Transnet to improve Cape Town Port services ranked worst-performing

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Economic Development Dr Ivan Meyer says he has had fruitful talks with Transnet’s Port of Cape Town management on improving services at the port.

The World Bank Container Port Performance Index of 2023 has ranked the Port of Cape Town as the worst-performing port in the world. The report highlighted the urgent need for substantial reforms.

Meyer has emphasised the importance of the port as the province’s economic hub to carry out the provincial government’s growth plans.

“The harbour of Cape Town is the biggest link in the agricultural exports in the Western Cape.  I’ve recently visited the harbour and I was informed of the new developments in the management of the harbour and the investment in new infrastructure to increase our Western Cape exports. There are a number of new initiatives to increase our exports and I will continue to partner with the Ports Authority to achieve our exports targets,” says Meyer.

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