- Operations at South African ports are returning to normal following this week’s cyber-attack, although Maersk is omitting a call at Port Elizabeth.
- The Maersk Vallvik, at anchor off Durban, will not call at Port Elizabeth but unload import cargo at Durban and call at Cape Town to recover its schedule.
A recent news article published in The Loadstar by Nick Savvides states that Transnet Navis back online after cyber-attack, but Maersk omits port call.
Imports for Port Elizabeth
“All imports for Port Elizabeth will be discharged in Durban and be routed via the Protea service for delivery to Port Elizabeth,” said the line. Exports from Port Elizabeth will be transferred to the MSC Jeanne.
Meanwhile, Transnet has advised that its Navis system was restored last night and customers could login again. However, the EDI system remains inoperable and “mitigation plans are in place for business continuity”, said Transnet.
The operator added: “The ICT team will continue to finalise elements of the operational functions (Camco, radio network, SPARCS, dispatcher, etc) in the Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town container yerminals.”
Transnet Navis user credentials
Furthermore, the South African port operator advised, export stack dates and import storage would be communicated by the terminals from today.
Transnet emails remain down and terminals will continue to communicate using text and Whatsapp messages. In addition, Transnet has confirmed that storage charges from 22 July have been cancelled.
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Source: The Loadstar
