There's been mixed reaction to Transnet Port Terminals' 25-year joint venture with Philippines-headquartered company International Container Terminal Services Inc for the development and upgrade of... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is seeking bidders for a 25-year container handling facility concession in the Bayvue Precinct at the Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal. The request... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) has reported that South Africa is seeking to be again elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). South Africa has been a member of... 

State-owned Transnet has selected International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI), of the Philippines, as the preferred bidder for the 25-year joint venture with Transnet Port... 

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Nairobi has announced the disbursement of a $120-million financing facility to Djibouti’s Great Horn Investment Holding (GHIH) for the execution of a... 

Average year-on-year comparisons of citrus handling volumes show a 9.2% volume increase in the Eastern Cape region and, despite heavy rains across the country, the Eastern Cape Container Terminals... 

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) CEO Scott Nathan has reiterated the American government’s interest in helping to finance the Lobito rail corridor, linking the copper and... 

The transport sector is not untouched by climate change and also has considerably high negative externalities, and this necessitates innovative thinking around the opportunities to renavigate... 

The zero-emission, green-energy-powered Energy Observer (EO) earlier this month docked in Cape Town for a visit of just more than a week. The vessel, which acts as an on-the-water laboratory able... 

Port and rail parastatal Transnet and government cannot “go it alone” to repair South Africa’s strained logistics network, says South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) CEO Dr... 

Black-owned private equity investment firm Agile Capital focuses on investments that drive sustainable development and have a demonstrable track record of growth and investment returns, with Agile... 

State-owned entities Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have collaborated with shipping company Maersk to implement a road-to-rail initiative at the Eastern Cape... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published Port Development Framework Plans that stipulates how R13-billion will be invested in South Africa’s commercial seaports over the next five... 

Port management agency Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said the stack occupancy at the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 has been reduced from 75% to 55% over the past eight months owing to the new... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about the National Logistics Crisis Committee and why it was established; the involvement of business in the committee; how the committee will approach... 

The National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC) will adopt a two-pronged approach to addressing the rail, port and road crises currently undermining growth and job creation in South Africa, whereby... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has launched a new driver and truck management system at the Durban Terminals to promote and improve on terminal security and safekeeping of customer cargo within... 

The zero-emission, green-energy-powered Energy Observer (EO) has docked in Cape Town for a visit of just more than a week. The vessel, which acts as an on-the-water laboratory able to test various... 

The South African government’s Operation Vulindlela (“opening up”) is intended to result in major reforms to key sectors of the economy, Presidency Project Management Office head Rudi Dicks assured... 

South Africa’s transport modalities – all of them – are currently unable to support greater economic growth in the country. So warned South African Association of Freight Forwarders CEO Juanita... 

Port and rail parastatal Transnet and government cannot “go it alone” to repair South Africa’s strained logistics network, says South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) CEO Dr... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed the construction of a new tug jetty at the Port of Durban to enable a quicker turnaround time for larger vessels that require additional... 

The planning for the highly anticipated twelfth International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Conference is well under way and it promises to be a remarkable gathering of heavy haul professionals at... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has started investigating alleged corrupt activities taking place in coal truck queues on public roads leading to the Richards Bay Terminals. TPT has received... 

South Africa’s Department of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said he’s yet to resolve an impasse with China that’s held up the delivery of locomotives and parts essential to improving... 

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is convinced that mining companies can supplement State-owned Eskom’s supply of electricity, and that this would be critical for narrowing the... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a service provider to design, build, test, commission, operate and maintain a 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV)... 

The rail line running from Africa’s biggest container port to South Africa’s richest province ran at 25% of its capacity over the past week because of theft, vandalism and rail damage. The 688 km... 

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the restructuring under way at South Africa’s troubled State-owned electricity producer will result in a new-look entity that “will no longer be the... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to announce a turnaround to fix the current freight rail... 

Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply electricity to South Africa, secured government permission to moor its ship-mounted power plants at three of the country’s harbours. A dispute... 

The world’s largest roll-on-roll-off (RORO) vessel, MV Salome, docked at the Durban Car Terminal at the end of April on her maiden voyage to Africa. The vessel carried a consignment of 644 fully...