Shipping desks reported fuller order books after two quiet months on the docks.

Reporters spent the day checking the claim behind “Harbour market opens the quarter higher as exporters regain confidence” with people who had documents, not just a quote. The first version of this story left out a timetable detail; it is included here.

Residents described the practical effect in ordinary terms: a changed commute, a fuller shop, a match that ran long, or a screen that finally worked in the classroom. Those details sit alongside the official line, not underneath it.

We would rather be half an hour late than half a fact wrong.

Taj Today will update this report if the numbers move. Related coverage stays on the category page, and the most-read list shows what the rest of the city opened first.