BYLINE: AZIZ HARTLEY
CAPE TOWN harbour's maintenance and repair facilities are so inadequate that vessels in need of servicing are being turned away - with the loss to the industry of millions of rands and thousands of job opportunities.
Also, with docking costs being among the highest in the world and the harbour cranes, built in the 1960s, ageing, shipping companies are turning their backs on the city.
This was disclosed yesterday when the provincial standing committee on finance and economic development met industry leaders at the harbour.
Shocked by these details and that repairs worth R2 million a day to two oil rigs had been lost …
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