TPT postpones roll-out of Navis for Durban

The grand opening of the new Navis N4 computer system planned for Durban container terminal (DCT) and the other terminals at ports around the country has been postponed from tomorrow (March 27) to the middle of the year. Navis is a newer and more cultivated programme than the current Cosmos system, and Transnet has described it as being more versatile and smarter. The decision to postpone the start of the system was not taken lightly, saiud to Siyabulela Mhlaluka, divisional executive manager for containers at Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in Durban, in a communiqué to port users in mid-month. “Much work has been done together with industry to prepare for the go-live,” he added. But not everything’s been sorted out with the Navis system yet, and a go-live was “an unacceptably high risk” to TPT. Mhaluka said that the grand opening would now be held in late July, and port users will be informed of the new dating prior to its arrival.