Powering ahead in South Africa

ICTSI says it will defend its contract award for the upgrade of DCT2 in the next stage of legal proceedings.

A high court has ruled in favour of APM Terminals, blocking Transnet’s award of the DCT Pier 2 upgrade contract to ICTSI.

Maersk Cincinnati was berthed due to onboard smoke detection, while SAMSA intensified efforts to collect pharma materials from the ocean coastline.

An investigation is underway into an oil spill in Algoa Bay, South Africa, with initial reports linking the spill to MSC Apollo, a 6,500 TEU container ship operated by MSC.

The MSC Antonia lost 46 containers due to severe weather off Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, while en route from Sri Lanka to New York.

Transnet reported a loss for the financial year ending March 2024, despite a revenue increase due to tariff hikes and higher rail and container volumes.