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Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Re: 

Port Strike in Capetown

DDear NASA Member:

A major union strike in the Cape Town terminal -Satawu- began on 02/10/04 at 6:00. This was caused by labor disputes with terminal management. There is no indication of the duration of the strike, although terminal management is assembling a skeleton crew for terminal operations.

The following vessels have been affected:


SAECS:  
Heemskerck - NB - alongside last etc 12:00 10/2 - priority vessel
  on terminal
Helderberg - SB - alongside last etc 22:00 10/2
City of Stuttgart - ETA 0700 11/2
   
AMEX:  
Safmarine Tugela - NB - ETA 2300 11/2

Best regards,
The North American Shippers Association

Judy Mannix
Administrator