The Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) marked a significant milestone last week when Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown officially opened berths 3 and 4. Transnet has invested R2bn in the building and deepening to 16 metres of the container terminal’s two additional berths and the purchase of port equipment, including two megamax ship-to shore-cranes, 18 rubber tyred gantries, 48 haulers and 48 bathtub trailers. CAPTION Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown with Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Ben Fihla … the expansion has taken NCT operating capacity from 800 000 TEUs to 1.5 million.
