'Catastrophe in KZN'

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http://www.fin24.com/articles/default/display_article.aspx?ArticleId=1518-25_2565602

Johannesburg The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport's seizure of truck trailers transporting "high cube" containers has had catastrophic results.

At least one container ship has left for the Cape Town harbour to offload freight there while the Durban harbour is becoming congested because haulage companies are reluctant to transport the containers.
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Intervention at national level is being sought and the RFA has approached President Jacob Zuma's office, the Minister of Trade & Industry and the Minister of Transport to salvage the situation.

Kelly reckons the problem will not have a ready solution, but it is hoped that some compromise can be reached, at least over the festive season, so that the truck trailers can reach their Gauteng destinations. Some of the freight involves perishable goods
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Thanks guys, thats what Durban needs, more congestion around Holiday season and not to mention shortage of goods in shops around the country. Clever move.
 
Perhaps the trucking companies should have invested in low bed trailers a long time ago.

And in an ideal world this should be going by rail not on our roads.
 
daveza said:
Perhaps the trucking companies should have invested in low bed trailers a long time ago.

And in an ideal world this should be going by rail not on our roads.
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Not that I don't agree but there should have been a transition period, not this sudden smack down on the industry, especialy at this time of year when it's really the consumers that are affected and the perishable goods trucks.
 
Kosmik said:
Thanks guys, thats what Durban needs, more congestion around Holiday season and not to mention shortage of goods in shops around the country. Clever move.
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I guess you didn't read it properly then? These ships have left Durban and gone to Cape Town to offload as it is now illegal to transport these containers through KZN. So its a good thing for us in Durbs.

It's illegal in the sense that the maximum height allowed of the trucks and containers is 4.3m and with these they go to 4.6. I guess if they had low riding trailers and could get it below 4.3m it would be fine.

I'm sure there is a business opportunity for a couple of people in this...
 
I was thinking more like low riding trailers... and a getting the contracts for the hauling.
 
Eniigma said:
I guess you didn't read it properly then? These ships have left Durban and gone to Cape Town to offload as it is now illegal to transport these containers through KZN. So its a good thing for us in Durbs.
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Actually I did. The reason *some* have left is because Durban harbour is congested by containers not being removed. Loss of port business is a problem , not a good thing.
 
Officaldom

Kosmik said:
Not that I don't agree but there should have been a transition period,
not this sudden smack down on the industry, especialy at this time of year
when it's really the consumers that are affected and the perishable goods trucks.
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These uniform IDIOTS

D1cks the size of elephants -- brains the size of peanuts :mad:


MW
 
Well I saw bits of it on the news last night, they claim that these containers are the norm worldwide so if they are, Im not sure why they are illegal in SA? Maybe the morons that took over office forgot to update the legislation?
 
AMG133 said:
Well I saw bits of it on the news last night, they claim that these containers are the norm worldwide so if they are, Im not sure why they are illegal in SA? Maybe the morons that took over office forgot to update the legislation?
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See link in post#9
 
The containers AREN'T illegal in this country...

Transporting them on flatbed trucks is, because it makes the whole load higher than is legally allowed.

As much as this is a moron move by the Transport department, it is in a way good. It would just have been better if they'd phased this in rather than just clamping down on it.
 
ToxicBunny said:
It would just have been better if they'd phased this in rather than just clamping down on it.
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How long has the industry known about this. I suspect they were just dragging their feet hoping nothing would come of it. This is not something that just happened over night.
 
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