ACTIVITIES IN the port of Port Elizabeth will not be replaced by neighbouring Ngqura which is due to come on stream before 2010, says Transnet Port Terminals chief executive Tau Morwe. He told FTW that the Port Elizabeth harbour “will be here for some time to come”, and that Port Terminals was continuing to invest in it. The port is to receive 11 new straddle carriers, a post Panamax crane by February 2008 and the car terminal will be doubled from 2 000 to 4 000-car capacity. In addition Port Terminals is planning to provide value-added services such as the fitting of car radios and trim, as well as minor panel beating (de-dinging). The post Panamax crane will bring the total number of gantries in Port Elizabeth to five.
