Transnet Port Terminals’ operations show marked improvement
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has reported a steady improvement in operations that support the mining industry, following flooding and industrial action that adversely impacted on operations.
TPT said on February 8 that the improvement was starting to reach, and in some instances exceed, the pre-Covid-19 numbers of the financial year that ended in 2018, one of TPT’s best-performing years.
The company said it handled 257% more coal and 20% more manganese this financial year, compared with the 2017/18 financial year. Coal volumes have grown by 160% and manganese by 4% year-on-year.
In addition, efficiencies in the handling rates for all bulk sector commodity segments – namely iron-ore, manganese, chrome, magnetite and coal – have improved.
According to TPT commercial and planning GM Michelle van Buren Schele, this performance spells a new era for TPT.
TPT has identified its key bulk commodity segments which include manganese, iron-ore, magnetite, chrome and coal.
“This is where we are focused on increasing volumes and efficiencies, with the intention to make our customers competitive,” Van Buren Schele said. She added that global demand required maximum use of existing capacity, a much-needed opportunity in a struggling regional economy.
TPT acknowledged that there was still room for improvement and said it was collaborating with its customers and other stakeholders to improve its service offering.
Comments
Research Reports
Latest Multimedia
Showroom
Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...
VISIT SHOWROOM
At John Ratcliffe, we are aftermarket specialists for heavy-duty on and off-road vehicles. We engineer and retrofit advanced safety systems, engine...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
