The below has been reported to us by our agent in South Africa, Thrutainers:

Due to illegal protesting that is occurring throughout the country against the trucks and drivers, a few deliveries have been delayed.
Cargo movement between Durban and Johannesburg, local deliveries and containers in and out of the Terminals around the country are all being affected.

In many cases there has been violence, so we are monitoring the situation closely.

Please note that due to severe congestion at the port of Cape Town, the SAECS service will structurally omit Cape Town southbound and northbound calls until further notice.

This is effective from “MOL Proficiency” Voy.202.

SAECS service will have the rotation Coega-Durban-Port Elizabeth and onward to Europe.

Our export groupage containers to Cape Town will be discharged in Coega and will be fed onwards to Cape Town, likewise Cape Town Exports will also be fed into Port Elizabeth to connect with the mainline SAECS service vessel bound for Europe.

Please be informed that with effect for all shipment that will ETA Australia on the 1st of September 2018, all cargo to Australia must have below treatment in order to avoid high costs and return of cargo

Treatments required :

– Sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
– Methyl bromide fumigation
– Heat treatment

If any LCL cargo is found not fumigated, we will have to do the fumigation of the whole export container in Singapore All charges will be accounted to origin port/shipper.

In conjunction with measures taken by government agencies concerned to strictly inspect and control illegal importation of plastic scrap, electronic waste and hazardous waste cargoes for the safety of life and environment, the Bangkok Port hereby announces the suspension of discharge of import containers of plastic scrap, electronic waste and hazardous waste until further notice.

The above suspension will take effect as from 2 July 2018

Announced on 21 June 2018

(Mr. Komol Sribangpleenoi)
Managing Director, Bangkok Port