TNPA tests helicopter service at Cape Town port

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is exploring options to introduce a helicopter service at its Port of Cape Town to assist with operations during major swells and to increase the availability of service during stormy conditions. With Cape Town having been plagued recently by weather-related disruptions and high swell conditions, it has impacted on port operations and the use of pilot boats to transfer marine pilots onto and off vessels, a statement said on Monday.