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Hi-cube height restriction hijack? By Alan Peat

The row over the legality of transporting hi-cube containers (with a travel height of 4.5-4.6-metres) has now reached ministerial level, with a letter having been addressed to minister of transport, Sibusiso Ndebele, by the Durban harbour carriers’ division of the SA Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) in KwaZulu Natal.

If the latest rulings on the subject are retained, this would “constitute a logistical and financial disaster of biblical proportions for South Africa”, according to the division’s vice-chairman, Kevin Martin, MD of specialised container carrier, Freightliner Transport. With contradictory rulings now abounding, about half the containers transported in SA – all being of the hi-cube type – will just have to be

left standing. With current and proposed legislation, said Martin, and the road equipment presently available in this country, any trucker carrying these hi-cubes will be liable to be stopped, charged with illegal transportation, faced with the impounding of his vehicle and trailer, and possibly put out of business. “For over five years,” said the carriers’ letter to the minister, “we have

been endeavouring to have the legislation changed, in order to accommodate the transportation of international hi-cube containers within SA.” And, at the moment, over 50% of all containers road transported in SA (in excess of 500 000 units a year) are hi-cube containers, Martin added, with a travel height of 4.5-4.6-m. “Through the department of transport (DoT) KZN

task group,” he told FTW, “an international survey was undertaken by an independent consultant – at our expense – and supplied to the department.” In the interim, an unofficial moratorium has been placed on the offending section of legislation – one that restricts the travel height to 4.3-m for vehicles transporting hi-cube containers. To page 20

Access takes home coveted award Access has ended the year on a high note, taking top spot at the 2009 Deloitte Best Company to Work for Awards in the Logistics, Shipping and Transport sector. “Now more than ever before companies need to work on their employer

brand,” says HR director Dr Cristy Leask. “This is made up of the must-haves like competitive pay and career advancement opportunities, as well as the intangibles like culture, vision and purpose and the emotional contract that binds people to To page 20

Jeremy Carr, MD Access Freight Africa (second right), and director Dr Cristy Leask receive their award, flanked by Deloitte Consulting MD Louis Geeringh and project manager Patricia Cleevely.

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Regulations for RIP Cigarettes In a Government Gazette of 04 December 2009 the Department of Health published “Regulations Relating to the Standards for Manufacturing of Reduced Ignition Propensity (RIP) Cigarettes”. The 5-page Government Gazette contains the following headings (i) Definitions; (ii) Requirements; Performance Standard; (iii) Testing Requirement; (iv) Certification and Product Change; and (v) Packaging and Marking Requirements. As for the “Requirements” the notice states that “No person shall import, sell, or offer to sell, any cigarettes unless (a) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the testing method and meet the performance standard specified in regulation 3; (b) a written

certification has been filed by the manufacturer or importer with the DirectorGeneral in accordance with regulations 10 to 14; and (c) the cigarettes are marked in accordance with regulation 16 to 19. Comment is due by 04 March 2009. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa The Department of Transport published a notice in the Government Gazette of 04 December 2009 in respect of “Call for Nomination of Persons to Serve on the Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa”. Railway Safety Regulator In a Government Gazette of 04 December 2009 the National Railway Safety Regulator determined the fees for processing of the safety permit

must be the amount determined in accordance with the Schedule (in the Government Gazette) with effect from 01 April 2010. South African Maritime Safety Authority In a Government Gazette of 27 November 2009 the Department of Transport published a “Call for Nominations of Persons to Serve on the Board of the South African Maritime Safety Authority”. Proposed Rules for Registration / Licensing The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has published Draft Customs and Excise Rules in respect of sections 59A and 60 of the Customs and Excise Act (“Act”) in respect of Registration and Licensing for comment. The documents that were published were (i) The Draft Rules for sections 59A and 60 to the Act; (ii) Form DA185 – Application Form: Registration / Licensing of Customs and Excise Clients; and (iii) Annexure –

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Alternatives available when Samba service ends By Alan Peat The intended closure of the Maersk Line ‘Samba’ service, directly linking South America and the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope, has little impact on SA shippers, according to Maersk Line MD, David Williams. While it does affect cargoes travelling between

the Middle East and West Africa via Namibia, both services, he added, will have alternative options. The Samba service currently connects Jebel Ali, Walvis Bay, Vitoria, Itajai, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Salalah, and Jebel Ali. “It basically doesn’t suit market requirements,” said Williams.

From the January closure of the service, the South America-Middle East link will be replaced by a transhipment service out of Algeciras. This revised Samba service will connect the east coast of South America (ECSA) with the Middle East and West Africa at Algeciras, using ships on the EuropeECSA L-Class service. The

rotation of this service will be shortened with calls at Rotterdam, Thamesport and Bremerhaven being discontinued, and the new rotation becoming Algeciras, Dakar, Montevideo, Itajai, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, and back to Algeciras. This will effectively offer three weekly sailings from ECSA to Europe.

The West Africa connection via the port of Walvis Bay, meantime, will have the alternative of sailing transhipment on the weekly Middle East-SA (Mesa) service. This has a port rotation of: Durban, Cape Town, Salalah, Jebel Ali and Nhava Sheva. Walvis Bay-bound cargo will be routed by a feeder service from Durban.

Transnet accuses insiders of misleading allegations By Alan Peat The board of the parastatal transport group, Transnet, has accused what it terms an “anti-Transnet” brigade in its staff contingent of misleading the press over allegations of a “R5.4-bn

cover-up” carried by a national newspaper group. In turn, Transnet acting-chairman, Geoff Everingham, accused the anonymous internal whistleblowers of issuing incomplete and sometimes “doctored” documentation

and “misrepresenting the true situation”. “Based on the inaccuracies in the article,” he said, “it is clear that there is a well-orchestrated campaign being mounted by anonymous employee(s) to bring the company into

disrepute. This appears to be part of a campaign to discredit company processes, including its internal audit function, and divert the public’s attention from the conduct of some individuals. “The board will continue

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‘Security 108 needs stricter policing’ By Alan Peat There is still some controversy over whether the recently introduced air cargo security legislation, Part 108, is working as was hoped for – designed as it is to implement as near watertight security as possible. Alwyn Rautenbach, MD of Airlink Cargo, is brief and to-the-point. “Part 108 started off very smoothly,” he said, speaking from an airline point of view. “There was a slight initial problem with the documentation for ‘known’ and ‘unknown’ customers. But, since that has been sorted out, everything has gone well. “The industry has adapted to it without any complaint.” But there’s an opposite point of view expressed by Bob Garbett, MD of Professional Risk and

Asset Management. It’s still not doing its job, he told FTW. First he pointed out that it is estimated that there are over 500 forwarding/courier agents (including branches) in South Africa. There are certainly many thousands of consignors using air cargo services (domestic, regional and international). “Why then,” Garbett asked, “are there only 150 forwarding/courier agents registered with the SA Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) and less than 50 consignors? The answer is that air cargo security is still not being taken seriously and is not being sufficiently enforced by the Sacaa.” The authority has stated on a number of occasions that it intends to police the air cargo industry more stringently. “But,” retorted Garbett, “so far, we do not see this happening.” He described it as

Part 108 is designed to protect carriers ... they should be actively and energetically discouraging the tendering of unknown cargo.

“ironic” that the Part 108 system, designed to protect the carriers, is being bypassed by certain air carriers, and, he insisted, the integrated process ignored. “These carriers, sometimes represented by their handling agents, are not actively and energetically discouraging the tendering of unknown

cargo,” he added. “It is the air carriers who should be promoting the integrated process which is the lifeblood of Part 108. “The opposite is, unfortunately, often true. ‘Send us your cargo’ they say – ‘let us make it known on your behalf’. Certain handling agents and forwarding organisations, have adopted the

same approach. “This is both reckless and shortsighted, the consequences of which could be tragic.” With the conditions laid down in liability insurance policies, Garbett noted, if there was an incident, the results could well be catastrophic for an air carrier or forwarding organisation.

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Fewer company closures another good sign for economy BY Alan Peat There is another sign that the SA economy is escaping from the recession, and times are getting better for industry and commerce in general, according to Luke Doig, senior economist at Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation (CGIC). “The October 2009 closures of companies and closed corporations fell 17.5%, which extends the positive trend witnessed

over the past few months,” he told FTW. “This with the three month period to October 2009 exhibiting a 13.4% fall in the number of failed companies, compared to the three months ended July 2009. “This amelioration has brought the year-to-date increase, compared to the first ten months of 2008, to 20.3%, which is substantially down on the 47% higher level recorded comparing the first quarter

of 2009 to the first quarter of 2008.” From a sectoral point of view: manufacturing showed a 35.3% improvement, with 11 failures in October 2009 compared to the previous year’s level of 17; construction was flat with 24 liquidations; wholesale and retail experienced 29% fewer closures (80 vs 113 a year earlier); and financing, insurance and business services exhibited an 18.7% recovery (150 down to 122).

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Well-documented box to become soup kitchen Last Saturday saw the arrival in Cape Town of a container with a difference. Known as the BBC Box, it was transported to Cape Town on board the Lars Maersk on the last leg of a year-long journey around

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the world initiated by the BBC to tell the story of the global economy and international trade by charting its progress on radio, television and online. It clocked up around 50 000 miles during its

12-month journey. With its initial goal accomplished, several charitable initiatives have kicked into gear. NYK has donated the container to Breadline Africa which will refit it as a permanent soup kitchen

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for some of those worst affected by the global recession. Maersk Line sponsored the seafreight journey to South Africa while the cargo of second-hand books carried in the box was donated to ‘Help the

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‘Still a long road out of the recession – Ramos Best insurance is a robust economy By Liesl Venter The South African recession may be over, but there is still a long road to go before the country can claim to be completely free of the aftereffects, said Maria Ramos, group chief executive of the Absa Group and a member of the executive committee of Barclays PLC. Delivering the final lecture in the 2009 Wits Graduate School of Public and Development Management public lecture series last week, Ramos said the human cost of the recession, which is costing the world trillions of dollars, had been extremely high, especially in South Africa where further unemployment can hardly be afforded. “Long after the stock markets have recovered, we

will continue to see the real economy, particularly when it comes to jobs, lag behind. Across the world millions of jobs have been lost, and rising unemployment in our own country continues to be a challenge.” Speaking about the global financial crisis and its impact on the world, Ramos said as poverty in developing countries increased, it was imperative for South Africa to achieve economic stability and growth. “We did not have a Great Depression, but there is no doubt that this crisis was very deep, and that there is still a long road out of this recession. The G20 have announced some tough new regulations in an effort to prevent another global crisis. This, of course, includes some new financial

regulations that will ensure that a reckless few can no longer put the global financial system at risk.” But, said Ramos, it is imperative that the details of these new regulations such as the specifics of what capital banks must hold be determined sooner rather than later. “The devil is often in the detail and we need to know where we are heading in the future. In South Africa we have taken a number of measures – not just those from the G20 – that have impacted positively, like the National Credit Act, which with 20-20 hindsight of course prevented South Africans from falling deeper into debt. But we are still highly in debt. More than 130 000 South Africans are still receiving debt counselling.”

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Packaging specialist rises to the challenge Gas-to-liquid plant ready for export thanks to Cratelogic By Alan Peat In a massive prepare, protect and pack job, packaging specialist Cratelogic has just finished a four and a half month contract to get a Richards Bay-manufactured gas-toliquid plant ready for export. Cratelogic MD Ryan James agreed that it was “quite a big thing” – and added that it was 18 different modules with an average individual weight of 50 tonnes. “Each of these modules was about 700-cubic metres in size,” he told FTW. “The majority of them comprised pipework and vessels and everything had to be protected before the loading could start. All of it had to be sprayed with a specialised rustpreventative primer; then we had to seal and blank

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off pipe ends and plastic wrap them.” And, alongside these individual modules of equipment, the company also had to strip off any sensitive parts or units and containerise them separately, after the appropriate contact preservation had been conducted. “This is the fourth similar job we’ve done,” said James. “Previously we’ve crated the units. But this time we didn’t because of the sensitivity of the units and environmental problems at the other end related to the wood used for crating.” The company started the job in June, and, apart from arranged breaks in the work schedule, were on-site for the whole period until end-November. Although Cratelogic is Johannesburg-based, the company can effectively

put a work crew on site anywhere in South Africa, said James. “And, for consignments that we can handle here at our head office premises,” he added, “we have a 1 700-m 2 warehouse where we can crate, pack and secure cargoes into containers as required.” And the size of any consignment doesn’t matter. Said James: “If we get it, we can pack it – everything from a small picture frame to a 75-ton motor.”

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Avocado exporters record ‘reasonable’ year By James Hall Wheels were rolling at predicted levels to export this year’s avocados, including tankers that transport 12% of the harvest in the form of processed oil. A season that concluded two weeks earlier than expected ended up splitting the difference between the original crop estimate by the Avocado Growers’ Association of 9.5m 4-kg cartons and a revised estimate of 10m cartons. 9.77m cartons were exported, bearing 39m tonnes of fruit. “Our estimates were reasonable, and this allowed for growers and transporters to anticipate logistic needs,” Derek Donkin, CEO for the Tzaneen-based growers’ association, told FTW. “Prices fluctuated, though. It’s not possible to get a contract that sets a price through the entire season. Prices were strong at the start of the season because of frost

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‘Expect demand to firm at end of first quarter next year’ Glimmer of hope – but times are still tough By Alan Peat All the indicators of the state of health of the SA economy are beginning to look encouraging, but how long between the signs being right and cargo volumes and money beginning to flow into the freight industry? The first signal that raised a glass or two in celebration was the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) composite lead indicator – which indicated that SA’s economic recovery remained on track. The index, which signals growth 6 to 12 months down the line, rose for the sixth month in a row to 114.6 in September from a trough of 105.3 in March. This was soon followed by more good news – as the revised and re-based gross domestic product (GDP) statistics revealed that the economy had exited the first

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recession in 17 years in the third quarter. It advanced by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter and followed three consecutive quarters of contraction – bringing the year-to-date growth in the economy to -1.8%. Next up from the SARB was the announcement of the inflation rate, and it equally raised a few “cheers”. The inflation measure, the consumer price index (CPI), dropped to 5.9% in October from 6.1% in September – the first inflation target-friendly reading since March 2007. This was soon followed by one of the driving factors behind CPI movement, the producer price index (PPI) – with producer inflation easing slowly back to still-negative growth of -3.3% in October from -3.7% in September. A trend that economists in general think will persist for

the rest of this year and into early next. So the signs are looking a bit better, but when will this result in an upturn in cargo volumes for users and members of the freight industry? Speak to Luke Doig, senior economist for investment and economic services at Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation (CGIC), and he’ll tell you that he doesn’t see volumes firming very much in the remaining days of 2009. “We’ll probably only see firm demand towards the end of the first quarter of next year.” But there’s “no doubt we’ve turned the corner”, he added, reminding us that he’d predicted back in July that an upturn in the fourth quarter – as expressed to FTW by optimistic soothsayers in the industry – was a “definite possibility”.

Duncan Bonnett ...‘US data still weak.’

Although slightly more cautious about the “when”, Andre Erasmus, senior manager of finance and trade consultants, Deloitte, agreed with the imminence of an upturn.

“If you look at things like the exchange rate and interest rates, they’re where you’d usually expect them to be before we see growth,” he told FTW. “We’ll definitely see an

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Positive indicators

Carol Graham ... ‘Shipping lines have a massive capital investment looking for a return.’

upturn next year, certainly from the time of the World Cup (June, 2010) if not before.” Duncan Bonnett, partner in trade consultancy Whitehouse & Associates, has some reservations.

“Asia is already picking up, with the demand for commodities, for example, increasing,” he said. “So it’s already starting there.” But in more global terms, things are not quite so bright.

“If you look at the US, their recent economic data is still a bit weak,” said Bonnett, “and that’s only expected to recover into next year. “So it’s hard to say what the SA lag time will be.” Also a bit of a yes and no about the upturn amongst our forwarding industry commentators. As far as Roland Raath, MD of clearing and forwarding agents Cargocare Freight Services is concerned, his worries about the downturn have been minimal. “We’ve had a good year,” he said, “and this has been an extra-good month. So we’ve been somewhat insulated. “But anyone who’s getting excited is going to have to watch. There could be a bit of pre-Christmas enthusiasm, but this may fade later. “This November/December were surprisingly active, so we can hope that this will continue.”

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Meantime, Eric GowerWinter, MD of Barloworld Logistics, is a bit more pessimistic in his crystal-ball gazing. “We see 2010 as a fairly flat year,” he told FTW, “and expect that things will only start to pick up a bit in 2011. “But one thing’s for sure. The heydays of the past will not happen again.” Perishables haven’t been so sensitive to the downturn either, according to Mike Froy, MD of perishable export specialists, Grindrod PCA. “I must be perfectly honest,”

he said. “We have not been as badly hit as the general market.” An advantage for perishables, he added, is that they are low-priced commodities, so are less affected by a consumer cash shortage, and there is less lead time between the signs being right, and a recovery in off-take. It’s an essentially more gloomy forecast from Carol Graham, SA marketing manager of the giant carcarrier, Hoëgh Autoliner. In their big ships, shipping lines have a massive capital investment looking for a return, and extremely large operating costs. It takes some time for any increase to start having a beneficial effect on their bottom lines. “It’s probably going to be 6 to 12 months before we start seeing the benefits,” she told FTW.

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Restructuring must make a difference to our customers – TPT By Ray Smuts The huge transformation under way at Transnet Port Terminals is not about short-fix cosmetic solutions, but rather a permanent resolve to improve operational processes, a path Siya Mhlaluka has trodden before. “It’s not about personalities per se but

we realised we had to be realistic that our customer requirements had changed so this restructuring process can only make a positive impact,” says TPT’s divisional executive manager for the containe r sector. Alluding to a recent meeting with Volkswagen SA, a major customer and regular user of Cape Town Container Terminal,

Mhlaluka said the restructuring had to make a difference to its customers. He recalls collaborating with new Cape Town terminal executive, Moshe Motlohi, on the merger of the Port Elizabeth multipurpose and container terminals. “It was a painful process, so we have gone this route before.” Part of the strategy team working toward

implementing the new dispensation, he says: “I was also part of deciding who goes where, based on individual capabilities, but supported the view we needed to change.”

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NPA will accommodate ‘soccer’ vessels at repair quay By Ray Smuts The National Ports Authority, not exactly renowned for scoring consistently high brownie points with cruise line shipping operators, is intent on putting its best foot forward in support of that particular sector during World Cup 2010. The authority’s view on

affording the industry a place in the sun by providing all the necessary in-port mod cons for high-paying passengers is on record – it’s not Transnet’s duty to incur such a massive investment for what is at best a seasonal business. Last week, however, NPA Cape Town made clear it would do whatever possible to support vessels calling at

the Mother City port for the mammoth event. It is official that Holland America Line will dispatch two massive ships with a combined passenger and crew complement of some 6 000 to call at Cape Town between June 9 and July 12. The sisterships MS Noordam and MS Westerdam are of 82 500grt, more than 300

metres long, and will be accommodated at the repair quay. NPA Cape Town communications manager, Coen Birkenstock, tells FTW special land arrangements are planned to make passenger access and departure as smooth as possible. Contrary to many predictions, the soccer

extravaganza is not going to make South Africa rich, say leading sports economists Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper. They point out former host countries, such as Germany, were organised, with existing infrastructure in place, whereas South Africa had to virtually start from scratch to create stadia and other necessities.

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Barloworld accorded ‘elite’ status By Alan Peat A logistics company has now joined the rather elite few road transporters who can trade with road transport management system (RTMS) status, according to Jose da Silva, project manager of Barloworld Logistics. This industry-led selfregulation scheme, he told FTW, encourages operators in the road logistics value chain to implement a vehicle management system that preserves road infrastructure, improves road safety and increases productivity. “Previously,” he added, “this certification had been confined to transport operators in the sugar and timber industries. “Certification is granted separately for each route and type of operation as well as the specific trucks and

trailers being utilised. It is self-regulatory, but subject to monitoring by the authorities.” The Barloworld Logistics operation which merited this qualification is the now five-year-old contract with Toyota, delivering automotive components from suppliers in Gauteng to the Toyota SA manufacturing plant in Prospecton, near Durban. “We have now transported more than 11 000 loads from Gauteng to Durban and have had only one serious accident in five years,” said Da Silva. “This I attribute to our disciplined control of the fleet and our drivers through our sophisticated fleet management programmes.” Through this, Barloworld Logistics becomes the first general freight carrier in SA to be awarded such self-regulating status, he added.

SYNERGY FREIGHT ACQUIRES AMERFORD/KREW LOGISTICS Whilst fully expecting a tough year ahead, Synergy Freight’s Shareholders decided to use the time effectively by consolidating its position and strengthening its foundations placing it in a position to take advantage of the future upswing in the economy. The acquisition of Amerford t/a Krew Logistics was one step closer to galvanizing the company’s growth and leveraging opportunities which traditionally present themselves in tough trading climates. A further benefit was the acquisition included a fully functional Cape Town office staffed by experienced people providing close personal attention to detail and service to clients. Staff in Durban and Johannesburg will be accommodated in our existing facilities. The traditional Clearing & Forwarding business is further

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Swazi downpours cause R50m road damage By James Hall MBABANE - Continuous rains not seen in Swaziland in 25 years have left a waterlogged road system and extensive infrastructure damage. Transportation and Public

Works Minister Nthuthuko Dlamini told FTW that a week of persistent downpours had caused R50m in damages to roads and highways, and destroyed 19 bridges. The network of rural roads needed by farmers to bring

their crops to market has been severely compromised, the minister said. "The assessment teams have so far reported that a number of road signs nationally have been damaged. Gravel and tarred roads, bridges and

low level crossings have all been affected and will require urgent attention," Dlamini said. However, he said only R2 million was available for infrastructure repair. The minister said he would ask parliament for

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may encourage attackers to carry firearms or even more dangerous weapons, thereby escalating an already dangerous situation. Any firearm on board may itself become an attractive target for an attacker. "The use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships may lead to an escalation of violence. The carriage of such personnel and their weapons is subject to flag State legislation and policies." The IMO is working on the Djibouti Code of Conduct, which it says "aims to establish a cooperation framework that would include information-sharing between regional states and prosecution of suspected pirates." A US security and legal specialist, Dennis Bryant, says ships could take more defensive measures without using armed guards. "The use of lookouts must be increased. There is no reason that pirates should be able to board a ship undetected in high-risk waters such as the Gulf of Aden. If this requires the ship to carry more than the usual number of crew, so be it."

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New executive commits to solving CT’s problems By Ray Smuts Moshe Motlohi is not about to deliver a prognosis without an examination - but the newly appointed terminal executive for Cape Town’s combined container and multi-purpose terminals is clearly under no illusion as to what lies at the heart of the problem. As serving business unit executive for Durban Container Terminal since early 2007, he is able to share with customers the ‘pain’ of port disruption from construction and inclement weather. And a carbon copy scenario is assured when he assumes

duties as terminal executive in the Mother City port on January 1. His is clearly a reasoned approach – how to best come up with the necessary answers, but in order to do so, a first “look-see” is mandatory. “We have to look at what we have and what we should have, examine the gap between the two and work toward migrating where we should be. “We should have good, continuous feedback from customers. They need to be happy with us and we should take pride in creating value for them.” Motlohi believes the concept

of merging terminals, as will be the case in Richards Bay and Durban, makes sound business sense. “The logic is to improve utilisation of Transnet Port Terminals’ assets and to ensure we give of our best.” He also assures whatever negative perceptions may exist about Cape Town Container Terminal will enjoy his undivided attention “because that is where it is all going to start.” Motlohi well understands customer frustration, sketching by way of example a vessel diverted at the 11th hour from one terminal to another.

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The new dispensation is intent on putting paid to such aggravation, bureaucracy and inconvenience through a single, combined staff complement of about 1 000 people. At the time of his interview with FTW on November 27,

Motlohi had not yet engaged with his new staff but expects to do so at three sessions in early December. As to achievements in Durban, he says: “When I got there the terminal was doing 18 moves per crane per hour but we were up to 24 at the end of the previous (2008) financial year. “We also managed one of the biggest re-engineering projects within TPT, working with foreign (Sri Lankan) skills, a delicate one just to manage that environment to make sure the different cultures come together.”

From teaching to terminal head Born in the small Eastern Cape town of Barkly East, one of nine children, Moshe Motlohi’s first name is Sotho for Moses, as it is in Hebrew. He started working life as a teacher in the then Transkei,

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Matrics learn about shipping thanks to joint sponsorship

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By Liesl Venter At Sithengile Secondary School there are ten learners who really do understand shipping. The school, situated some 20km inland from Durban in an extremely impoverished area, saw ten of its learners sponsored to participate in a part-time adult learning course aptly titled “Understanding Shipping”. The ten were required to independently submit and pass nine assignments on various aspects of shipping. This was in addition to their

normal final year school work. Following a final oral exam, five of the students were handed certificates while five were given letters of recommendation. “This is an outstanding achievement if you take into consideration that they were busy with their matric while doing this course,” said spokesman for Jo Tankers, sponsors of the ten students. “Many of the students are also the breadwinners for their families and work as well.” Jo Tankers, in partnership

with the South African branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), decided to sponsor the “Understanding Shipping” course in an effort to encourage young people to choose the shipping industry as a career. “The students were also given the opportunity to visit one of the Jo Tanker vessels in the Port of Durban. This gave them an idea of what happens on a real ship and added to the course as it offered some much needed practical experience,” said the spokesman. In order to encourage the school’s efforts in maritime teaching Jo Tankers along with the Grindrod Group and other sponsors have also recently built a brand new “maritime classroom” and computer centre for the school. According to the spokesman, due to the success of the programme, the company has decided to sponsor ten more learners next year to do the same course.

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Headquartered in Kempton Park, the company established its Durban office recently to service the everincreasing requirements of its KwaZulu-Natal client base. “Like our Kempton Park Branch, with which they work closely, they can send and receive pets from around the corner or around the world. They also have a Petwheels local pet transport division.” Keringa International was established in 1973 as Keringa Kennels and has since expanded to become one of the most comprehensive pet services groups in South Africa. The company has its own carpentry workshop that manufactures pet travel boxes to United Nations IPPC and Iata specifications.

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‘SA exporters have the edge in Africa’ Western Cape’s top exporter recorded profit in its first year By Ray Smuts

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Doing business in Africa is often fraught with risk, but being fellow-African holds an advantage, says Western Cape entrepreneur, Frank Land. “African countries would prefer to develop business links with South Africa and keep the business in Africa, if reliability of supply, competitive pricing and client relationships are a critical part of the marketing campaign,” says Land, co-founder of award-winning, The Invisible Card Company. In a joint presentation with partner and fellow director, Nico Smuts, to Cape exporters recently, they encouraged members to have an open mind and look past the inherent problems in the African market and to focus on the opportunities. The Somerset Westbased private company specialises in the manufacture and export of a range of secure printed paper products containing variable data such as pin numbers on scratch cards

complement of more than 150 and sales of between R50 and R70 million a year, around 95% exported. The early initiative of attending an exporting course at the Cape Regional Chamber gave the team a feel of what needed to be done. “We quickly learned about the vagaries of cross-border trade and the risks involved,” said Smuts. “Exports were critical to us from start-up, not an “add-on” or “nice to have”, and we adopted a holistic approach to co-ordinating marketing and production.” Smuts adds the reason why so few South African companies have entered into similar ventures is because The Invisible Card Company’s products demand exacting standards. Land explains the thinking behind the company’s name is partly because it prints secure data and also because it wanted to remain “below the radar” of competitors at that time.

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Twist in SA’s trade stats balance Following September’s surplus of R3.871-billion, a deficit of R6.708-bn was recorded in October. During the month, exports decreased by 3.2% (R1.447-bn) monthon-month to R44.08-8-bn. This follows a substantial increase of 12.7% m/m in September. Imports,

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Abnormal transporters hit out at ‘unfair’ proposals ‘Restricting freedom to optimise vehicle usage’ By Alan Peat The latest draft of the technical recommendations for highways (TRH11) contradicts regulations in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996, and remains an on-going argument between abnormal vehicle operators and the department of transport and provincial authorities, according to Carl Webb, MD of abnormal and project transport specialists, Project Logistics Management. He also accused this new version of restricting the abnormal carriers’ freedom to optimise their vehicle usage. The argument started when the new TRH11 – compiled by the CSIR and approved by the abnormal load technical committee of the DoT/ provincial authorities – first became public. “When the draft was discussed with the transport industry, a number of issues

were raised,” Webb told FTW. “But all of these concerns were either ignored or over-ridden.” This frustrating situation, he added, destroyed a lot of the planning done by the abnormal carriers over a

‘The new proposed legislation says that no abnormal permits will be granted for the transportation of containers on abnormal vehicle (AV) registered equipment.’ lengthy period. “The industry over the years has, in conjunction with the TRH11, designed vehicles that accommodate the recommendations of the guideline – yet are still flexible enough to be viable. “The idea was to optimise vehicle utilisation, so you get laden trips both ways.”

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That, the truckers argued, led to fewer vehicles on the road, and allowed the abnormal carriers to remain competitive – with benefits for the SA economy. But the latest version of the TRH11 doesn’t want to see abnormal vehicles carrying ordinary, containerised cargo, according to Webb, and is designed to protect normal carriers. The new proposed legislation says that no abnormal permits will be granted for the transportation of containers on abnormal vehicle (AV) registered equipment. In fact, no equipment will be eligible for registration as an abnormal if fitted with container locks. And the current legislation expressly forbids containers from being transported, unless the vehicle is fitted with four working container locks. “All this,” Webb added, “means that we will see these abnormal vehicles – say on the Johannesburg to Durban run – having to travel empty, and running alongside full, normal container carriers. “This makes no sense whatsoever, as it is no financial advantage for AVs, only helps in optimising their usage.” The AV fraternity is, therefore, appealing to the various provincial traffic authorities, which can override the TRH11 – and which is, said Webb, not a legislative document, but merely a “guideline” for the authorities.

Hi-cube hijack? From page 1 “Further,” the letter told the minister, “we were told that a consultant would have to be appointed to study this issue before a final decision to change legislation would be undertaken (since suspended due to budgetary constraints). “Subsequent to this, new legislation proposed for the TRH 11, is that NO abnormal permits would be granted for the transportation of containers on abnormal vehicle (AV) registered equipment. In fact, no equipment would be eligible for registration as an abnormal if fitted with container locks.” This added further complications to an already troublesome situation – because current legislation expressly forbids containers to be transported, unless the vehicle is fitted with four, working container locks. A final compounding factor has now come into play, according to the truckers in the harbour carriers’ association.

“It has come to our attention that the DoT has instructed all its provincial branches to start to implement the law as it now stands,” Martin said. “Vehicles are being fined and impounded and instructed to remove the container onto a legal trailer. “But, to all intents and purposes, these do not exist on SA roads – especially due to the TRH 11 ruling. This rules out low-bed type trailers, which are in the main AV registered equipment.” It’s an especially troublesome situation for SA’s major port city of Durban – with the container terminal in the port being the largest in the southern hemisphere. Hoping that the minister of transport will be able to rectify this monstrous problem, the Durban harbour carriers have “respectfully requested” that he reinstate the moratorium “as a matter of urgency until the way forward can be arrived at”.

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December 2009

Name of ship / voy

Line

Name of ship / voy

Line

Barrier 55

MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF

25-Dec

DBN RBAY -

Monte Azul 949W

MSK/SAF

WBAY CT -

26-Dec

DBN RBAY

Brilliant 7A

MSC

19-Dec

Monte Rosa 943E

MSK/SAF

19-Dec

21-Dec

City of Shanghai 309E

HSD/MSK/NDS/NYK/SAF

18-Dec

Msc Agata 705A

MSC

19-Dec

Msc Agata 706A

MSC

23-Dec

CMA-CGM Yantian AA462E

CMA/CSC/MBA

21-Dec

Conti Hong Kong 13W

GSL

23-Dec

Msc Borneo 24A

MSC

27-Dec

Csav Ranquil 0005

CSV

20-Dec

Msc Carla 075

MSC/MSK/SAF

19-Dec 22-Dec

CSCL San Jose 0010E

CSC/HLC/MBA

15-Dec

Msc Chaneca 37A

MSC

CSCL Santiago 0009W

CSC/HLC/MBA/SMU

23-Dec

Msc Chaneca 38A

MSC

Diamond Land 9231

MAC

28-Dec 26-Dec

Msc Ela 3A

HLC/HSL/LTI/MSC

18-Dec

Grand Cosmos 28A

MOL

28-Dec

Msc Finland H948A

MSC

18-Dec

Msc Leila 89A

MSC

16-Dec

23-Dec

17-Dec 21-Dec -

Grey Fox 9232

MAC

Gustav Schulte 0002

CSV

23-Dec 26-Dec -

25-Dec

Hanihe 104W

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

27-Dec

23-Dec

Hermes Arrow 1002

MSK/SAF

14-Dec

Hoegh Asia 85

HOE/HUA

19-Dec 20-Dec 21-Dec

Horizon 18B

MOL/MSC/MSK/OAC/SAF

14-Dec

HS Bruckner 0001

CSV

25-Dec

Ital Festosa 0831-023E

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

14-Dec

Ital Fortuna 0836-018W

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

19-Dec

16-Dec

Jing Po He 097E

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

21-Dec

Jolly Verde 248

LMC

24-Dec

JPO Sagitarius 311W

HSD/MSK/NDS/NYK/SAF

23-Dec

Kota Halus 276

PIL

Kota Harum 279

PIL

Kota Permas 028

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

19-Dec

14-Dec

Kota Sabas 019

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

25-Dec

20-Dec

Kota Waris WRS207

MOL/PIL

20-Dec

Libra Copacabana 0291

CMA/CSV

23-Dec

26-Dec

Luetjenburg 0911

MSK/SAF

16-Dec

Maersk Bulan 1003

KEE/MSK

28-Dec

Maersk Dabou 942E

MSK/SAF

14-Dec

Maersk Dellys 0916 Maersk Inverness 1001

MSK/SAF MSK/SAF

- 23-Dec

- -

27-Dec -

- -

22-Dec -

Maersk Izmir 1002

MSK/SAF

16-Dec

Maersk Jakobstad 1001

KEE/MSK

21-Dec

Maersk Jamestown 1002

MSK/SAF

24-Dec

14-Dec

25-Dec

14-Dec 16-Dec

Msc Mahima H949A

MSC

Msc Maureen 13A

HLC/HSL/LTI/MSC

Msc Nefeli 21A

MSC

25-Dec

Msc Panama 46A

MSC

25-Dec

26-Dec 28-Dec

Msc Pilar 57A

MSC

22-Dec

Msc Sena 4R

MSC

26-Dec

Msc Sheila 50A

MSC

21-Dec

Msc Sheila 51A

MSC

25-Dec

Niledutch Shenzen 065

NDS

27-Dec

24-Dec

Nora Maersk 0919

MSK/SAF

14-Dec

Nordspring AA464E

CMA/CSC/MBA

28-Dec

Northern Democrat 0001

CSV

18-Dec

Nysted Maersk 0919

MSK/SAF

21-Dec

Orange River Bridge 017

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

27-Dec

Pac Antila 278

PIL

Pacific Diamond VDM015

PIL

19-Dec

Porgy EE922

WWL

20-Dec 21-Dec 22-Dec

Red Cedar 9233

MAC

Rickmer Rickmers VRR001

MOL/PIL

27-Dec

Ridge 46A/B

MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF

19-Dec

Safmarine Benguela 0923

KEE/MSK

14-Dec

Safmarine Concord 923/924

SAF

24-Dec

18-Dec 16-Dec 24-Dec

Safmarine Mafadi 908A

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA

15-Dec

19-Dec

Safmarine Makutu 0916

MSK/SAF

23-Dec 20-Dec

15-Dec

Safmarine Oranje 008

MSC/MSK/SAF

26-Dec

Maersk Jubail 1002

MSK/SAF

17-Dec

23-Dec

Maersk Montreal 0908

MSK/SAF

14-Dec

San Alessio 0284

CMA/CSV

25-Dec

MOL Caledon 101A

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA

18-Dec 22-Dec

26-Dec

Saronikos Bridge 018

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

16-Dec

Mol Dominance 2408B

MOL

18-Dec

Saylemoon Rickmers 0284

CMA/CSV

23-Dec

16-Dec

Thai Dawn 097

GRB/UNG

18-Dec

Mol Dynasty 2804A

MOL

- -

Mol Heritage 1903A

MOL/PIL

Thies Maersk 0909

MSK/SAF

23-Dec

Mol Honor 2003A

MOL/PIL

26-Dec

Troense Maersk 0909

MSK/SAF

16-Dec

Mol Solution 2503B

MOL

24-Dec

Umgeni 8

MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF

20-Dec

White Rhino 9862

MAC

19-Dec

17-Dec

23-Dec

MOL Wish 2921A

MOL

19-Dec 16-Dec

23-Dec

Monte Aconcagua 944E

MSK/SAF

26-Dec

28-Dec

Willi Rickmers 006

MSC/MSK/SAF

Monte Alegre 948W

MSK/SAF

19-Dec

Yellowstone 2930

GAL

14-Dec 15-Dec

14-Dec 18-Dec

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Easyfinder Guide to Agents EASIFINDER GUIDE TO AGENTS

AGENT

JHB 011

DBN 031

CT 021 510-7375

Africamarine Ships Agency

450-3314

306-0112

Alpha Shipping Agency (Pty) Ltd

450-2576

304-5363

Barwil Ship Services

285-0038

277-6500

201-4552

Bridge Marine

625-3000

460-0700

CMA CGM Shipping Agencies

285-0033

Combine Ocean

407-2200

BLS Marine

PE 041

RBAY 035

EL 043

PTA 012

WBAY 09264 64

Misc.

421-5557

360-2477

797-9950

Saldanha Bay (022) 714-0410

386-0535

319-1300

911-0939

581-0240

797-4197

328-0403

419-8550

501-3427

Cosren Shipping Agency

622-5658

307-3092

418-0690

501-3400

CSAV Group Agencies SA

407-2288

328-0008

421-4171

Diamond Shipping

883-1561

570-7800

419-2734

363-7788

789-0437

Saldanha Bay (022) 714-3449

Eyethu Ships Agencies

301-1470

Mossel Bay

Freightmarine Shipping

407-2200

328-0402

419-8550

501-3400

789-1571

DAL Agency

881-0000

582-9400

405-9500

398-0000

700-8201

219-550

Mozambique (258) 21312354/5

Evergreen Agency (SA) (Pty) Ltd

574-9000

480-8600

419-9726

Galborg

340-0499

365-6800

402-1830

581-3994

788-9900

731-1707

202-771

Maputo (092581) 430021/2

Gearbulk

277-9100

Global Port Side Services

328-5891

0860 101 260

583-6500

0860 101 260

Hamburg Sud South Africa

615-1003

334-4777

425-0145

HUA Hoegh Autoliners (ISS-Voigt)

994-4500

Hull Blyth South Africa

360-0700

Ignazio Messina & Co

884-9356

365-5200

418-4848

581-7833

Hapag-Lloyd

(044) 690-7119

Independent Shipping Services

418-2610

Island View Shipping

302-1800

425-2285

797-9402

ISS-Voigt Shipping

285-0113

207-1451

911-0938

518-0240

797-4197

SaldanhaBay (022) 714-1908

John T. Rennie & Sons

407-2200

328-0401

419-8660

501-3400

789-1571

King & Sons

340-0300

301-0711

440-5016

581-3994

788-9900

731-1707

219-550

Maputo (0925821) 430021/2 -

Lagendijk Brothers Holdings Land & Sea Shipping LBH South Africa

309-5959

679-1651

539-9281

309-5959

421-0033

788-0953

Saldanha Bay (022) 714-1203

Lloydafrica

455-2728

480-8600

402-1720

581-7023

Macs

340-0499

365-6800

402-1830

581-3994

788-9900

731-1707

202-771

Maputo (092581) 430021/2

Maersk South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

277-3700

336-7700

408-6000

501-3100

707-2000

209-800

202-9621

419-3119

789-5144

Marimed Shipping

884-3018

328-5891

Mediterranean Shipping Co.

263-4000

360-7911

405-2000

505-4800

722-6651

335-6980

Mainport Africa Shipping

Meihuizen International

616-0595

202-9621

440-5400

Mitchell Cotts Maritime

788-6302

302-7555

421-5580

581-3994

788-9933

731-1707

219-550

Mitchell Cotts Maritime NYK

788-4798

301-1506

421-5580

581-3994

788-9933

731-2561

219-550

Mitsui OSK Lines SA

601-2000

310-2200

402-8900

501-6500

788-9700

700-6500

Metall Und Rohstoff

302-0143

Neptune Shipping

807-5977

Nile Dutch South Africa

325-0557

306-4500

425-3600

NYK Cool Southern Africa

913-8901

Ocean Africa Container Lines

302-7100

412-2860

Panargo

335-2400

434-6780

789-8951

Saldanha (022) 714-1198

PIL SA

201-7000

301-2222

421-4144

363-8008

568-1313

Phoenix Shipping (Pty) Ltd. Quotations RNC Shipping Safbulk

0860-777-999

511-5130

408-9100

Safmarine

277-3500

336-7200

408-6911

501-3000

707-2000

335-8787

209-839

Seascape

616-0593

Sea-Act Shipping cc

472-6266

Seaclad Maritime

442-3777

327-9400

419-1438

Southern Chartering

302-0000

Transmarine Logistics

450-2399

301-2001

425-0770

info@transmarine.co.za

Transocean Logistics

450-3314

306-0112

510-0370

Zim Southern Africa

324-1000

250-2222

425-1660/1/2

581-1896

797-9105/7/9

Abbreviations of Lines and Agents ASI ASL BEL CHL CMA CMZ CSA CSC CSV COS DAL DEL DML DSA ESA ESL FAY GAL GCL GRB GSL HLC HMM HSD HSL

Asiatic (Hull Blyth) Angola South Line (Meihuizen International/Seascape cc) Beluga Shipping (Mainport Africa Shipping) Consortium Hispania Lines (Seaclad Maritime) CMA-CGM (Shipping Agencies) Compagnie Maritime Zairose (Safmarine) Canada States Africa Line (Mitt Cotts) China Shipping Container Lines (Seaclad Maritime) CSAV (CSAV Group Agencies SA) Cosren (Cosren) Deutsche Afrika Linien(DAL Agency) Delmas Line (John T Rennie) Debala Mozambique Line (Mainport Africa Shipping) Delmas ASAF (Century) Evergreen Agency (SA) (Pty) Ltd Ethiopian Shipping Lines (Diamond Shipping) Faymon Shipping (Sea-act Shipping cc) Gulf Africa Lines (King and Sons) Global Container Lines (Freightmarine) Gearbulk Gold Star Line (Polaris Shipping) Hapag – Lloyd Eukor (Diamond Shipping) Hamburg Sud South Africa H Stinnes Linien (Diamond Shipping)

HOEGH Hoegh Autoliners (ISS Voigt) INM Intermarine (Mainport Africa Shipping) IRISL Islamic Repubic of Iran Shipping Lines (King & Sons) IVS Island View Shipping KEE Keeley Granite (Tern Shipping) KLI K.Line (Freightmarine) LAU NYK Cool Southern Africa LMC Ignazio Messina (Ignazio Messina) LNL Laurel Navigation Line (Polaris Shipping) MAC Macs (King & Sons) MAL Mainport Africa Container Line (Mainport Africa Shipping) MAR Marimed (Marimed Ship.) MAS Mascot Line (Marimed) MBA Maruba (Alpha Shipping) MAS Mascot Line (Marimed Shipping) MAU Mauritius Shipping Corporation (Alpha Shipping) MISC MISC Line (Bridge Marine) MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) MSK Maersk Line MOL Mitsui Osk Lines (Mitsui Osk Lines) MOZ Mozline (King & Sons) MOZ MOZIF (LBF) MUR MUR Shipping NDS Nile Dutch Africa Line B.V. (Nile Dutch South Africa) NVQ Navique (Tall Ships)

NYK (Mitchell Cotts – NYK Agency) OAC Ocean Africa Container Line (Ocean Africa) PHO (Phoenix Shipping) PIL Pacific International Line - (Foreshore Shipping) Pro ProLine (Bridge Marine) PRU Prudential Line (Alpha Shipping) Saf Safmarine (Safmarine) Sch Southern Chartering SCI Shipping Corp of India (Combine Ocean) SCO Sea Consortium (Bridge Shipping) SHL St Helena Line (RNC Shipping) SMU Samudera Shipping Line (African Marine Ships Agency) SSI Seacape Shipping Inc (Century Ships Agency) TOR Torm Line (Diamond Shipping) TSA Transatlantic (Mitchell Cotts) UAFL United Africa Feeder Line (Seaclad Maritime) UAL Universal Africa Lines (Seaclad Maritime) UASC United Arab Shipping Company (Seaclad Maritime) UNG Unigear (Gearbulk) WWL Wallenius Wilhelmsen (Barwil) Zim Zimstar (Zim Southern Africa) * Notice any errors? Contact Peter Hemer on Cell: 084 654 5510/Fax (011) 704-3015

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WBAY CT

MSK/SAF

15/12

PE -

EL DBN RBAY Loading for -

TPP 08/01,PGU 10/01,PKG 11/01,CWN 11/01,BLW 11/01,SUB 12/01,HKG 13/01,YOK 13/01,UKB 13/01,HUA 13/01,SRG 13/01,PEN 13/01, BUS 14/01,XMN 14/01,SHA 15/01,SGN 15/01,HPH 16/01,NGB 17/01,INC 17/01,TAO 20/01,OSA 20/01,NGO 20/01

Maersk Izmir 1002

MSK/SAF

17/12

PKG 31/12,TPP 01/01

Saronikos Bridge 018

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

16/12

PKG 30/12,SIN 31/12,HKG 05/01,SHA 07/01,KEL 12/01,KHH 12/01,BUS 13/01,INC 13/01,YOK 15/01,NGO 15/01,UKB 15/01

Maersk Dabou 942E

MSK/SAF

15/12

SIN 27/12,HKG 31/12,NGO 05/01,YOK 06/01,BUS 09/01,SHA 10/01

CSAV Lauca 0003

CSV

14/12

SIN 24/12,HKG 28/12,TAO 01/01,SHA 03/01,NGB 04/01,CWN 07/01

Msc Lorena H950R

MSC

15/12

SIN 03/01,XMN 09/01,KHH 10/01,SHA 11/01,CWN 12/01,HKG 13/01

CSCL San Jose 0010E

CSC/HLC/MBA

16/12

PKG 28/12,SHA 04/01,NGB 05/01,XMN 07/01,SHK 08/01

Kota Permas 028

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

19/12

16/12

PKG 02/01,SIN 03/01,HKG 08/01,SHA 10/01,KEL 15/01,KHH 15/01,BUS 16/01,INC 16/01,YOK 18/01,NGO 18/01,UKB 18/01

Ital Festosa 0831-023E

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

16/12

SIN 29/12,PGU 31/12,PKG 31/12,LCH 01/01,JKT 01/01,SUB 01/01,PEN 01/01,SGN 01/01,HKG 02/01,DLC 02/01,BLW 02/01,BKK 02/01,SRG 03/01,

MNL 03/01,SHA 05/01,UKB 05/01,TYO 05/01,XMN 05/01,HPH 05/01,NGB 06/01,NGO 06/01,OSA 06/01,KHH 08/01,BUS 08/01,YTN 09/01,

TAO 10/01,TXG 12/01,YOK 12/01,KEL 15/01,TXG 16/01

Orinoco River 001

GRB/UNG

16/12

Hermes Arrow 1002

MSK/SAF

17/12

Msc Finland H951R

MSC

Maersk Jubail 1002

MSK/SAF

JKT 29/12 TPP 31/12,SHA 06/01,NSA 11/01,HKG 11/01

17/12

SIN 04/01,XMN 10/01,KHH 11/01,SHA 12/01,CWN 13/01,HKG 14/01

19/12

24/12

PKG 07/01,TPP 08/01

Mol Dominance 2408B

MOL

19/12

SIN 01/01,HKG 05/01

Pacific Diamond VDM015

PIL

19/12

PGU 03/01,SIN 04/01

Safmarine Makutu 1001

MSK/SAF

19/12

25/12 22/12

TPP 15/01,PGU 17/01,PKG 18/01,CWN 18/01,BLW 18/01,SUB 19/01,HKG 20/01,YOK 20/01,UKB 20/01,HUA 20/01,SRG 20/01,PEN 20/01, BUS 21/01,XMN 21/01,SHA 22/01,SGN 22/01,HPH 23/01,NGB 24/01,INC 24/01,TAO 27/01,OSA 27/01,NGO 27/01

Monte Rosa 943E

MSK/SAF

20/12

22/12

SIN 03/01,HKG 07/01,NGO 12/01,YOK 13/01,BUS 16/01,SHA 17/01

Northern Democrat 0001

CSV

20/12

SIN 31/12,HKG 03/01,TAO 07/01,SHA 08/01,NGB 10/01,CWN 13/01

City of Shanghai 309E

HSD/MSK/NDS/NYK/SAF

21/12

SIN 02/01,SHA 07/01,SHK 10/01

CMA-CGM Yantian AA462E

CMA/CSC/MBA

22/12

PKG 03/01,HKG 08/01,BUS 12/01,SHA 14/01,NGB 15/01,CWN 17/01

Kota Sabas 019

CSV/KLI/MIS/PIL

25/12

23/12

PKG 08/01,SIN 09/01,HKG 14/01,SHA 16/01,KEL 21/01,KHH 21/01,BUS 22/01,INC 22/01,YOK 24/01,NGO 24/01,UKB 24/01

Jing Po He 097E

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA

23/12

SIN 05/01,PGU 07/01,PKG 07/01,LCH 08/01,JKT 08/01,SUB 08/01,PEN 08/01,SGN 08/01,HKG 09/01,DLC 09/01,BLW 09/01,BKK 09/01,SRG 10/01,

MNL 10/01,SHA 12/01,UKB 12/01,TYO 12/01,XMN 12/01,HPH 12/01,NGB 13/01,NGO 13/01,OSA 13/01,BUS 15/01,YTN 16/01,TAO 17/01,

TXG 19/01,YOK 19/01,KEL 22/01,TXG 23/01

Mol Solution 2503B

MOL

25/12

SIN 07/01,HKG 11/01

Msc Mahima H952R

MSC

26/12

SIN 15/01,XMN 22/01,KHH 23/01,SHA 23/01,CWN 24/01,HKG 25/01

Maersk Jamestown 1002

MSK/SAF

26/12

PKG 14/01,TPP 15/01

Maersk Dellys 1001

MSK/SAF

26/12

TPP 22/01,PGU 24/01,PKG 25/01,CWN 25/01,BLW 25/01,SUB 26/01,HKG 27/01,YOK 27/01,UKB 27/01,HUA 27/01,SRG 27/01,PEN 27/01,

BUS 28/01,XMN 28/01,SHA 29/01,SGN 29/01,HPH 30/01,NGB 31/01,INC 31/01,TAO 03/02,OSA 03/02,NGO 03/02

Monte Aconcagua 944E

SIN 10/01,HKG 14/01,NGO 19/01,YOK 20/01,BUS 23/01,SHA 24/01

MSK/SAF

27/12

HS Bruckner 0001

CSV

27/12

SIN 07/01,HKG 11/01,TAO 15/01,SHA 17/01,NGB 18/01,CWN 21/01

Thai Dawn 098

GRB/UNG

28/12

JKT 12/01,BKK 18/01

CSAV Group Agencies (South Africa)

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To: Mediterranean and Black Sea

OUTBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 14/12/2009 - 28/12/2009 Updated daily on http://www.cargoinfo.co.za

Name of Ship/Voy/Line

WBAY CT

EL DBN RBAY Loading for

Dal Kalahari 908B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 14/12 - - - - Lars Maersk 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 21/12 - - 14/12 - Msc Loretta 8R HSL/LTI/MSC - 17/12 15/12 - - - Safmarine Mafadi 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 28/12 17/12 - 21/12 - Troense Maersk 0910 19/12 - - - - - Jolly Verde 248 LMC - 20/12 - - 26/12 - Msc Ela 3R HSL/LTI/MSC - 24/12 22/12 - 20/12 - MOL Caledon 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - - 24/12 - 28/12 - Thies Maersk 0910 26/12 - - - - -

ALG 26/12,CAS 26/12,CAZ 29/12,LIV 29/12,ORN 29/12,BLA 30/12,VEC 31/12,FOS 02/01,NPK 02/01,AXA 03/01,GIT 03/01,PSD 03/01, UAY 04/01,ASH 04/01,ASH 06/01,TUN 07/01,GOI 07/01,KOP 07/01,MAR 07/01,SAL 07/01,BEY 08/01,GEM 08/01,SKG 08/01,PIR 09/01, IST 09/01,TRS 09/01,IZM 11/01,HFA 12/01,MER 12/01 ALG 02/01,CAS 02/01,CAZ 05/01,LIV 05/01,ORN 05/01,BLA 06/01,VEC 07/01,FOS 09/01,NPK 09/01,AXA 10/01,GIT 10/01,PSD 10/01, UAY 11/01,ASH 11/01,ASH 13/01,TUN 14/01,GOI 14/01,KOP 14/01,MAR 14/01,SAL 14/01,BEY 15/01,GEM 15/01,SKG 15/01,PIR 16/01, IST 16/01,TRS 16/01,IZM 18/01,HFA 19/01,MER 19/01 VEC 04/01,SPE 09/01,LIV 09/01,GOI 10/01,NPK 10/01,HFA 10/01,FOS 11/01,BLA 14/01,AXA 16/01 ALG 09/01,CAS 09/01,CAZ 12/01,LIV 12/01,ORN 12/01,BLA 13/01,VEC 14/01,FOS 16/01,NPK 16/01,AXA 17/01,GIT 17/01,PSD 17/01, UAY 18/01,ASH 18/01,ASH 20/01,TUN 21/01,GOI 21/01,KOP 21/01,MAR 21/01,SAL 21/01,BEY 22/01,GEM 22/01,SKG 22/01,PIR 23/01, IST 23/01,TRS 23/01,IZM 25/01,HFA 26/01,MER 26/01 ALG 03/01 MRS 19/01,GOI 20/01,BLA 22/01,NPK 25/01,TUN 17/02,MLA 17/02,UAY 19/02,BEY 19/02,BEN 19/02,AXA 21/02,TIP 21/02 VEC 11/01,SPE 16/01,LIV 16/01,GOI 17/01,NPK 17/01,HFA 17/01,FOS 18/01,BLA 21/01,AXA 23/01 ALG 15/01,CAS 15/01,CAZ 18/01,LIV 18/01,ORN 18/01,BLA 19/01,VEC 20/01,FOS 22/01,NPK 22/01,AXA 23/01,GIT 23/01,PSD 23/01, UAY 24/01,ASH 24/01,ASH 26/01,TUN 27/01,GOI 27/01,KOP 27/01,MAR 27/01,SAL 27/01,BEY 28/01,GEM 28/01,SKG 28/01,PIR 29/01, IST 29/01,TRS 29/01,IZM 31/01,HFA 01/02,MER 01/02 ALG 10/01

To: UK, North West Continent & Scandinavia

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Dal Kalahari 908B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 14/12 - - - - Lars Maersk 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 21/12 - - 14/12 - Amber Lagoon 0104 MAC 22/12 19/12 - - 16/12 14/12 Msc Loretta 8R HSL/LTI/MSC - 17/12 15/12 - - - Mol Heritage 1903A MOL/PIL 19/12 17/12 - - 14/12 - Safmarine Mafadi 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - 28/12 17/12 - 21/12 - Troense Maersk 0910 19/12 - - - - - Msc Ela 3R HSL/LTI/MSC - 24/12 22/12 - 20/12 - MOL Caledon 101B CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA - - 24/12 - 28/12 - Thies Maersk 0910 26/12 - - - - - Poplar Arrow 037 GRB - - - - 27/12 - Mol Honor 2003A MOL/PIL - - - - 28/12 -

To: East Africa

RTM 27/12,TIL 28/12,BIO 29/12,BRV 31/12,LEI 31/12,CPH 01/01,GOT 01/01,HMQ 01/01,OFQ 02/01,HEL 04/01,OSL 07/01 RTM 03/01,TIL 04/01,BIO 05/01,BRV 07/01,LEI 07/01,CPH 08/01,GOT 08/01,HMQ 08/01,OFQ 09/01,HEL 11/01,OSL 14/01 VGO 04/01,RTM 08/01,HMQ 10/01,LZI 11/01,PFT 11/01,IMM 11/01,HUL 11/01,BXE 12/01,KRS 12/01,LAR 12/01,OSL 13/01,ANR 14/01, OFQ 14/01,CPH 14/01,ORK 14/01,DUO 14/01,GOT 14/01,GOO 14/01,GRG 14/01,HEL 14/01,HEL 16/01,KTK 16/01,STO 16/01,BIO 22/01 LZI 02/01,FXT 04/01,HMQ 06/01,BRV 08/01,ANR 09/01,BIO 09/01,RTM 10/01,LEH 12/01,LIV 12/01,VGO 15/01,HEL 15/01,LEI 16/01, KTK 16/01,STO 18/01,KLJ 20/01,LED 23/01 LEI 02/01,ANR 04/01,FXT 06/01,LEH 07/01 RTM 10/01,TIL 11/01,BIO 12/01,BRV 14/01,LEI 14/01,CPH 15/01,GOT 15/01,HMQ 15/01,OFQ 16/01,HEL 18/01,OSL 21/01 LZI 04/01,LEI 07/01 LZI 09/01,FXT 11/01,HMQ 13/01,BRV 15/01,ANR 16/01,BIO 16/01,RTM 17/01,LEH 19/01,LIV 19/01,VGO 22/01,HEL 22/01,LEI 23/01, KTK 23/01,STO 25/01,KLJ 27/01,LED 30/01 RTM 17/01,TIL 18/01,BIO 18/01,LEI 20/01,BRV 21/01,CPH 22/01,GOT 22/01,HMQ 22/01,OFQ 23/01,HEL 25/01,OSL 28/01 LZI 11/01,LEI 14/01 VGO 20/01,BIO 23/01,PRU 26/01,ANR 31/01 LEI 16/01,ANR 18/01,FXT 20/01,LEH 21/01

Updated daily on http://www.cargoinfo.co.za

Msc Oslo 19A Kota Harum 279 Kota Halus 276 Msc Chaneca 38A Msc Leila 90A Pacific Diamond VDM015 White Rhino 9863 Hoegh Asia 85 Jolly Verde 248 Ridge 47 Msc Magali 463A Msc Pilar 58A Barrier 56

MSC PIL PIL MSC MSC PIL MAC HOE/HUA LMC MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF MSC MSC MOL/MSK/OAC/SAF

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- - - 15/12 - - - - - - - - - - - 17/12 - - - 18/12 - - - 19/12 - - - 20/12 - 20/12 21/12 22/12 20/12 - - 26/12 - - - 21/12 - - - 24/12 - - - 24/12 - - - 27/12

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DAR 19/12,MBA 23/12 MBA 22/01 MBA 21/01 BEW 19/12 MPM 19/12,MNC 23/12 MPM 21/12 MPM 21/12,MBA 28/12 MPM 22/12 MPM 27/12,DAR 02/01,MBA 03/01 MPM 22/12,BEW 24/12 MBA 29/12 DAR 29/12 MPM 28/12,BEW 30/12,MNC 03/01

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FTW0337

THE DEPENDABLE INDEPENDENT

OUTBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 14/12/2009 - 28/12/2009

To: West Africa

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Name of Ship/Voy/Line

WBAY CT

EL DBN RBAY Loading for

Dal Kalahari 908B

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA -

14/12

Lars Maersk 101B

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA -

21/12

14/12

LPA 30/12

Safmarine Asia 917/918

SAF

14/12

ABJ 22/12,APP 25/12,TEM 27/12

17/12 15/12

Msc Loretta 8R

HSL/LTI/MSC

Mol Heritage 1903A

MOL/PIL

CSCL Montevideo 0009W

CSC/HLC/MBA/SMU

Hansa Regensburg YRS007

MOL/PIL

Kota Harum 279

PIL

Kota Halus 276

PIL

Fiducia 8W

GSL

Horizon 19S

LPA 23/12

LPA 28/12,DKR 30/12,ABJ 31/12,TEM 02/01,APP 08/01,TIN 09/01

14/12

ABJ 24/12,DLA 25/12,TEM 26/12,LFW 28/12,TKD 28/12,DKR 28/12,LOS 30/12,LPA 31/12

14/12

TEM 23/12,LFW 25/12,TIN 29/12

14/12

TEM 20/12,COO 22/12,DLA 29/12

LOS 26/12,TEM 30/12,COO 03/01

LOS 25/12,TEM 29/12,COO 01/01

16/12

TEM 26/12,LOS 29/12,COO 05/01,LFW 07/01,ABJ 09/01

MOL/MSC/MSK/OAC/SAF

20/12

16/12

MSZ 26/12,LOB 29/12,LAD 02/01

UAL Coburg 729159

UAL

24/12

17/12

LAD 30/12,SZA 01/01,PNR 04/01,SSG 09/01,ONN 15/01,POG 22/01

Luetjenburg 0911

MSK/SAF

17/12

ABJ 22/12,TEM 25/12,APP 28/12

Safmarine Mafadi 101B

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA -

28/12 17/12

21/12

LPA 06/01

19/12 17/12

Border 48A

MOL/MSC/MSK/OAC/SAF

18/12

LUD 20/12,MSZ 24/12

Umgeni 9S

MOL/MSC/MSK/OAC/SAF

18/12

LUD 25/12

Jolly Verde 248

LMC

20/12

26/12

DKR 28/01

Msc Ela 3R

HSL/LTI/MSC

24/12 22/12

20/12

LPA 04/01,DKR 06/01,ABJ 07/01,TEM 09/01,APP 15/01,TIN 16/01

Msc Agata 706A

MSC

24/12

21/12

LAD 29/12

Kota Waris WRS207

MOL/PIL

22/12

TEM 28/12,COO 30/12,DLA 06/01

JPO Sagitarius 311W

HSD/MSK/NDS/NYK/SAF

23/12

LFW 01/01,TEM 05/01,LOS 09/01

Msc Sheila 51A

MSC

25/12 23/12

LOB 29/12

Maersk Inverness 1001

MSK/SAF

24/12

ABJ 29/12,TEM 01/01,APP 04/01

MOL Caledon 101B

CHL/DAL/MOL/MSK/SAF/TSA -

24/12

28/12

LPA 12/01

Niledutch Shenzen 065

NDS

27/12

24/12

PNR 01/01,LAD 08/01,BOA 08/01,MAT 09/01,SZA 11/01,LBV 11/01,CAB 12/01,DLA 12/01,LOB 15/01,MSZ 21/01

CSCL Santiago 0009W

CSC/HLC/MBA/SMU

24/12

TEM 02/01,LFW 05/01,TIN 07/01

Safmarine Concord 1001/1002 SAF

25/12

ABJ 06/01,APP 09/01,TEM 11/01

Conti Hong Kong 13W

GSL

27/12

TEM 05/01,LOS 08/01,COO 15/01,LFW 16/01,ABJ 18/01

Msc Panama 47A

MSC

28/12

LAD 05/01

Mol Honor 2003A

MOL/PIL

28/12

ABJ 07/01,DLA 08/01,TEM 09/01,LFW 11/01,TKD 11/01,DKR 11/01,LOS 13/01,LPA 14/01

To: Indian Ocean Islands

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Maersk Montreal 1001

MSK/SAF

15/12

PLU 23/12

Msc Lorena H950R

MSC

15/12

PLU 19/12,PDG 21/12,EHL 24/12,DZA 28/12,TMM 30/12,DIE 31/12,MJN 07/01

Msc Finland H951R

MSC

17/12

PLU 21/12,DZA 28/12,PDG 29/12,TMM 30/12,DIE 31/12,MJN 07/01,EHL 09/01

Safmarine Makutu 1001

MSK/SAF

19/12

PLU 30/12

Msc Mahima H952R

MSC

26/12

PLU 30/12,PDG 06/01,DZA 06/01,MJN 07/01,EHL 09/01,TMM 10/01,DIE 16/01

Maersk Dellys 1001

MSK/SAF

26/12

PLU 06/01

25/12 22/12

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FTW15619SD

OUTBOUND BY DATE - Dates for sailing: 14/12/2009 - 28/12/2009

To: North America

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Name of Ship/Voy/Line

WBAY CT PE

EL DBN RBAY Loading for

Msc Noa 946 MSC/MSK/SAF - 19/12 - - - - Ital Festosa 0831-023E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 16/12 - Willi Rickmers 006 MSC/MSK/SAF - 26/12 16/12 - 21/12 - Atlantic Action 912 CSA/HLC 24/12 22/12 - - 19/12 18/12 Msc Carla 075 MSC/MSK/SAF - - 23/12 - 28/12 - Jing Po He 097E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 23/12 -

NYC 06/01,BAL 08/01,ORF 09/01,CHU 11/01,FEP 12/01,NAS 13/01,MIA 14/01,POP 14/01,MHH 14/01,GEC 15/01,SDQ 15/01,TOV 15/01, SLU 16/01,PHI 16/01,GDT 16/01,SJO 17/01,BAS 17/01,VIJ 17/01,RSU 18/01,PAP 18/01,KTN 18/01,HQN 19/01,BGI 19/01,STG 19/01,MSY 21/01 LAX 10/01,OAK 13/01,TIW 15/01,BCC 17/01 NYC 13/01,BAL 15/01,ORF 16/01,CHU 18/01,FEP 19/01,NAS 20/01,MIA 21/01,POP 21/01,MHH 21/01,GEC 22/01,SDQ 22/01,TOV 22/01, SLU 23/01,PHI 23/01,GDT 23/01,SJO 24/01,BAS 24/01,VIJ 24/01,RSU 25/01,PAP 25/01,KTN 25/01,HQN 26/01,BGI 26/01,STG 26/01,MSY 28/01 MTR 12/01,BAL 24/01,SAV 27/01 NYC 20/01,BAL 22/01,ORF 23/01,CHU 25/01,FEP 26/01,NAS 27/01,MIA 28/01,POP 28/01,MHH 28/01,GEC 29/01,SDQ 29/01,TOV 29/01, SLU 30/01,PHI 30/01,GDT 30/01,SJO 31/01,BAS 31/01,VIJ 31/01,RSU 01/02,PAP 01/02,KTN 01/02,HQN 02/02,BGI 02/02,STG 02/02,MSY 04/02 LAX 17/01,OAK 20/01,TIW 22/01,BCC 24/01

To: Australasia

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Maersk Montreal 1001 MSK/SAF - 15/12 - - - - Msc Lorena H950R MSC - - - - 15/12 - Ital Festosa 0831-023E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 16/12 - Msc Finland H951R MSC - - - - 17/12 - Safmarine Makutu 1001 MSK/SAF - 25/12 22/12 - 19/12 - Hoegh Asia 85 HOE/HUA - - 20/12 21/12 22/12 - Porgy EE922 WWL - - 20/12 21/12 22/12 - Jing Po He 097E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 23/12 - Maersk Dellys 1001 MSK/SAF - - - - 26/12 - Msc Mahima H952R MSC - - - - 26/12 -

FRE 13/01,LYT 13/01,TRG 15/01,AKL 18/01,TRG 19/01,NPE 20/01,LYT 21/01,TIU 22/01,POE 22/01,SYD 23/01,NSN 24/01,NPL 24/01, MLB 24/01,BSA 28/01,ADL 28/01 FRE 30/12,ADL 31/12,MLB 04/01,SYD 07/01,TRG 11/01,LYT 13/01 BSA 09/01,SYD 11/01,MLB 14/01 FRE 01/01,ADL 02/01,MLB 06/01,SYD 09/01,TRG 13/01,LYT 15/01 FRE 20/01,LYT 20/01,TRG 22/01,AKL 25/01,TRG 26/01,NPE 27/01,LYT 28/01,TIU 29/01,POE 29/01,SYD 30/01,NSN 31/01,NPL 31/01, MLB 31/01,BSA 04/02,ADL 04/02 FRE 04/01,MLB 09/01,PKL 12/01,BSA 14/01,NOU 16/01,TRG 18/01,NPE 19/01,WLG 21/01,LYT 22/01 FRE 03/01,MLB 08/01,PKL 10/01,BSA 12/01 BSA 16/01,SYD 18/01,MLB 21/01 FRE 27/01,LYT 27/01,TRG 29/01,AKL 01/02,TRG 02/02,NPE 03/02,LYT 04/02,TIU 05/02,POE 05/02,SYD 06/02,NSN 07/02,NPL 07/02, MLB 07/02,BSA 11/02,ADL 11/02 FRE 10/01,ADL 11/01,MLB 15/01,SYD 18/01,TRG 22/01,LYT 24/01

To: Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka

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Nele Maersk 1002 MSK/SAF - 16/12 - - - - San Aurelio 0287 CMA/CSV - - - - 14/12 - Kota Halus 276 PIL - - - - - - Kota Harum 279 PIL - - - - - - Nora Maersk 1002 MSK/SAF - 23/12 - - 16/12 - Ital Festosa 0831-023E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 16/12 - Msc Aurelie 7A MSC - - - - 19/12 - Jolly Verde 248 LMC - 20/12 - - 26/12 - Jing Po He 097E COS/EMC/HSD/MBA - - - - 23/12 - Libra Copacabana 0291 CMA/CSV - 23/12 - - 28/12 - Nysted Maersk 1002 MSK/SAF - - - - 23/12 - Msc Magali 463A MSC - - - - 24/12 -

SLL 28/12,JEA 01/01,NSA 06/01 JEA 26/12,BND 28/12,NSA 01/01 BQM 02/02 BQM 09/03 SLL 04/01,JEA 08/01,NSA 13/01 CMB 03/01,NSA 05/01 JED 28/12,NSA 29/12,IXY 01/01,BQM 03/01,JEA 06/01,SHJ 09/01,AUH 09/01,MCT 09/01,BAH 09/01,DMN 09/01,KWI 09/01,BND 09/01, DOH 11/01,RUH 16/01 JED 12/01,RUH 01/02,AQJ 06/02,MSW 06/02,PZU 06/02,HOD 07/02,AUH 11/02,DXB 13/02,KWI 13/02,NSA 13/02,BAH 16/02,BND 16/02, DMN 16/02,DOH 16/02,MCT 16/02,BQM 18/02 CMB 10/01,NSA 12/01 JEA 09/01,BND 11/01,NSA 15/01 SLL 11/01,JEA 15/01,NSA 20/01 NSA 10/01,JED 10/01,IXY 12/01,BQM 14/01,JEA 17/01,SHJ 20/01,AUH 20/01,MCT 20/01,BAH 20/01,DMN 20/01,KWI 20/01,BND 20/01, DOH 22/01,RUH 27/01

To: South America

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Ital Fastosa 0835-025W Northern Diplomat 0002 Mol Dynasty 2804A Ital Fortuna 0836-018W Monte Alegre 948W Csav Ranquil 0005 MOL Wish 2921A Hanihe 104W Saylemoon Rickmers 0284 San Alessio 0284 Monte Azul 949W Gustav Schulte 0002

COS/EMC/HSD/MBA CSV MOL COS/EMC/HSD/MBA MSK/SAF CSV MOL COS/EMC/HSD/MBA CMA/CSV CMA/CSV MSK/SAF CSV

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14/12 - - 21/12 - - - - - - - -

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- 14/12 16/12 17/12 20/12 22/12 23/12 25/12 25/12 26/12 27/12 27/12

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MVD 23/12,BUE 24/12,SSZ 29/12 SSZ 23/12,RIO 25/12,MVD 26/12,BUE 27/12,VIT 28/12,RIG 30/12,ITJ 01/01,SSA 01/01,PNG 03/01 SSZ 26/12,BUE 29/12,MVD 31/12,PNG 02/01,SFS 03/01,RIO 07/01 MVD 30/12,BUE 01/01,SSZ 06/01 SPB 29/12,SSZ 31/12,BUE 03/01,RIG 06/01,PNG 08/01 SSZ 30/12,RIO 01/01,MVD 02/01,BUE 03/01,VIT 04/01,RIG 06/01,ITJ 08/01,SSA 08/01,PNG 10/01 SSZ 02/01,BUE 05/01,MVD 07/01,PNG 09/01,SFS 10/01,RIO 14/01 MVD 07/01,BUE 08/01,PNG 12/01,SSZ 13/01 ITJ 04/01,SSZ 06/01,PNG 07/01,RIG 09/01 ITJ 11/01,SSZ 13/01,PNG 15/01,RIG 18/01 SPB 05/01,SSZ 07/01,BUE 10/01,RIG 13/01,PNG 15/01 SSZ 06/01,RIO 08/01,MVD 09/01,BUE 10/01,VIT 11/01,RIG 13/01,ITJ 15/01,SSA 15/01,PNG 17/01

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WEEKLY CELLULAR SERVICE BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND EUROPE Vessel

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Ham

MSC LoRettA 08A / MLot

DZ950

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Ant

Le Havre

C.T.

P.E.

Dbn

07/12

09/12

11/12

MSC eLA 03A / MeLA

DZ951

MSC MAuReeN 13A / MMAu

DZ952

05/12

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08/12

14/12

16/12

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12/12

26/12

28/12

30/12

MSC tBN

DZ953

Voyage

cancelled

MSC BARBARA 05A / MBAR

S1001

14/12

16/12

18/12

GENERAL AGENTS DURBAN (031) 570-7800

20/12

03/01

05/01

07/01

www.diamondship.co.za CAPE TOWN (021) 419-2734

S O U T H B O U N D

N O R T H B O U N D

Vessel

Voy

Dbn

P.E.

C.T.

Felix

Ham

Ant

IZ952

01/12

03/12

05/12

19/12

22/12

24/12

26/12

MSC LAuRA 04R / MLRA

IZ953

09/12

11/12

13/12

27/12

29/12

31/12

03/01

02/01

MSC LoRettA 08R / MLot

N1001

14/12

16/12

18/12

03/01

05/01

07/01

09/01

MSC eLA 03R / MeLA

N1002

21/12

23/12

25/12

10/01

12/01

14/01

16/01

tBN

N1003

MSC MARINA 637R / MSMA

PORT ELIZABETH (041) 373-1399

JOHANNESBURG (011) 883-1561

voyage cancelled

RICHARDS BAY (035) 789-0437

R’Dam Le Havre

SALDANHA BAY (022) 714-3449

N O R T H B O U N D

FtW0591

S O U T H B O U N D