Procedure for Health Risk Alert

06 Jul 2021 / Richards Bay, South Africa

There has been an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa, and to safeguard South African Ports against the exposure by visiting vessels, it is imperative that all crew aboard vessels coming into the Port of Richards Bay are tested before entering the Harbour.

The crew of the vessel will be expected to undergo a PCR test and not the rapid test.

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in South Africa, contact GAC South Africa at [email protected])

Source: Transnet National Ports Authority letter dated 5 July 2021

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