Canyon Resources has announced a $140-million credit facility to advance the project. 

Australia-listed Canyon Resources on Monday announced a $140-million credit facility to advance its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon. The funding, arranged through AFG Bank Cameroon, will... 

Rolling stock manufacturer and maintenance company Transnet Engineering on May 12 held an Industry Day at its Pretoria facility, as part of its aim to be transparent, during which the division, and... 

Given the May 9 deadline for submissions on various identified strategic projects in the rail and logistics sector, companies have been intensifying efforts to explore investment opportunities in... 

State-owned rail freight company Transnet’s continuous improvement team recently launched a 160-wagon train initiative on the North Corridor to improve slot utilisation and double network capacity,... 

Railways are South Africa’s most important means of transportation, providing nearly 80% of passenger transport capacity and more than 30% of the country’s ore transport capacity. But it is a... 

Thelo Group delivers integrated transportation and logistics projects, from concept and de-risking to the delivery, oper- ations and maintenance management of railways, ports and rolling stock. We... 

A South African court has set aside an R8-billion contract between State-owned Transnet Freight Rail and US-based Wabtec Corporation for 233 diesel locomotives. 

A South African court set aside an R8-billion contract between the State rail operator and a company that’s now a unit of Wabtec Corp for 233 diesel locomotives, part of a long-running crackdown... 

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has initiated a process to select a private partner for a new leasing company, or ‘LeaseCo’, that will lease rail rolling stock to private train... 

Sustainable mobility company Alstom has appointed Thabiso Komako as the new CEO of Alstom Ubunye, effective April 1. In this role, Komako will lead the Alstom Ubunye operational site in Nigel,... 

Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a... 

Grindrod will roll out an R8-billion multiyear programme to scale up its business in South Africa and Mozambique. This comes amid a softening in the global commodity cycle, as well as social... 

Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from... 

Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development”... 

State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement offers private-sector players the opportunity to take the leading role in recovering the national rail sector and infrastructure, thereby... 

Grindrod will roll out an R8-billion multiyear programme to scale up its business in South Africa and Mozambique. This comes amid a softening in the global commodity cycle, as well as social... 

By: Roman Mornau - General Manager at MetalPlus, ACTOM Welding technologies can play an increasingly vital role in optimising resource utilisation and enhancing sustainability for capital-intensive... 

Private freight rail company Traxtion has expanded its operational footprint into Angola after signing a contract with a concessionaire on the Lobito Rail Corridor. While Traxtion has previous... 

Canyon Resources' major shareholder, Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA), has agreed to underwrite the full debt requirements to finance the acquisition of 22 locomotives and 550 wagons for the project. 

Chinalco-led consortium Winning Consortium Simandou has awarded a contract for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services. 

Existing economic reforms now in motion have the potential to lift South Africa’s economic growth rate to 3.5% a year by 2029, South Africa Presidency Project Management Office director Sikhulekile... 

The African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) has commended South Africa’s strategic ratification of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol, which it describes as a critical decision poised to drive rail... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources' major shareholder, Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA), has agreed to underwrite the full debt requirements to finance the purchase of 22 locomotives and 550 wagons and the... 

NYSE-listed Wabtec Corporation has been awarded a $248-million order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services from Winning Consortium Simandou, to support the latter's rail operations... 

Despite State-owned enterprises (SOEs) having come under great scrutiny in the last decade, they still have a critical industrialisation role to play. “Demand from SOEs still presents a massive... 

Caterpillar, the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, has a connection to... 

JSE-listed logistics company Grindrod, in a December 19 pre-closing trading update, said its focus going forward would be to drive growth in bulk handling, container handling, logistics capability... 

Based on coal producer Thungela Resources’ performance from January 1 to November 30, CFO Deon Smith has expressed confidence that the company would exceed its full-year export saleable production... 

Private- and public-sector representatives have, this week, emphasised that there are potential solutions to South Africa's logistics problems and bottlenecks, that funding is limited and that... 

The first batch of 275 new container wagons has arrived in Lobito. 

Railway safety incidents, such as pedestrian and vehicle collisions at level crossings, are not only tragic but are severely undermining South Africa’s rail recovery plans, Transnet Freight Rail... 

Chile-based copper miner Antofagasta’s transport division, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB), has unveiled South America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The new locomotive, which... 

Kenya Railways and UK-based power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce have announced that three of the former’s heavy haulage locomotives have been re-engined with the latter’s mtu Series 4000... 

The Simfer mine is on track to deliver first production in 2025. 

An initial assessment by business into what it would involve to raise yearly freight rail volumes to 250-million tons, estimates that Transnet’s recovery alone could lift yearly volumes to about... 

Significant milestones have been achieved at coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal’s Gugulethu colliery, in Mpumalanga. They include the successful mining of first coal, the commissioning... 

This week we profile Tristan le Masne, MD for Southern Africa at Alstom, whose portfolio ranges from high-speed trains to commuter trains, metros, monorails, trams, locomotives, turnkey systems,... 

Theta Gold Mines has changed its funding structure for the project. 

The Maputo Corridor is being underused by chrome exporters, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) northeast corridor acting managing executive Mandisa Mondi has said. Speaking at the Critical Materials... 

Grindrod encountered a “very challenging environment” in the first six months of the year, says CEO Xolani Mbambo. “It’s been difficult.” 

Funding of up to $200-million has been approved for the Lobito Corridor Railway project.