Marine firm's departure flags parlous state of ports

Cape Town Harbour has lost one of its main clients in the ship- and rig-repair industry because of high costs and the sharp decline in global trade. Transnet has confirmed that DCD Marine, one of the mainstays of the Cape's busy ship-repair business, is pulling out of Cape Town's A-berth facility.Sipho Nzuza, Cape Town port manager for the parastatal's National Ports Authority, said DCD Marine had ".