I refer to a recent article in FTW in which Zeph Ndlovu, general manager for KwaZulu Natal (KZN) operations at Transnet Port Terminals, talks of ambitious plans to stay regionally competitive His promises are like a pie in the sky . We truckers are fed up with the promises we have been receiving for the last ten years . There has been no progress in the port’s services to us. TPT Durban has the worst service delivery . The only port in the world where truckers have to wait up to 24 hours, yes 24 hours, to pick up one, yes one import container from the port. The entire precinct around the Durban port radius of 20km is congested daily for up to nine hours at any given time. Truckers are parked on public roads waiting to enter only to find that once the truck enters the dock side there are merely five trucks being accommodated or loaded. There are no real managers after hours or on weekends. The call centre does not know what is happening and cannot respond to clients . Importers and exporters are not receiving their money’s worth from TPT. I challenge Mr Ndlovu to a media debate on national television or radio with regards to the unacceptable service delivery of TPT. – Ricky Omar, Oriental Shipping, Durban.
