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Amid the record citrus export season, Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Nelson Mandela Bay ports have successfully complemented the Port of Cape Town, which was negatively affected by COVID-19.
Apart from handling the fruit at the Port of PE’s breakbulk facilities, the two Eastern Cape ports’ container terminals estimate to handle more than 460 000 pallets by the end of the fruit season.
Transnet National Ports Authority says in a statement that the Port of PE has additionally seen the resurgence of palletised fruit, due to a worldwide shortage of reefer containers and also some of the receiving ports in the world using older technology.
The fruit season is expected to continue until week 40 that ends in September, with the possibility of extension due to demand from European markets.
