Citrus industry criticises Durban Container Terminal

A key figure in South Africa’s citrus industry has criticised delays and poor productivity at Durban Container Terminal (DCT).

The Citrus Growers Association’s logistics development manager Mitchell Brooke made the comments to specialist fresh produce buyer magazine Fruitnet.

“Industrial action, equipment failure and poor planning, amongst others, led to very poor productivity. The wheels fell off the bus last year, but this year not only did the wheels fall off, but the bus overturned,” he said.