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Transnet Port Terminals gearing up for successful citrus season

26th March 2021

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Senior Contributing Editor Online

     

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Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it is gearing up for another successful citrus season this year, following a 16% year-on-year increase in the volumes handled last year – the highest ever recorded.

This comes despite disruptions within the supply chain brought about by Covid-19.

A combination of interventions introduced last year will be employed again this season. These include a revision of TPT’s reefer operating guidelines introduced last year to enhance user experience, following input from internal and external stakeholders.

“There were extensive pre-season engagements with all terminals to manage readiness with a key focus on people, equipment and process optimisation – something we are continuing with this year.

“We further have weekly integrated planning meetings with both internal and external supply chain stakeholders. This proved especially crucial for deviation management throughout the season,” said TPT sales and new business GM Siyabulela Mhlaluka.

He added that, introducing the truck booking system at the Durban Container Terminals (DCT) Pier 1 and Pier 2 significantly contributed towards reducing peak congestion and ensuring workloads were spread out over a 24-hour period.

Citrus season will begin next month at the Durban, Port Elizabeth and Ngqura container terminals.

With a gradual resurgence in demand because of positive business sentiment attributed to vaccine rollouts in major economies, there will be strain on supply chain capacity, according to Mhlaluka.

However, the arrival of 22 new straddle carriers at the DCT Pier 2 between May and July this year will boost season performance.

Citrus fruits form about 55% of South Africa’s fruit production and are exported in refrigerated containers called reefers to over 100 countries.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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