date:Mar 20, 2014
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Ships en route to Europe, meanwhile, tend to start in Durban with stopovers in Coegha and Port Elizabeth before calling at Cape Town. The sailing time from Durban to Europe is 23 days, whereas cargo loaded at Cape Town takes only 18 days to reach northern markets.
Andy Connell of Dole South Africa said there were initial difficulties convincing Transnet to re-introduce a perishable rail connection to Cape Town. Established fruit train services to Durban will also continue.
The 1,650km