Cape Town restructuring is bearing fruit

The changes assisted recovery plans after the three week industrial action in May this year, which affected operations in ports across the country and it took the terminal only two weeks from the end of the strike to clear the backlog of vessels.

Gross Crane Hours (GCH) has improved from an average of 22 to 25 GCH with a peak in performance during week ending July 16 when the terminal achieved 28 GCH. Transnet has set a target of 28 GCH for all container terminals as part of its strategy, which calls on employees to make massive improvements in their performance to meet customer and shareholder expectations.

Ship Working Hours (SWH) has improved from an average of 39 to 42 SWH and stack occupancy has stabilised at 50% which is particularly significant, considering the terminal’s current refurbishment programme which has put pressure on its stack capacity.