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Transnet Port Terminals DURBAN CONTAINER TERMINALS REEFER 2017/18

Content 1 REEFER CAPACITY DCT HISTORICAL VOLUME 2 PERFORMANCE 3 FORECAST ACCURACY 4 CURRENT CHALLENGES 5 WHAT WILL TPT DO DIFFERENTLY? 6 WHAT CAN INDUSTRY DO DIFFERENTLY? QUESTIONS 7

REEFER CAPACITY Reefers will be processed in the yard Pier 1 Pier 2 888 – but 750 are usable 1 760 capacity Reefer Plug Points 500 Gensets to be procured

DCT PIER 2 HISTORICAL VOLUME PERFORMANCE (IMPORT AND EXPORT) DCT PIER 2 REEFER VOLUME PERFORMANCE 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 Containers 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 April May June July August September October November December January February March 2012/13 2865 4393 6316 6650 7348 5198 3272 2530 1997 1594 1209 1988 2013/14 2285 3036 5744 5303 5500 5416 2385 1819 1439 1513 1171 1346 2014/15 1833 3006 4984 5415 6165 4320 3187 1778 1626 1709 1396 1810 2015/16 4306 4893 7492 6902 9253 5406 3413 2246 2590 2786 2180 3138 2016/17 3504 5146 7081 6841 7141 5913 3278 2549 2064 2502 2585

FORECAST ACCURACY Forecast Inaccuracy has been a major challenge and needs to improve in this season • Leads to congestion • Stacks being closed at short notice • Space constraints • Loss of Revenue for all parties

CURRENT CHALLENGES • Congestion • Shortage of plug points/Damaged plug points • Cannot access reefer containers in certain areas • Damaged Reefer platforms/Poor lighting in Reefer yard • Lifting of containers whilst still plugged //Missing/damaged cables • Reefer faults not reported timeously • Inbound rail containers not pre-advised with temperature settings

WHAT WILL TPT DO DIFFERENTLY • Reefers will be processed directly at the new Reefer yard • Activate bays at AA3 to process RR1 Reefers • Container Appointment System • Based on volume projections the terminal has increased its staff complement to ensure monitoring takes place • Maintain all Reefer areas for access including improving lighting • Database updated for Reefer Technician contacts • Reefers coming in via rail will be checked before being called into DCT •

WHAT CAN INDUSTRY DO DIFFERENTLY • Make use of off-peak periods to stack reefers • Check daily forecasts of available slots sent by sms and plan accordingly • Reefer cables must not be left in the cradle to prevent theft • Check that cables are present when opening twist locks Stack protocol reefers on 1 st day of stack • • Evacuate import reefers

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