Shipping giant warns of extreme weather delays along South African coast
The Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller- Maersk warned extreme weather conditions and a storm surge lashing the South African coast are expected to cause shipping delays.
An intense cold front bringing snow to some areas of the country is resulting in damaging coastal winds, rains and waves that threaten infrastructure, the South African Weather Service forecast Sunday. in vessels using the route as ships avoid attacks in the Red Sea. The impact of the disruption has been most acutely felt in container shipping, with about 690 vessels currently sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
The conditions “will impact vessel movement and operations” along the South African coastline, over the next few days, especially between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, where the worst impact may occur, Maersk said in a statement on Monday. “Vessels are expected to seek shelter/alter their course to avoid the impacted areas, please expect delays over the next few days.”
??Orange level 6 warning: Storm SurgeAffected area: Western CapeValid from the 7th to the 8th of July 2024, from 01:00 until 00:00 SASTSouth Africa’s state-owned logistics company Transnet is already struggling with turning around the performance of its ports, seeking private investment and replacing equipment that’s more capable of operating in extreme weather.
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