The Port of Durban has achieved a major milestone with the successful handling of a 399.99-m vessel, demonstrating the port’s ability to handle large vessels aligned with global shipping trends.... 

The poor performance of South Africa’s port operations is well documented. Besides periods of embarrassing congestion, the lack of equipment, skills and systems also lies at the heart of the... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on July 3 berthed one of the largest container vessels in the world, MSC Nicola Mastro, on her maiden voyage at its deepwater Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information (RFI) will be launched in July to assess the potential for private sector participation (PSP) investments in the... 

The Gcwalisa, or refill in isiZulu, pilot project in the township of Alexandra, Johannesburg, has shown how quality, recyclable packaging such as polypropylene (PP) jars and polyethylene... 

A bold new reuse initiative in the Alexandra of Johannesburg is proving that circular economy principles can deliver measurable environmental, economic, and social benefits even in some of South... 

With projects in construction, mining, logistics and other industries driving the crane market in South Africa, this equipment is a crucial component of infrastructure development in the country.... 

The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet for having made substantial improvements to its volume throughput throughout South Africa’s key container... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is set to welcome the ultralarge container vessel MSC Nicola Mastro to berth at the Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT), a milestone for the terminal and the Eastern Cape... 

Green and renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe has announced that it has been shortlisted under the UK Government’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2) – a public auction system to support the... 

The US International Development Finance Corp is still finalising more than $500-million in financing for the Lobito corridor. 

A new radar level sensor enables high-precision and fast level measurements in harsh industrial environments with extreme temperatures, smoke, and dust – such as in molten metal level monitoring or... 

The commodity markets have not treated Grindrod favourably in the first five months of the year, says CEO Xolani Mbambo. Speaking to investors on a conference call on Wednesday, he warned that the... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has underlined the importance of the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure in helping Transnet to fund the near-term rail and port investments... 

In 2024, South African ports managed a total cargo throughput of 211.2 million tons, including 4.3 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). The country’s container yards also recorded a... 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) exceeded its targets in May for the arrival, berthing and departure of vessels in line with its shipping agreements across three of its five container terminals. The... 

While modular buildings offer mines a camp solution that can be rapidly deployed and established, modular building providers can encounter various challenges, such as logistical challenges for... 

A one-off “shipping container” crane is currently under manufacture for mine maintenance by overhead crane and hoist manufacturer Condra’s authorised agent, Lynx Supply and Services, in Tanzania.... 

African Converted Containers (AC Containers) is pleased to announce their 25th anniversary in the container industry. As industry leaders, AC Containers is capable of completing any job, big or... 

JSE-listed Grindrod has started the process to identify a successor to CEO and executive director Xolani Mbambo, who will be stepping down after a 12-year tenure with the group. He will remain... 

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each... 

South Africa’s government said it will give Transnet additional guarantees so the troubled State ports and freight railway operator can settle all its debt that falls due and execute its... 

More than 700 supply chain managers from across Africa and around the world convened in Cape Town this week for the 47th annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the profession. The... 

The Port of Durban has completed its handling of the nearly 400-m-long, 19 437 twenty-foot-equivalent-unit-capacity container ship MSC Rifaya. The MSC Rifaya, which is the largest container ship to... 

Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has unveiled the seven projects it has selected under Bid Window 1 for priority project preparation. The list was announced at the Sustainable Infrastructure... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for... 

Schneider Electric South Africa, a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has officially announced its partnership with ARB Electrical Wholesalers, one of... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), responsible for the operation of South Africa’s eight commercial ports, has announced that it has started a six-month rehabilitation project for Bayhead... 

Since starting production early last year of its high-capacity, modular energy storage solution, the megaTower, South Africa’s largest and oldest lithium battery manufacturer Freedom Won has needed... 

New standards and efficiencies are being reached in harbour crane technologies, owing to the re-engineering of the DX series’ electrohydraulic disc brakes, developed by couplings and freewheel... 

The contractor responsible for the Polihali transfer tunnel construction has resumed work. 

An agreement has been signed between preferred bidder Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and the Transnet National Ports Authority. 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the government authorisation of a R51-billion guarantee facility for State-owned Transnet, and the progress... 

Unusually large shipments of copper to the United States are unlikely to abate as long as the threat of tariffs hangs over the market and price premiums for the metal on US-based COMEX make deals... 

A R285-million container handling facility will be developed at the Port of Richards Bay’s Bayvue precinct, following the signing of an agreement between the Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and... 

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will deliver the world's most powerful two-stroke methanol engine in June 2025. The engine, an MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol)... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals’ (TPT’s) container sector has begun handling South Africa’s 2025 citrus exports, with a 21% increase in year-on-year volumes handled in April. Each year, vessels... 

South Africa’s State-owned transport and logistics company, Transnet, will run out of money for operations and debt-servicing within three months unless it gets a government bailout, according to... 

The transition from diesel to electric equipment at ports and container depots has become increasingly evident as efforts to minimise greenhouse-gas emissions and reduce carbon footprints gain... 

Industrial solutions provider BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid technology systems and general industrial applications. BMG’s strategy... 

The Department of Transport (DoT) has extended, to May 30, a deadline for responses to a request for information (RFI) on potential private sector participation (PSP) projects in the rail and port... 

This week we profile Francisco Baudrand, CEO of Enaex Africa, a producer and supplier of explosives to customers in Southern Africa