Ports go-slow continues as exporters count the cost
The go-slow labour impasse over unpaid incentive bonuses that has affected the ports of Cape Town, Ngqura and Durban was still unresolved this morning with the Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) reporting that 10 vessels were circling outside Ngqura, waiting to load fruit.
Detail lacking as port impasse continues
There hasn’t been much change to the statement Transnet issued last week compared to the one this morning in respect of the labour dispute over unpaid incentive bonuses that’s affecting efficiencies at several of South Africa’s ports.
TNPA considers offshore port facility
Transnet National Ports Authority has raised the idea an offshore port facility to cater for the growing number of larger vessels calling at our ports that require deep draughts.
MSC takes delivery of world’s biggest box ship
MSC became the owner of the world’s biggest box shop after Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy delivered the 400-metre-long vessel to the line three weeks ahead of schedule.
Major counterfeit bust at Ngqura port
South African Police Services (SAPS) last week seized counterfeit goods worth an estimated R45 million at the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth.
Transnet suspends employees over illegal ‘go slow’
Transnet today announced that it had suspended a number of employees at its Ngqura Container Terminal for engaging in illegal industrial action.
