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In an unprecedented move, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declared force majeure on Monday following the ongoing fallout from a cyberattack last week which hit the entire Transnet Group, South Africa’s state-run ports operator and freight rail monopoly.
While the group has tried to play down the hacking – initially describing it as a “disruption on its IT network” – TPT’s confidential force majeure letter to customers on Monday confirmed that it is “an act of cyber-attack, security intrusion and sabotage”.
Moneyweb has a copy of the force majeure notice and its veracity has been confirmed by several Transnet and logistics industry sources.
The letter is titled ‘Declaration of force majeure for Transnet Port Terminals container terminals in the Ports of Durban, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town – confidential notice to customers’.
On Monday, the websites of Transnet and its divisions were still offline – for the sixth day.
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