Transnet back on track following Cyber attack
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has commended Transnet employees for their hard work in restoring full operations at the ports following an IT security breach last Thursday, 22 July.
Transnet has managed to fully restore operations at the Ports which enables the country supply chain and logistics system to resume normal operations. The return to operations is good news for the economy.
The preliminary assessment of the cyber-attack indicates that Transnet and its customer data has not been compromised. Cyber-attacks have been on the increase in the country and globally. Investigations are underway into the events and due process will take place.
The main system responsible for the container operations, the NAVIS N4 terminal operating system has been fully restored and customers are now able to access the customer links to facilitate imports and exports. The remaining systems will continue to be brought up in a staggered manner to minimize further risks and interruptions.
The Bulk, Break Bulk, Automotive sectors which include Iron Ore, Coal and Manganese, cars and some of the agricultural commodities that use the General Cargo system (GCOS) switched immediately to manual. Rail operations also continue to run on schedule, as per the train plan.
On 30 July, Transnet issued a statement via social media noting that, Transnet intends to lit the declaration of Force Majeure for port terminals on 2 August 2021.
