Proposed CT penalty draws strong criticism

Ray Smuts A PROPOSED penalty on boxes left for longer than two days in the Cape Town container terminal has drawn strong criticism from the industry. The suggestion from SA Port Operations' Nad Govender has prompted managing director of Southern Africa Transport Investments (S.A.T.I.) Brett Gray to comment: "If you want to discourage trade don't bring in boxes, simple as that; if you don't want the exports, then don't provide for them." Gray questions whether Sapo fully understands the ramifications of such a penalty. "If they want us to move boxes out faster we can do so. "The restraint has been on Sapo's side, not ours, so if they wish to evacuate empties we can accommodate this."