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Climate science can aid planning for Cape Townâs windbound periods
When not wind-bound, the port of Cape Town can move 16,000 containers per week, but unfortunately the southeaster wind has been âexceptionally badâ at times this season, notes Terry Gale, chairperson of the Western Cape Exportersâ Club, which represents many in the fruit export industry (fresh produce is the majority of cargo exported from Cape Town).
On late afternoon Wednesday 24 February winds of up to 90km per hour forced a closure of the container terminal, lasting for more than two days until its re-opening the following Saturday. As a result vessels were on average delayed by eight days and many shipping lines are bypassing Cape Town in order to keep to their windows at the subsequent ports to the east or to the north.
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Shipping lines are once again choosing to bypass the Port of Cape Town because of the impact of wind-related disruption to schedule integrity.
Terry Gale, chairperson of the Exporters’ Club…