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World Bank report ranks SA ports, including Cape Town, at bottom of the list At a position of 347 out of 351, the World Bank has placed the Port of Cape Town at the bottom of a list assessing global container port performance, ranking lower than all other ports in Africa which means our port is less efficient than Djibouti, Abidjan, Beira, Maputo, Walvis Bay, Dar es Salam and Mombasa. While Cape Town is listed as the top performing port in South Africa, this is no indication of success as all o...

May 26 , 2021 The World Bank has placed the Port of Cape Town at the bottom of a list assessing global container port performance, at a position of 347 out of 351. Cape Town ranks lower than all other ports in Africa which means it is less efficient than Djibouti, Abidjan, Beira, Maputo, Walvis Bay, Dar es Salam and Mombasa, according to a press release by the office of the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier. "While Cape Town is listed as the top-perform...

Port of Cape Town. Photo: South Africa Cargo Services, Facebook. NATIONAL NEWS - The Western Cape Minister of finance and economic opportunities, David Maynier, said in a media statement earlier today that the Western Cape Government established a port task team to find solutions for the challenges facing the port of Cape Town. This comes after a World Bank report ranked South African Ports, including the port of Cape Town, at a position of 347 out of 351 on a list asses...

Continuing inefficiencies at Port of Cape Town a risk for agricultural exports Following my recent meeting with the Citrus Growers Association (CGA), I wish to register my concern about the current state of service delivery at the Port of Cape Town and its potential negative impact on the export of agricultural products. With the Western Cape being responsible for 50% of South Africas agricultural exports, the Port of Cape Town is a vital cog in the wheel of the Western Cape and South Africas e...