Port activity peaks for year
August marked the beginning of a good year-end for the Port of Richards Bay.
AUGUST marked the beginning of a good year-end for the Port of Richards Bay.
According to shipping statistics from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the total amount of cargo handled at the local harbour last month jumped 20% – a whopping 1.7 million tons (mt) increase, from less than seven million tons in July to approximately 8.7mt in August.
This is the highest figure for cargo handled since October last year when the port saw over 8.8 million tonnes of total product.
Month-on-month, bulk increased by 21% (1.8mt) to 8.4 million, while breakbulk slightly decreased by less than 1% (2 870 tons) to 324 108 tons.
Vessels arriving at the port last month includes two tankers with 11 615 gross tons (gt) of chemical product and 22 943gt of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas).
Over 270 000gt of general cargo entered the port via 15 ships and five containers carrying nearly 130 00gt of goods.
Year-on-year, total cargo handled at the port also escalated by 14.5% from 7.5mt last August.
