PUBLISHER: Freight News (www.freightnews.co.za)
Operational improvement at the Port of Cape Town’s multi-purpose terminal (MPT) is on track to meet its target of 71 973 containers for the financial year-end in four weeks’ time, says Terry Gale, chairman of Exporters Club Western Cape.
Throughput currently sat at 66 891 TEUs, he said, describing the MPT’s latest figures for the week ending February 27 as “excellent stats”.
Last week’s target was 2 500 TEUs, but 3 189 went through the terminal.
What’s more, Gale added, was that G Berth was about to be brought online alongside berths F and H.
Previously, G was not in use, but with three working landside cranes, G can also be brought into operation for vessels with their own gear.