Ports & Ships Maritime News
Dec 15, 2006
Author: P&S
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OTAL introduces new services to Africa
Kenyan customs pounce on Mombasa rice
Festive season terminal closures - Durban
Festive season terminal closures East London
Festive season terminal closures Port Elizabeth
Festive season terminal closures Cape Town
Festive season terminal closures Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal
Festive season terminal closures Richards Bay Terminals
Nacala port added to Ships in Port scheduling in Ports & Ships
Pic of the day SS El Faro
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OTAL introduces new services to Africa
OTAL, the West Africa Europe liner specialist has announced the launching of two new services using 750-TEU ships.
The first service, known as the Nord Direct Service involves a fortnightly (14 day) rotation between Antwerp, Le Havre, Casablanca and the northern West African ports of Nouakchott, Dakar, Banjul, Freetown and Monrovia.
The second new service is to Angola (Angola Shuttle Service) which offers a dedicated service every 10 days to Angola from Portugal and Belgium, with a rotation of Antwerp, Leixoes, Lisbon, Luanda. This service will utilise four 750-TEU vessels and according to OTAL offers the fastest transit times.
From Lisbon to Luanda takes 11 days, Leixoes to Luanda 12 days.
Kenyan customs pounce on Mombasa rice
A large consignment of rice imported to Kenya from Pakistan has been impounded in Mombasa port by officials from the Kenyan Department of Customs.
According to reports emanating from the Pakistani High Commission the rice is said to be of suspect quality. Kenyas Bureau of Standards, which has to certify all food products being imported ahead of customs clearance, has withheld its approval, resulting in the consignment having to be held in bond at the port.
Kenya imports about 150,000 tonnes of rice each year from Pakistan.
Festive Season terminal closures - Durban
South African Port Operations (SAPO) has released the following details regarding working times over the coming festive season.
Durban Multi Purpose Terminal (MPT)
Terminal working hours
23 December 06:00 to 18:00 and 18:00 to 06:00
24 December 07:00 to 15:00
25 December terminal closed
26 December 07:00 to 15:00
27 December normal working hours x 3 shifts
30 December 06:00 to 18:00 and 18:00 to 06:00
31 December 07:00 15:00
01 January terminal closed
02 January 06:00 > normal working hours x 3 shifts
Durban Car Terminal
16 December two shifts
25 December terminal closed
26 December two shifts
01 January two shifts
Maydon Wharf Terminal
22 December normal three shifts
23 December - 06:00 to 18:00 & 18:00 to 06:00
24 December 06:00 to 12:00, finishes at 14:00
25 December terminal closed
26 December 06:00 to 18:00 on request and at cost
29 December normal three shifts
30 December 0600 to 18:00 & 18:00 to 06:00
31 December 06:00 to 12:00, finishes at 14:00
01 January terminal closed
02 January normal three shifts
Durban Container Terminal and Pier 1 Container Terminal
Festive season closing times for these two terminals is not yet available.
Festive Season terminal closures East London
All port terminals
16 December 07:00 15:00
25 December all terminals closed
26 December 07:00 15:00
01 January all terminals closed
Festive Season terminal closures Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth MPT
24 December 06:00 to 18:00
25 December terminal closed
26 December 06:00 to 18:00
31 December 06:00 to 18:00
01 January terminal closed
02 January normal shifts
Festive Season terminal closures Cape Town
Cape Town MPT
16 December 08:00 to 16:00
24 December 08:00 to 16:00
25 December terminal closed
26 December 08:00 to 16:00
31 December 08:00 to 16:00
01 January terminal closed
Festive Season terminal closures Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal
Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal
23 December 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
24 December - 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
25 December - 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
26 December normal three shifts
27 December normal three shifts
30 December - 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
31 December - 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
01 January - 06:45 to 19:45 & 18:45 to 07:15
02 January normal three shifts
Saldanha MPT
Terminal closures for the MPT were listed in our News Bulletin dated 8 December
Festive Season terminal closures Richards Bay Terminals
Details of Richards Bay terminal closures for the Dry Bulk and MPT were listed in our News Bulletin for 11 December
Nacala port added to Ships in Port scheduling in Ports & Ships
As from today Ports & Ships includes regular scheduling of ships for the northern Mozambique port of Nacala.
In addition to the northern regions of Mozambique, Nacala is the principle port for landlocked Malawi and an increasingly important entry port for Zambia.
You can now stay in contact with ship movements at all ports between Walvis Bay in Namibia and Nacala in the north of Mozambique and including all South African ports in between.
Pic of the day SS El Faro
SS EL FARO which called at Cape Town to take on bunkers. She was built in 1975 as the PUERTO RICO and was renamed NORTHERN LIGHTS in 1991 under which name she sailed until 2005. SS EL FARO is currently on long term charter to the Military Sealift Command. Picture by Ian Shiffman
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