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South Africa\u2019s Transport Minister Barbara Creecy met with officials from a firm headed by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon to discuss worsening delays at the country\u2019s busiest container terminal.<\/p>\n
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) was appointed to operate the Durban Gateway Terminal in partnership with state-owned logistics company Transnet.<\/p>\n
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The contract to run the facility, which handles nearly half of the country\u2019s container volumes, was delayed by a lawsuit brought by AP Moller-Maersk A\/S that challenged how the bidding process was handled.<\/p>\n
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The average time at anchorage for vessels using the terminal has roughly doubled to nearly six days since ICTSI took over, Creecy said in a phone interview from Durban on Friday.<\/p>\n
That was largely due to the implementation of a command-and-control Navis terminal operating system, and delays in the refurbishment or replacement of some loading equipment, she said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn the long term, this is what\u2019s going to give us the volumes that we want. But the real issue is, in the meantime, when you\u2019re dealing with the teething problems, how are you responding to your customers?\u201d Creecy said, adding that ICTSI needs to improve its public communication.<\/p>\n
ICTSI didn\u2019t immediately respond to an email seeking comment or pick up a call made to its offices after working hours.<\/p>\n
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The delays have caused ships to bypass Durban, disrupting other South African port operations, according to the Cape Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
Resolving the issues is especially important for Transnet as it attempts to improve its own performance by implementing a strategy that relies increasingly on public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n
The Durban Gateway Terminal is initially investing R737 million ($44 million) in upgrading equipment to increase capacity at the terminal by 40% to 2.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or containers, by 2030, Creecy said.<\/p>\n
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