Transporters at odds with TPT over ‘appointment only’ system at Durban port

The trucking fraternity has not taken kindly to an announcement on Friday by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) that it will impose an appointment only system for trucks at the Pier 2 Container Port Terminal, in Durban, from April 1. At a presentation at the Container Terminal, regional manager Thula Dlamini said a similar appointment system would be implemented at Pier 1 at the beginning of June once the necessary “appointment technology” and a check facility had been developed.