Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Question by Hon Masipa.
With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in July 2024:
(a) What was the (i) average waiting time for berth utilisation and occupancy for container ships and (ii) target for the month, (b) what was the (i) average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded and (ii) target for the month, (c) what was the (i) average waiting time for trucks being (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded at the port and (ii) target for the month, (d) what was the (i) average ship turnaround time and (ii) target for the month, (e) what was the (i) average anchorage waiting time and (ii) target for the month and (f) what was the (i) average container dwell time and (ii) target for the month?
(a)(i) Average waiting time for container vessels to berth at CTCT during July 2024 was 1 day and 12 hours
(a) (ii) Target is to berth on arrival at best, and not more than I day waiting if the berth is occupied
(b) (i) (aa) Total TEU’s loaded in July was 23,232
(b) (i) Total TEU's unloaded was 15,434
(b) (ii) Target for the month was 42,225
Jul-24 | ||||
Week | TEU'S loaded | TEU's Unloaded | TEU'S Total | TEU Target |
29 June - 05 July 2024 | 4310 | 4659 | 8969 | 9693 |
6- 12 July 2024 | 4760 | 2328 | 7,088 | 10969 |
13-19July 2024 | 5755 | 3829 | 9,584 | 12039 |
20-26 July 2024 | 8407 | 4618 | 13025 | 9554 |
Total | 23232 | 15434 | 38666 | 42255 |
(c) (i) Average truck waiting time at CTCT for July was 58 minutes
(c) (ii) Target is 50 minutes. The differentiation between truck loading and offloading is not given.
(d) (i) Average ship turnaround time at CTCT for July was 5 days and 13 hours
(d) (ii) Target for ship turnaround time is 4 days
(e) (i) See (a) above
(e) (ii) See (a) above
(f) (i) Average dwell time for export containers at CTCT for July was 2.3 days
(f) (ii) Dwell time target for export containers is 6 days or less.
