The Cape Town Harbour Carriers Association (CTHCA) is up in arms about an unannounced two hour closure at the port’s container terminal yesterday (Wednesday) morning.
No trucks could enter the port between 06:00 am and 08:00 - and the queue of waiting trucks was well over the bridge, according to an e-mail from CTHCA chairman, John Berry, to Louis du Toit of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT).
“This is extremely disruptive to business where special arrangements – like delivery slots or special equipment - might have been pre-arranged.
“What is of particular concern to us is that the association met with the port just yesterday for its regular monthly meeting and not a word was said about the closure. The port has the ability to alert transporters through a sms system - but this was also not done.”
