Ezinyangeni zamuva nje, ukungezwani okwandayo oLwandle Olubomvu kuholele izinkampani eziningi zemikhumbi zamazwe ngamazwe ukuba zilungise amasu azo omzila, zikhetha ukuyeka umzila oyingozi kakhulu oLwandle Olubomvu bese zikhetha ukuzungeza iCape of Good Hope engxenyeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga yezwekazi lase-Afrika. Lokhu kushintsha ngokungangabazeki kuyithuba lebhizinisi elingalindelekile eNingizimu Afrika, izwe elibalulekile endleleni yase-Afrika.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba nje ithuba ngalinye lifika nenselele, iNingizimu Afrika ibhekene nezinselele ezingakaze zibonwe njengoba yamukela leli thuba. Njengoba inani lemikhumbi likhula kakhulu, izinkinga zomthamo ezikhona kakade emachwebeni asemgwaqweni waseNingizimu Afrika sezibe zimbi kakhulu. Ukuntuleka kwezinsiza kanye namazinga esevisi kwenza amachweba aseNingizimu Afrika angakwazi ukubhekana nenani elikhulu lemikhumbi, futhi umthamo wawo awanele kakhulu futhi ukusebenza kahle kwawo kuncishisiwe kakhulu.
Naphezu kokuthuthuka kokusetshenziswa kwamakhonteyina esangweni eliyinhloko laseNingizimu Afrika, izici ezimbi njengokwehluleka kwe-crane kanye nesimo sezulu esibi zisabangela ukubambezeleka emachwebeni aseNingizimu Afrika. Lezi zinkinga azithinti nje kuphela ukusebenza okuvamile kwamachweba aseNingizimu Afrika, kodwa futhi ziletha inkinga enkulu ezinkampanini zemikhumbi zamazwe ngamazwe ezikhetha ukuzungeza iCape of Good Hope.
I-Maersk ikhiphe isaziso esichaza ukubambezeleka kwakamuva emachwebeni ahlukahlukene eNingizimu Afrika kanye nochungechunge lwezinyathelo ezithathwayo ukunciphisa ukubambezeleka kwezinsizakalo.
Ngokusho kwesimemezelo, isikhathi sokulinda eDurban Pier 1 siye saba sibi kakhulu kusukela ezinsukwini ezi-2-3 kuya ezinsukwini ezi-5. Okwenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu, i-DCT Terminal 2 yaseDurban ayikhiqizi kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe, njengoba imikhumbi ilinde izinsuku ezingama-22-28. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iMaersk iphinde yaxwayisa ngokuthi ichweba laseKapa nalo lihlaselwe ukulahlekelwa okuncane, izindawo zalo zokugcina ngenxa yemimoya enamandla, kukhona ukubambezeleka kwezinsuku ezifika kwezinhlanu.
Njengoba ibhekene nalesi simo esiyinselele, iMaersk ithembise amakhasimende ukuthi izonciphisa ukubambezeleka ngochungechunge lokulungiswa kwenethiwekhi yesevisi kanye nezinyathelo eziphuthumayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukwenza ngcono imizila yokuthutha izimpahla, ukulungisa izinhlelo zokulayisha impahla kwamanye amazwe, kanye nokuthuthukisa isivinini semikhumbi. UMaersk uthe imikhumbi esuka eNingizimu Afrika izohamba ngesivinini esigcwele ukuze ibuyisele isikhathi esilahlekile ngenxa yokubambezeleka nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izimpahla zingafika lapho ziya khona ngesikhathi.
Njengoba ibhekene nokwanda okukhulu kwesidingo sokuthunyelwa kwezimpahla, amachweba aseNingizimu Afrika abhekene nokuminyana okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili. Ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, inkinga yokuminyana emachwebeni aseNingizimu Afrika yayisobala, kanye nezikhathi zokulinda ezimangalisayo ukuthi imikhumbi ingene emachwebeni amakhulu: isilinganiso samahora angu-32 ukungena ePort Elizabeth e-Eastern Cape, kuyilapho amachweba aseNkula naseThekwini athatha amahora amade angu-215 kanye namahora angu-227 ngokulandelana. Lesi simo siholele ekutheni kube nokusalela emuva kwama-container angaphezu kuka-100,000 ngaphandle kwamachweba aseNingizimu Afrika, okubeka ingcindezi enkulu embonini yemikhumbi yamazwe ngamazwe.
Inkinga yezokuthutha eNingizimu Afrika ibilokhu ikhula iminyaka eminingi, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuntuleka okungapheli kokutshalwa kwezimali kukahulumeni engqalasizinda yochungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngempahla. Lokhu kushiya izinhlelo zechweba, izitimela kanye nemigwaqo zaseNingizimu Afrika zisengozini yokuphazamiseka futhi zingakwazi ukubhekana nokwanda okungazelelwe kwesidingo sokuthutha ngemikhumbi.
Izibalo zakamuva zibonisa ukuthi ngesonto eliphela ngomhlaka-15 kuNdasa, i-South African Freight Forwarders Association (SAAFF) ibike ukwanda okukhulu kwenani lama-container aphathwa yichweba ngokwesilinganiso laya ku-8,838 ngosuku, ukwanda okukhulu kusuka ku-7,755 ngesonto eledlule. Inkampani yechweba kahulumeni i-Transnet nayo ibike ezibalweni zayo zikaFebhuwari ukuthi ukuphathwa kwama-container kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-23 kusukela ngoJanuwari kanye nokwenyuka ngamaphesenti angama-26 ngonyaka.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-28-2024