The handling of fruit reefer containers in the Cape Town container terminal
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African fresh fruit export industry is concerned about fruit and financial losses due to temperature breaks within the fresh fruit export cold chain. The Port of Cape Town plays a crucial role in the export process as th...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-sun-oai-scholar.sun.ac.za-10019.1-958742016-01-29T04:03:21Z The handling of fruit reefer containers in the Cape Town container terminal Stander, Christo Goedhals-Gerber, Leila Louise Van Dyk, Frances Elizabeth Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Logistics. Cold storage -- South Afica -- Cape Town UCTD Dissertations -- Logistics Theses -- Logistics Containerization -- South Africa -- Cape Town Container terminals -- South Africa -- Cape Town Fruit -- Transportation -- South Africa -- Cape Town Shipment of goods -- South Africa -- Cape Town Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African fresh fruit export industry is concerned about fruit and financial losses due to temperature breaks within the fresh fruit export cold chain. The Port of Cape Town plays a crucial role in the export process as the majority of fruit reefer containers that are exported through Cape Town are handled by the Cape Town Container Terminal. This study focuses on the container terminal leg of the fresh fruit export process. Observations made in the Cape Town Container Terminal, at shipping lines and exporting companies show that certain procedures are not always followed in the Cape Town Container Terminal and that congestion and ineffective working methods are causing breaks within the fresh fruit export cold chain. Temperature and time data received from Transnet Port Terminals, shipping lines and exporting companies were analysed for the container terminal segment of the export process. From the data analysis it is clear that there are a large number of breaks originating within the container terminal and that the port is not operating efficiently. The study identifies areas of improvement and makes recommendations on improving some of the issues discussed. 2015-01-13T11:47:57Z 2015-01-13T11:47:57Z 2014-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95874 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 94 p. : ill., maps Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
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Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African fresh fruit export industry is concerned about fruit and financial losses due to
temperature breaks within the fresh fruit export cold chain. The Port of Cape Town plays a crucial
role in the export process as the majority of fruit reefer containers that are exported through Cape
Town are handled by the Cape Town Container Terminal. This study focuses on the container
terminal leg of the fresh fruit export process.
Observations made in the Cape Town Container Terminal, at shipping lines and exporting companies
show that certain procedures are not always followed in the Cape Town Container Terminal and that
congestion and ineffective working methods are causing breaks within the fresh fruit export cold
chain. Temperature and time data received from Transnet Port Terminals, shipping lines and
exporting companies were analysed for the container terminal segment of the export process. From
the data analysis it is clear that there are a large number of breaks originating within the container
terminal and that the port is not operating efficiently.
The study identifies areas of improvement and makes recommendations on improving some of the
issues discussed. |
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Goedhals-Gerber, Leila Louise |
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Goedhals-Gerber, Leila Louise Stander, Christo |
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The handling of fruit reefer containers in the Cape Town container terminal |
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
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2015 |
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