If Transnet does not get on the ball in the coming months, the Port of Cape Town could face massive export delays, affecting the economy.
Transnet has not managed to achieve a turnaround on its port operations in Cape Town, says the local DA-led government.It seems that government is looking to find a private partner to help run the Port of Cape Town, like it did in the Port of Durban.
Transnet is beholden to the Department of Public Enterprises, and not directly the government of the Western Cape. She detailed the performance targets which were missed in the last four months. Instead of 26 working ship hours at the port for January, Transnet managed 22.5 hours. In April, Transnet managed 25 actual ship working hours against a target of 30.
Meanwhile, the average waiting time for a ship at sea to dock at the port is nearly five days after arriving at Cape Town, with the target of one day. Wenger adds that if delays are not corrected, the port is heading for “another export crisis.”
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