East London Multi-Purpose Terminal welcomes first transshipment vessels in 13 years
The East London Multi-Purpose Terminal says it has achieved a “historical milestone” as transshipment vessels Hoegh Jeddah and Hoegh London arrived on July 16. This is the terminal’s first transshipments in 13 years.
The vessels each handled a significant amount of 1 183 fully built unit (FBU) transshipment units, namely BMW and Nissan models. Additionally, the vessels handled 39 FBU pure exports – totalling 2 405 FBUs combined.
The recent East London N-Berth upgrade, completed in April at a cost of R60-million, involved deepening and reinforcing the berth to a uniform depth of 10.5 m.
The upgrade now allows the simultaneous docking of two new-generation pure car carriers – each over 200 m long. The two berths N were used to dock both vessels and do direct transfers onto the other.
“This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to regional economic growth and to positioning East London as a pivotal player in the maritime and automotive logistics landscape. It sets the stage for new volumes, diversified lines of business, and excellence in service delivery,” says Eastern Cape managing executive Wandisa Vazi.
With this milestone, the East London Multipurpose Terminal says it is boldly charting a new course, embracing innovation and efficiency in pursuit of sustained relevance and growth in the highly competitive transshipment and automotive markets.
It notes that vessels Hoegh Jeddah and Hoegh London departed on July 17 as planned, ferrying South African-made Toyota models to overseas markets.
Comments
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
