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Africa must do more to advance its own development – Manuel

By: Schalk Burger 10th November 2023 Africa's business sector and governments must push harder in addressing the challenges facing the continent, as the biggest threat to its development is complacency, said insurance and investment management company Old Mutual chairperson and former South Africa Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.... →

Transnet expects 175 vessel calls as cruise liner season opens

By: Irma Venter 9th November 2023 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it expects 175 vessel calls at South African port cities in the 2023/24 cruise liner season, which opened earlier this month. The vessels are expected to bring an estimated 166 933 passengers to local shores. →

Image of City of Cape Town Economic Growth MMC James Vos

James Vos at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal

Transnet, deciduous fruit industry cooperating to improve export season logistics performance

By: Schalk Burger 8th November 2023 State-owned Transnet and its subsidiary organisations are engaging weekly with various fruit industry organisations, namely Hortgro, the South African Table Grape Industry and the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum, at a strategic and operational level to exchange information on expected fruit flows... →

Indebted Transnet rolls over R7bn loans for four months

By: Bloomberg 8th November 2023 Transnet rolled over R7-billion of debt due this week until March, giving the South African State-owned port and rail company relief for four months. The bonds, which were due November 6, were dealt with “using funding and existing facilities,” Transnet said in an emailed response to questions.... →

Port Elizabeth port to welcome 37 560 passengers as cruise season starts

By: Schalk Burger 8th November 2023 The arrival of cruise ship the Vasco da Gama at the Port of Port Elizabeth marked the start of the 2023/24 cruise season in Gqeberha, and the city expects to welcome to its shores 37 560 passengers onboard 28 cruise liners during the season, said State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority... →

Photo by Nicko Cruises
The Vasco da Gama cruise ship

Port of Cape Town agricultural exports heading for a crisis, warns Western Cape govt

By: Irma Venter 7th November 2023 The Western Cape is heading for an export crisis at the end of the year, warns Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister Mireille Wenger. “With the good rains we have experienced, our agricultural goods for export are anticipated to increase by 25%. →

The Port of Cape Town

Satellite-based maritime monitoring system for South Africa being developed by company

By: Rebecca Campbell 7th November 2023 South African space infrastructure company SCS Space is mobilising the country’s space engineering supply chain to build a satellite-based service to monitor South Africa’s maritime domain, company CEO Dr Sias Mostert exclusively informs Engineering News. SCS Space is exhibiting at the Group on... →

Shipping giants hit SA containers with congestion charges amid massive delays at ports

By: News24Wire 7th November 2023 Shipping giants Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk have announced a costly fee for congested vessels this December due to severe delays at South African ports. In its announcement, MSC said: "Due to congestion in the South African ports [and] generating difficult conditions to... →

Cabinet likely to consider freight logistics roadmap in February - Ntshavheni

By: Terence Creamer 6th November 2023 The Department of Transport is undertaking a two-part consultation programme on the Roadmap for the Freight Logistics System in South Africa ahead of Cabinet approval, which is unlikely before February. Following a Cabinet meeting, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that the... →

Company opens high-tech warehouse in Cameroon

3rd November 2023 Integrated logistics company A.P Moller–Maersk, commonly referred to as Maersk, opened the doors to a brand-new and technology-driven warehousing and distribution (W&D) facility in Douala, Cameroon in September. Situated within the Douala Port Zone, Maersk’s new facility is the ideal site for the... →

SUPPLYING THE NATION The new Maersk facility in Douala, Cameroon, will be used predominantly for the storage and redistribution of fast-moving consumable goods

Battery-operated forklifts offer sustainability in warehousing

3rd November 2023 As the world looks towards a more sustainable future, more businesses are being guided by regulations to reduce carbon emissions. For example, in applications such as food storage and handling, businesses are recommended to use battery-powered units instead of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) units,... →

A new battery powered Toypta forklift being driven by a woman in PPE

SUSTAINABLE LIFTING Using-battery powered forklifts instead of liquified petroleum gas units helps decrease a warehouse's emissions

Transnet urged to engage before presenting a R100bn bail-out ‘invoice’

By: Terence Creamer 1st November 2023 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not “closed the door” on Transnet’s move to secure a reported R100-billion in balance-sheet support to assist with its recently released turnaround plan. However, in a Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) briefing, he insisted that far more engagement... →

European Space Agency cofunds autonomous shipping project

By: Irma Venter 30th October 2023 A project that seeks to guarantee uninterrupted data connectivity at sea should be able to boost the shipping industry’s ability to deploy safe and accurate autonomous shipping technology. Remote-control technology specialist and service provider for unmanned and crew-reduced shipping Seafar is... →

TP Nchocho appointed chair of inaugural TNPA board

By: Terence Creamer 30th October 2023 Outgoing Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) CEO Tshokolo Petrus (TP) Nchocho has been appointed chairperson of the inaugural Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) board. Nchocho, who announced in March that he would be leaving the IDC, has over 20 years’ experience in development finance... →

TP Nchocho

Transnet Ports to weigh interest in small- to medium-scale LNG imports

By: Irma Venter 30th October 2023 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published an expression of interest (EoI) document to determine market appetite for small- to medium-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports through the ports of Durban, Cape Town, East London, Saldanha Bay and Mossel Bay. The EoI seeks to explore... →

The Port of Durban

Floating tankers line up off South Africa to ensure diesel power

By: Bloomberg 27th October 2023 South Africa is using ships to store diesel as part of an effort to ensure supply to run generators and reduce electricity outages that have crimped the economy. Diesel-fired turbines typically intended for peak use have been increasingly run to meet demand while state-owned utility Eskom... →

Wind turbine consignment arrives at Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal

By: Darren Parker 27th October 2023 The Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT), managed by Transnet Port Terminals, is playing a strategic role in discharging imported wind turbine components that will go towards building 32 wind turbines in the Western Cape. Earlier this week, the terminal completed discharging the first... →

Transnet unveils recovery plan

By: Creamer Media Reporter 27th October 2023 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the background to Transnet's proposed recovery plan; some of the key components of this plan; and if Transnet is likely to get the support it is looking for from government. →

Transnet unveils recovery plan

Broad-based strain evident in the logistics sector, Ctrack index shows

By: Irma Venter 27th October 2023 The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (CTFI) retreated further during August, to an index level of 118.8, the lowest since February, when it was at 116.7. This represents a 1.5% decrease. It is also the third consecutive monthly contraction, and serves as confirmation of the ongoing strain the... →

Transnet’s recovery plan premised on securing govt capital injection

By: Terence Creamer 26th October 2023 Absent an equity injection or debt relief from government, Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu says the State-owned entity will not be able to deliver on what he described as a “credible” recovery plan for turning around the group’s dismal operational and financial performance. The slump the... →

Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu

Top bond investor slams South Africa bid to fix State firms

By: Bloomberg 24th October 2023 Futuregrowth Asset Management, a South African money manager overseeing more than R190-billion of fixed-income assets, says the government’s draft legislation meant to address inefficiencies at state entities is “ineffective, overdue, vague, and contradictory”. The National State Enterprises Bill... →

TNPA issues RFI for potential hydrogen initiatives at South Africa’s ports

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd October 2023 In support of South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports. The RFI assesses market... →

Containers at the Durban port

Sapia welcomes appointment of new TNPA board

By: Schalk Burger 18th October 2023 The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has welcomed the appointment of an inaugural board of directors for the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) and has assured the TNPA board of its cooperation and partnership to achieve a world-class port system that can serve the needs... →

SAPIA executive director Avhapfani Tshifularo

Ramaphosa rules out privatisating State companies

By: Bloomberg 17th October 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated that his administration wasn’t moving to privatize state-owned companies as the government initiates reforms to clean up their balance sheets and revive their performance. Private-sector investment was necessary to mobilize funds for economic infrastructure... →

TNPA issues tender for fruit handling terminal at Port of Durban

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th October 2023 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published a request for proposals (RFP) for a terminal operator to design, develop, finance, build, operate and maintain a multipurpose terminal for the handling of citrus and other fruit at the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf Precinct. The terminal... →

Embattled Transnet seeks South Africa’s support to turnaround

By: Bloomberg 16th October 2023 South Africa’s embattled State-owned freight-rail and ports company identified areas that require immediate state support in a turnaround plan that is being submitted to the government. Transnet's board plan to meet the Ministry of Public Enterprises and the Ministry of Finance this week to... →

A train operated by Transnet Freight Rail

Integrated security tech can mitigate risk

By: Nadine Ramdass 13th October 2023 Transport systems encounter challenges related to capacity, reliability, transference and integration. However, integrated surveillance technology can mitigate these risks and enhance efficiency, says security system supplier Axis Communications Africa sales manager Marcel Bruyns. He explains... →

An image of Axis Communications Africa sales manager Marcel Bruyns

MARCEL BRUYNS Communication and collaboration are vital for increasing efficiency

Rail protocol ratification approved

13th October 2023 The South African Cabinet formally approved the submission of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention (LRP) to Parliament for ratification, in June 2023. Formal ratification is expected later this year. The LRP aims to “foster economic growth by enhancing private sector financing... →

An image of law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr corporate and commercial practice director and mining and minerals sector head Vivien Chaplin

VIVIEN CHAPLIN The LRP aims to make it easier and cheaper for the private sector to finance railway rolling stock

Neglect, mismanagement threaten S Africa's once-promising transport infrastructure, warns Cesa

By: Nadine Ramdass 13th October 2023 South Africa boasts extensive road and railway systems, along with well-equipped ports and airports, some of which are comparable to infrastructure in developed nations. However, a lack of maintenance and poor management have resulted in degrading transport infrastructure, with far-reaching... →

Broad-based strain evident in the logistics sector – Ctrack index

By: Irma Venter 11th October 2023 The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (CTFI) retreated further during August, to an index level of 118.8, the lowest since February, when it was at 116.7. This represents a 1.5% decrease. It is also the third consecutive monthly contraction, and serves as confirmation of the ongoing strain the... →

Swiss team to attempt record high-altitude drive with solar truck

By: Donna Slater 5th October 2023 In an attempt to set a new world record for driving a wheeled vehicle to the highest altitude possible, a team of three men from Switzerland are preparing to reach the summit of the Ojos Del Salado volcano, in the barren Atacama region of Chile using an electric, solar-powered special purpose... →

An Aebi Schmidt electric, solar-powered truck

The Aebi Schmidt electric, solar-powered truck pictured with David Koller and Patrik Koller from the Gebrüder Weiss Peak Evolution team, together with Gebrüder Weiss air and sea branch manager Katharina Zimmerling and digital communications team leader Vanessa Hafner

Business, govt collaboration showing signs of success in addressing multiple crises

By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th October 2023 Business is working to add more than 10 GW of generation capacity to the electricity system by the end of next year, which would effectively end loadshedding in South Africa, Sasol president and CEO Fleetwood Grobler said on the first day of the Joburg Indaba on October 4. Speaking in his... →

Photo by Bloomberg
Energy Council of South Africa chairperson and Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Conveyor belt at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal suffers minimal damage in fire

By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th October 2023 Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reports that the Richards Bay Bulk Terminal suffered minimal damage to one of its conveyor belts undergoing repairs as a result of a fire. Emergency teams, however, reacted swiftly, containing the fire. As a result the adjacent conveyor belts are in full operation. →

East London handles first shipment of export manganese

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd October 2023 The East London port received its first export manganese call on October 3 when vessel MV BBG Leader docked to load 30 000 metric tonnes at the East London Multipurpose Terminal. In preparation, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) delivered 16 manganese trains to the terminal since July this year, with... →

Vessel MV BBG Leader

TNPA assures the Port of Richards Bay remains operational despite fire

By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd October 2023 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has assured port users that the Port of Richards Bay remains fully operational, despite a fire that started at the NCT stockpiles and conveyor belts on September 28. TNPA and local authorities are attending to the matter. →

SA’s wind-energy potential is vast and not geographically constrained

By: Donna Slater 29th September 2023 Despite no wind energy projects being selected as preferred bidders in the sixth bid window (BW6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) says there is significant untapped wind potential in South... →

Following national trend, Eastern Cape Terminals introduce a truck appointment system

By: Creamer Media Reporter 28th September 2023 Transnet Port Terminals' (TPT's) Eastern Cape Terminals has introduced a mandatory truck appointment system in a move to improve coordination and streamline processes across different commodities. The initiative is expected to improve truck scheduling, especially during peak seasons and peak... →

TPT's Eastern Cape Terminals

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