment Priority List

  • CAPE TOWN 20’dry stock – good stock levels 20’ and 40’ dry.
  • JOHANNESBURG- good stock levels 40 dry

Vessel Operations

Service Commentary
Service
SAECS (278)
Commentary
Service
AMEX (040)
Commentary
  • DURBAN: Berthing on ADHOC basis. Oslo Trader 516N will be calling DUR11/Point. Split reefer stacks due to capacity
  • PORT ELIZABETH: Oslo Trader 216N 7 days late
  • CAPE TOWN: Delays due to weather and congestion. Filotimo 514N 8 days delayed, and 5 days delayed into NWK
  • COLD TREATMENT (REEFER) USA PACKOUT SCHEDULE
Service
SAFARI (160)
Commentary
  • PORT LOUIS: Terminal recovered. On time for both IMPORT and EXPORT calls
  • DURBAN: Waiting time 0 days.
Service
CPT Express (163)
Commentary
  • PORT LOUIS: Terminal recovered.
  • CAPE TOWN: Terminal recovery expected in week 22
Service
MW1 and PROTEA (251)
Commentary

MESAWA (MW1)

  • CAPE TOWN: CMA CGM Kribi 2-day delay
  • COEGA: No concerns

PROTEA – On schedule

CITRUS SEASON : RESTRICTION OF DG :PROTEA

Service
M Express (164)
Commentary
  • REUNION- All vessels arriving late from Asia.
    No operational challenges
  • MAPUTO- waiting time 0 days.
  • BEIRA- waiting time 0 days
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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