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Improved operational efficiency as a measure for alleviating port congestion at the Cape Town container terminal
Author(s)
Powles, Michael John
Date Issued
2004
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Technikon
Abstract
The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) facilitates the handling process ofImport and
Export containers for the Western Cape and other regions. South African Port Operations
(SAPO), a division of the transport parastatal Transnet, is the operator that handles container
volumes through the terminal. Due to the nature of its operations, it focuses on service
standards within the industry. The International Shipping Industry expects this container
terminal to conform by providing the same operational standards and service they receive
from other international ports.
Container terminal efficiency and productivity were not providing a reliable and efficient
service for vessels calling to CTCT. Delays became so endemic that the shipping lines
instituted a seventy-five dollar congestion surcharge on each container being handled This
surcharge was passed on to the consumer therefore increasing the logistical cost of goods and
services. The fact that a shipping line was bypassing Cape Town altogether was an indication
that the Terminal was experiencing difficulty in maintaining its port status as a prominent and
efficient container terminal at the southern tip of Africa.
Export containers for the Western Cape and other regions. South African Port Operations
(SAPO), a division of the transport parastatal Transnet, is the operator that handles container
volumes through the terminal. Due to the nature of its operations, it focuses on service
standards within the industry. The International Shipping Industry expects this container
terminal to conform by providing the same operational standards and service they receive
from other international ports.
Container terminal efficiency and productivity were not providing a reliable and efficient
service for vessels calling to CTCT. Delays became so endemic that the shipping lines
instituted a seventy-five dollar congestion surcharge on each container being handled This
surcharge was passed on to the consumer therefore increasing the logistical cost of goods and
services. The fact that a shipping line was bypassing Cape Town altogether was an indication
that the Terminal was experiencing difficulty in maintaining its port status as a prominent and
efficient container terminal at the southern tip of Africa.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Technikon, 2004.
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