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Live port status for every South African container terminal, read every 30 minutes. Know when your ship berths, when your box is free to collect, and the day the charges start.

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Reads every terminal’s own filesDGTPier 1CTCTCT CombiNgquraPECT
Live Durban Gateway TerminalChecked 7 min ago
New fileDGT IMPORT STORAGE 03.11.2026Read 7 ships · 5 discharge days for CMA CGM Volga
Date foundCMA CGM VolgaDischarged Wed 28 Oct · free storage to Mon 02 Nov, 23:59
MatchedMSKU 701234 9Example container · 40′ dry · Maersk
Alert sentFree time ends Sat 31 Oct, 23:59Email now · in the 06:00 summary
MSKU 701234 9CMA CGM Volga · DGT · DCT12209Charging
DischargedWed 28 Oct
Terminal free untilMon 02 Nov, 23:59
Maersk free untilSat 31 Oct, 23:59
Charges so farR28 338 About R17 546 more each day
Free daysCharged days
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What it watches

Every date that decides what your container costs

Container alerts

Hear the moment your ship’s plan changes

CTCT noticeAppointment/Booking system: CLOSED (all appointments have been canceled)
Dalian started workingDGT
Gialova: planned berthing moved later by 8 hCT Combi · Now Sat 28 Nov 22:00, was Sat 28 Nov 14:00.
Alexandria Bridge: arrival (ETA) moved later by 11 hPier 1 · Now Wed 04 Nov 01:00, was Tue 03 Nov 14:00.
Rio Grande Express: export stack dates are now firmCT Combi · Stack Wed 04 Nov 06:00 to Sat 07 Nov 06:00.
Free-time guard

See the day the charges start, in rand

COSCO AqabaPier 1 · block G2 · 40′ dry, Maersk termsIf it leaves on day 1R0
Maersk demurrage, per dayPier 1 free storage ends Thu 05 Nov, 23:59
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Days after discharge

3 free days, then R5 396 on day 4 and R8 773 a day. Source: Maersk import D&D revision, effective 15 Apr 2026.

Export stack dates

Stack windows at Ngqura, against the clock

MonTueWedThuFriSat
MSC Ana Camila IIICloses in 14 h
Santa Isabel MaerskCloses in 14 h
MSC Hubert Schulte
MSC Darien
MSC Positano
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Berthing plans

Every move, and how far it slipped

CMA CGM Gulf ExpressCTCT · berth 602 Tue 03 Nov, 16:00on plan
Hubert SchulteCTCT · berth 603/4 Wed 04 Nov, 16:00Wed 04 Nov, 14:00-2 h
Maersk CubangoCTCT · berth 601 Wed 04 Nov, 20:00on plan
ONE ResilienceCTCT · berth 602 Fri 06 Nov, 01:00on plan
Delay forecasts

Learned from how plans really slip

MSC Maritina VNgqura · planned berthing against when work started
Planned Tue 03 Nov, 12:00Started Tue 03 Nov, 15:04 +3.1 h
DGT2/5
Pier 10/5
CTCT0/5
CT Combi0/5
Ngqura2/5
PECT0/5

Forecasts switch on per terminal at five ships recorded.

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Durban Gateway Terminal 4 working · 12 waiting · 3 berthing in 48 h Durban Container Terminal Pier 1 2 working · 0 waiting · 2 berthing in 48 h Cape Town Container Terminal 1 working · 0 waiting · 3 berthing in 48 h Cape Town Multipurpose Terminal 0 working · 0 waiting Ngqura Container Terminal 1 working · 0 waiting · 4 berthing in 48 h Port Elizabeth Container Terminal 0 working · 0 waiting · 1 berthing in 48 h Vessel berthing today Every terminal’s plan, one table Stack dates today Every export stack, open and closing

Late collection costs more than most people think

Two bills run at once: the terminal’s storage and the shipping line’s demurrage. Both are published. Here is what they add up to.

Cost of a late collection
R0
R8 773 a day

Storage for a 40-foot box at Durban Gateway from day 7, after 5 free days.

DGT notice 3 free days

What Maersk gives an import box in Durban before demurrage: R5 396 on day 4, then R8 773 a day. A separate bill from the terminal.

Maersk tariff 10 to 20 days

Delays at Durban Gateway in August 2026, after a new terminal system went live.

Tradlinx Nearly 6 days

Average wait at anchor for ships calling at Durban Gateway, per the Transport Minister.

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Questions

The short answers. The rest is on the live port board and in the guides.

Where does the information come from?

From the files the terminals publish themselves: Transnet Port Terminals’ vessel updates, berthing lists, stack dates and import storage lists, and Durban Gateway Terminal’s own updates. We check them every 30 minutes and keep every version, so we can show what changed and when.

Is this official?

No. We are independent and not part of Transnet, the ports authority, ICTSI or Durban Gateway. We present what the terminals publish, faster and in one place. Always confirm critical dates with your terminal, line or forwarder.

How do you know my container’s free time?

Terminals publish free-storage end dates per ship, and per block or discharge day. We match your container to its ship and show the earliest date that could apply. If you know the discharge date, add it and the date becomes exact.

Which shipping-line charges do you use?

We use the line’s published South African demurrage tariff where we have it (Maersk’s 15 April 2026 tariff is built in), or the free days and daily rate you enter for your own contract.

Which terminals are covered?

Durban Gateway Terminal, Durban Container Terminal Pier 1, Cape Town Container Terminal, Cape Town Multipurpose Terminal, Ngqura and Port Elizabeth Container Terminal.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It works in the browser, and alerts arrive by email (SMS on the Business plan).

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