Wind wall welcomed

Ray Smuts
WORD THAT Cape Town"s wind wall project will be taken a step further this month (FTW June, 29, 2001) has rekindled memories of the controversial siting of the present container terminal for Safmarine reefer executive Jan Kruger.
He was a member of the investigative team that looked at the introduction of containerisation which came into being in South Africa in July 1977. He recalls a strong body of expert opinion suggesting the Mother City's container terminal should have been located on what was then wasteland in the Granger Bay area.
"That location, although not totally wind free, is relatively sheltered when compared to the present day site insisted upon by the former SAR & H authority."
As to the windwall project about to be tested, and in the light of the weekend"s inclement weather, Kruger told FTW: "As a shipowner, Safmarine welcomes any proposed solution that might cut down on delays caused by wind in Cape Town.
"As a major reefer export port through which time-sensitive cargoes are shipped, schedule integrity is of vital importance."