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Cape Town looks set to become even windier, adding to harbour woes | Business

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Recent strong winds have caused the longest delay in years at the Cape Town harbour, leaving exports such as fruit stuck for more than four days and forcing desperate exporters to rush to alternative ports.

Days of strong winds in mid-February forced the Cape Town cargo terminal to halt operations. It could only restart on Sunday, 19 February, after 4.5 days.

This was by far the longest delay seen during the past three deciduous fruit export seasons, according to Antoinette van Heerden, logistical affairs manager of the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum .Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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