Weekly deliverables at Durban’s main container terminal fell 26% after a mid-August systems change, while reported waiting times stretched to between eight and 12 days, two freight industry bodies said on Wednesday.
The South African Freight and Logistics Association (SAFLA) and Road Freight Association (RFA) called for an immediate, unified recovery plan for the Durban Gateway Terminal (DGT), including a public 30-day recovery programme with daily performance targets.
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According to the associations, vessels calling at DGT spent an average of about 80 hours at anchorage and 106 hours at berth in July.
They said weekly throughput fell 26% following the transition to the NAVIS N4 terminal operating system in mid-August, while reported terminal waiting times had increased to “between eight and 12 days”.
DGT had advised customers ahead of the changeover that the NAVIS migration would temporarily halt
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