According to APM Terminals, while it understands the operational implications of the restrictions, its decision is geared towards preventing a disaster that could have higher negative commercial and operational impacts for all stakeholders. The directive further stated:APM Terminal will only be able to needy berth and unberth vessels with a maximum draft of 10 meters. Vessels above 10 meters draft will not be able to berth/ball. All vessels with a draft between 9.S and 10 meters will have to strictly berth/nil at high tide. FrontPageAfrica gathered that the current shortage of gasoline in the country is due to the inability for large tankers to berth at the port.

Source: Front Page Africa January 29, 2020 01:07 UTC