AGRICULTURE NEWS - The Department of Transport and state freight utility Transnet are shifting from isolated operational fixes to a full value-chain governance model to prevent severe export bottlenecks at the Port of Cape Town during the upcoming deciduous fruit season.

Following heavy losses last season, where extreme weather conditions severely constrained loading windows, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has detailed a major structural shift proposed by industry agents and shipping lines: expanding port “war rooms” beyond Transnet’s internal operations to encompass all private supply chain players.

During November and December of the previous season, the Port of Cape Town experienced 32 days with wind speeds exceeding 100km/h, which prevented fruit loading every second day despite R2 billion in capital expenditure on new equipment.

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