STATE-OWNED South African transport giant has handled more than 200 000 TEU in a single financial year at the Durban Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) in FY 2024/2025, reported Kimberley's Diamond Fields Advertiser.
This record target underscored the organisation's commitment to enhancing trade capacity and efficiency, driven by a combination of increased trade volumes, improved operational capabilities, and strategic resource allocation.
The previous volume record at the terminal was in the 2020/2021 financial year, with 182,198 TEU.
Jabu Mdaki, managing executive of transnet Port Terminals, said that this is a momentous milestone for Transnet given the challenges experienced in 2023.'We had a crisis in Durban, and we faced challenges of vessel backlog and truck congestion. We would also like to thank the shipping lines for their buy-in. They allowed us to divert some of the columns to the MPT, and that allowed us to reduce congestion,' Mr Mdaki said.
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This record target underscored the organisation's commitment to enhancing trade capacity and efficiency, driven by a combination of increased trade volumes, improved operational capabilities, and strategic resource allocation.
The previous volume record at the terminal was in the 2020/2021 financial year, with 182,198 TEU.
Jabu Mdaki, managing executive of transnet Port Terminals, said that this is a momentous milestone for Transnet given the challenges experienced in 2023.'We had a crisis in Durban, and we faced challenges of vessel backlog and truck congestion. We would also like to thank the shipping lines for their buy-in. They allowed us to divert some of the columns to the MPT, and that allowed us to reduce congestion,' Mr Mdaki said.
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