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APM Terminals – Container Depot (Cape Town)

Container Handling Procedures
Keywords: container depot, Cape Town logistics, cold chain management, citrus industry, reefer container storage, export compliance, container handling, postharvest logistics

Located in the Western Cape, next to Killarney Gardens in the north of Cape Town.
Built in 2001, with a capacity of 9,000 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units), including 320 TEU full units.

Key Features

  • 462 reefer plug points
    • 360 for pre-trip inspections
    • 102 for full storage
  • Maintenance, inspection, and cold treatment/controlled atmosphere preparation prior to stuffing of temperature-sensitive commodities
  • Rail siding capacity with direct link to the National Rail network
  • 2,275 m² undercover repair area with wash bay capacity for 168 units
  • Call-out technical service to regional terminal and customer packing stations
  • Temperature monitoring in port for full reefer cargo

Container Handling Process

  1. Workshop Repairs
  2. Reefer Repairs
  3. Pre-Load Inspection
  4. Gate Out Inspection
  5. Washbay Procedure
  6. Reefer PTI & Repairs
  7. Load Inspection
  8. Inspection at Out Gate

Operational Demands at Empty Depot

  • Depot congestion
  • Health & Safety
  • Truck driver co-operation

For more information, visit www.apmterminals.com

Hortgro Postharvest All White

Contact us

Tel: +27 (0)21 870 2900
Email: info@hortgro.co.za

258 Main Rd, Paarl, 7646
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