Photo Cred: Dube Tradeport Special Economic Zone
ITheku, eNingizimu Afrika, i-Dube Cargo Terminal esikhumulweni sezindiza i-King Shaka International Airport iqophe ukukhula ngo-7% kwenani lezimpahla zomoya ezisingathwa ngonyaka odlule.
Itheminali yezimpahla ihlangabezane nokwanda kwayo kokuqala kwesidingo phakathi kukaSepthemba noDisemba 2023, kulandela ukwehla ngo-2020, okuqhutshwa ngokuyinhloko ukwanda kokuthunyelwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe okubolayo kanye nokushintsha kancane kancane kwezokuthutha eziya ekuthuthweni kwezindiza ukuze kuthunyelwe izinto ezibalulekile zezimoto nezimpahla ezifanayo. Lo mfutho uqhubekile kwaze kwaba ngu-2024, lapho ukuthuthwa kwempahla kukhula ngaphezu kuka-5% unyaka nonyaka, okuhlanganisa amathani ayi-14,424 wempahla onyakeni wezimali odlule.
Kulo nyaka, i-Dube Cargo Terminal (kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2024 kuya kuMashi 2025), le miqulu inyuke yafinyelela kumathani ayi-15,429 wempahla ephathwa ngeDube Cargo Terminal. Lokhu kusebenza kusekelwe ukukhuphuka kwama-air charter akhethekile kanye nesidingo esinwetshiwe sokuthuthwa kwezindiza umkhakha obolayo, ikakhulukazi ekuthengisweni kwezithelo nenyama kwamanye amazwe, okuqondiswe ezimakethe zaseYurophu naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.
Ukwanda kokuxhumana komoya eThekwini kuthuthukise kakhulu amandla eDube Cargo Terminal ukweseka abathumeli bangaphandle, ikakhulukazi labo abasemkhakheni obolayo. Ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokukhula kwempahla yezindiza, iDube TradePort itshale imali ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla eziboshiwe nezibandayo, amaloli aboshiwe, nokwandisa imizamo yokuthuthukisa umzila wezindiza ngeDurban Direct. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuthuthukise ukuphathwa kokuthunyelwa okukhethekile nokuzwela isikhathi.
Ingqalasizinda ye-Dube Cargo Terminal kanye nokuzibophezela ekusebenzeni kahle kwesevisi yakhelwe ukuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo ngenkathi iqinisa ukubamba iqhaza kweNingizimu Afrika kuzo zombili izikhungo zokuhlinzeka ngempahla zesifunda nezomhlaba jikelele.
