Dear friends,

FYI in South Africa : 

New Hazardous Requirements in RSA

1. All IMO Cargo in class, 1; 2.1; 2.3; 4.1; 4.2; 5.1; 5.2; 6.2 and 7 will require immediate evacuation from the terminal.
2. All IMO Cargo in class, 3; 4; 6 and 8 will have 48 hours (2 days) free storage at the terminal.
3. To adhere to the release requirements outlined by Transnet, customers wishing to take delivery directly from the Terminal must submit their Import Release documents (complete and accurate) no later than 24 hours prior vessel ETA. Where the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Public Holiday, release must be submitted to us by 17h00 (GMT+2 hours) on the previous working day.

For any other request in South Africa please Contact Diane Smith as per signature below.

Port and Trade Update

Herewith Ocean Port and Trade Summary for Week 10 2021.
 
SA Port Update

• Conditions remain largely unchanged in our SA ports.  Weather conditions, equipment challenges, high traffic, man power restrictions due to COVID continue to impact port and terminal performance and turnaround times. 

• All trades continue to experience equipment imbalances
• Vessel schedules, on all trades, remain erratic with delayed arrivals, port omissions and mid voyage service changes
• Vessel capacity and space allocation remain constrained
• Vessel schedule integrity and export stack dates remain volatile at present, due to vessels being delayed on inbound voyages as well as along SA coastline.

Kind Regards

DIANE SCHMIDT​

COUNTRY MANAGER SOUTH AFRICA

AFRICA

dschmidt@polytra.be

+27 (11) 285 0000 /+27 (11) 285 0009

www.polytra.be

+27 (0) 83 481 1820