A second transit shipment of vehicles which are being routed from Port Elizabeth to Lagos and Tema is laying the foundation for the establishment of a regional vehicle transit hub in the port city. Nearly 100 new and second-hand transit vehicles were offloaded last week from the MOL Emerald Ace, which is the biggest ro-ro vessel to call on Port Elizabeth – and of the first new-generation “solar hybrid” vessels. Second-hand vehicles can be accommodated because they remain in bond in the port. Customs regulations state that second-hand transit vehicles have to be carried off-wheel through South Africa. “This is a significant milestone towards reaching the Transnet National Port Authority’s vision of developing Port Elizabeth as a regional vehicle transhipment hub,” port manager Rajesh Dana told FTW during a tour of the Emerald Ace. CAPTION Captain Kanegai Junichi, master of the MOL Emerald Ace, in PE port … the biggest ro-ro vessel to call on the port.
