Southern Africa Terminal and Service Update Week 20

15 五月 2025

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Cape Town’s vessel line-up has recovered, and all South African services and terminals are in green status. We continue to actively monitor the current TNPA/ UNTU wage negotiations, with contingency plans in place.

We are delighted to announce our seasonal inland and ocean offering from the Eastern Cape load port of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to North and South Europe Maersk – Seasonal Service Announcement

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In light of restrictions in trade and marine traffic between the two countries, we are implementing the following Implementation of Emergency Operational cost recovery Surcharge (OCE/OCR) for the scope of World to/from Pakistan | Maersk

Ports and Terminals Situation

Terminal	Commentary
Terminal Cape Town CTCT	Commentary 0-2 days waiting time, depending on service. Weather forecast is good this week. Waiting time is expected to decrease with recovery plan in place.
Terminal Cape Town MPT	Commentary No waiting time.
Terminal Port Elizabeth PECT	Commentary No waiting time. Weather clear for the rest of the week. Terminal maintenance planned.
Terminal Port Elizabeth COEGA	Commentary No waiting time.
Terminal Durban DCT Pier 2	Commentary No waiting time. Wind gusts are however expected.
Terminal Durban Pier 1	Commentary 1-4 days waiting time, depending on service. Wind gusts is however expected.
Terminal Reunion (Port Reunion)	Commentary 0-3 days waiting time. Terminal maintenance planned. Strong winds and rain are expected.
Terminal Namibia (Walvis Bay)	Commentary 0-1 days waiting time. Terminal recovered.
Terminal Mozambique (Maputo)	Commentary 1 day waiting time. Weather is clear for week 20. Terminal recovered.
Terminal Mozambique (Beira)	Commentary 0 days waiting time. Weather clear for the rest of the week. Planned dredging from the 19th till 22nd, however no waterside operation is planned.
Terminal Madagascar (Toamasina)	Commentary No waiting time, productivity target met.
Terminal Rail DUR to JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver)	Commentary Rail services are improving, following last week’s derailment.
Terminal Rail JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver) to DUR	Commentary Rail services are improved, following last week’s derailment.

Terminal	Commentary
Terminal Depots	Commentary No restrictions on empty turn ins – all depots available Please refer to our to our local information pages https://www.maersk.com/local-information/imea/south-africa/import and our daily advisory for our latest empty turn in depot information Click Here
Terminal Equipment	Commentary Tight 20’ dry stock levels DURBAN and JOHANNESBURG – priority list in place. JHB 20’- Temporary suspension of booking amendments JNB 20’ GP - No Depot Amendment CAPE TOWN 20’dry stock – good stock levels 20’ and 40’ dry. JOHANNESBURG- good stock levels 40 dry

Vessel Operations

Service	Commentary
Service SAECS (278)	Commentary COEGA: Late berthing by 1-2 days. Mehuin expected late. DURBAN: Expect 1-2 day berthing delay. as citrus picks up- expect congestion CAPE TOWN: Terminal recovered.
Service AMEX (040)	Commentary DURBAN: Berthing on ADHOC basis. Maersk Vallvik 519N will be calling DUR11/Point. PORT ELIZABETH: Maersk Vallvik 519N 4 days late CAPE TOWN: Delays due to weather and congestion. Oslo Trader 516N 10 day late into CPT TERMINAL CHANGE: 5T1 MSC LORENA 518N / ZACPT T4G AS STINE 521N / ZADUR - TERMINAL CHANGE
Service SAFARI (160)	Commentary PORT LOUIS: Terminal recovered. On time for both IMPORT and EXPORT calls DURBAN: Waiting time 0 days.
Service CPT Express (163)	Commentary PORT LOUIS: Terminal recovered. CAPE TOWN: Terminal recovery expected in week 22
Service MW1 and PROTEA (251)	Commentary MESAWA (MW1) CAPE TOWN: APL Holland 517E 3 days late COEGA: APL Holland 517E is late PROTEA – On schedule PROTEA – On schedule CITRUS SEASON : RESTRICTION OF DG :PROTEA
Service M Express (164)	Commentary REUNION- Terminal waiting time 3 days MAPUTO- waiting time 1 days. BEIRA- waiting time 8 days
Service IOI (293)	Commentary PORT REUNION: 2 day waiting time PORT LOUIS. No waiting time

Service	Commentary
Service Export Bookings	Commentary Fully open for business on all services – no constraints SAECS 278 – reopened for SPOT 20’s and DG bookings AMEX – open for SPOT
Service Import Booking	Commentary Fully open for business on all services – no constraints

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