TPT Durban reshuffles top team

Once more, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) at the Port of Durban has just indulged in what now seems like a perpetual re-shuffling of its senior management cards – all effective from last Monday (February 16). Along with that, it has also made changes to the management structure at two of its Durban terminals. There were three management reshuffles in the container terminals. Hector Danisa, previously the terminal manager at Durban container terminal (DCT) Pier 2, has now assumed the position of executive manager – logistics and international services in the TPT commercial and planning department. The focus of this is to grow TPT’s new freight logistics services and terminal operations management opportunities north of the border. Danisa will also work on expanding container freight station, warehousing and various terminal management opportunities within the African continent. Taking over his role at Pier 2 is Joe Madlala who was previously terminal manager at Pier 1. He, in turn, has been replaced by Tshwaelo Matlhape, the former chief operations manager at Pier 1. The management structural change is in the two breakbulk multi-purpose terminals (MPT), which have now been consolidated under one terminal manager – Phumi Mthethwa. Meanwhile, Fikile Mngomezulu will continue to lead the team at the Durban car terminal and Boysie Mthembu, formerly assistant terminal manager at Pier 2, is now terminal manager for the agri-bulk terminal. In the short time between receiving a memo of these changes and FTW’s print deadline, we managed to talk to a couple of port users. The gist of what was said was that there was somewhat of a disappointment about Danisa’s move out of Pier 2. He had formed a good working relationship with his main client base, FTW was told, and had adopted a fairly co-operative stance about issues brought to his attention. On the other hand, the good thing was that he had been replaced by Madlala, who had also performed pretty acceptably at Pier 1. CAPTION Hector Danisa