Railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has reported that the first shipment of copper destined for the US left the port of Lobito, in Angola, this week, loaded on the MSC SAMU container... 

Market analysis firm BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised down its 2024 iron-ore price forecast from an average of $120/t to $110/t, as subdued demand in mainland China amid the ongoing... 

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

When copper surged toward a record high in New York in May, a ship was in the Pacific Ocean carrying a raw form of the metal from Chile to top buyer China. By the time the Ricarda arrived in... 

South Africa’s agriculture exports decreased by 0.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year to $3.37-billion. This followed a 6% year-on-year growth rate in the first quarter of the year. 

South Africa plans to complete a framework for private companies to use State-owned port and rail infrastructure within six months, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said, a move that could help... 

Construction, engineering and contract mining group Aveng has outlined plans to split its Australian and South African operations into two separate and independent entities. This demerger, which... 

British International Investment (BII) says it has committed up to $35-million for the construction of the initial phase of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) first deepwater container... 

Menar, which recently signed a deal to acquire Samancor’s Metalloys, envisages reviving the ferromanganese smelting complex and exporting  beneficiated manganese to the world. “It’s an exciting... 

The risk of Mpox transmission in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries remains lower than in many traveller source markets, and typical tourist activities do not put travellers at... 

Canada's labor minister will meet with the country's two main railway companies and the Teamsters union in Montreal on Tuesday and Calgary on Wednesday to try to avert a crippling rail transport... 

Canada's freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge economic toll after the country's two largest railroad operators on Sunday issued lockout notices to the... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has added five new tugboats that are aimed at improving shipping efficiencies at the Port of Durban, as part of its R1-billion investment... 

South Africa’s seventh administration has taken office amidst a flagging domestic economy desperately seeking traction. The automotive industry, South Africa’s biggest manufacturing industry, has... 

As the Cape of Good Hope experiences heavy winds and cyclones, container ships are being further diverted and trade is being severely disrupted. Anglo-South African banking and wealth management... 

Steady progress has been reported. 

The property division of Transnet has been given board approval to sell its residential and non-core commercial properties over the coming two years, while moving to package the balance of the... 

Snaking through the russet-colored expanse of Australia’s remote Outback, vast mile-long trains ferry iron-ore — the nation’s most valuable export — across a crucial mining district that’s... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed the replacement and installation of 37 capstans in its four dry-dock facilities to enhance productivity at its largest and busiest... 

South Africa must develop industrial policies that build the international competitiveness of its export industries, including by enabling small businesses that could be exporting much more,... 

Zambia has temporarily shut its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government said at the weekend, in a move that could delay exports from Africa’s biggest copper producer.... 

Transnet National Ports Authority plans to expand the Port of Richards Bay container handling facility in alignment with the its KwaZulu-Natal ports masterplan.  

The newly launched National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC) 'Pulse' report has so far shown a general year-on-year improvement in terms of the movement of heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) along the... 

Establishing an energy hub in Richards Bay, in line with the Integrated Resource Plan to support South Africa’s energy security, is closely linked to growing KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN’s)... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has reported steady progress of the road rehabilitation project at the Port of Durban to improve access to facilities and reduce delays caused... 

China's coal imports rose to a seven-month high in July, General Administration of Customs data showed on Wednesday, as traders took contracted cargoes to coincide with China's peak power demand... 

South Africa will need to urgently address crippling infrastructure bottlenecks or risk derailing a budding economic recovery, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. These challenges have... 

South Africa’s ports — ranked among the world’s worst — are improving and state-owned operator Transnet will fix them within the next 12 to 14 months, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo... 

Infrastructure equity management company African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has achieved the final close of its fourth pan-African infrastructure fund African Infrastructure... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has christened two new launch boats, built by the Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) in Durban, and destined for the Port of Cape Town. This is part of TNPA’s... 

South African private sector activity remained subdued in July amid weaker sales and increased supply-side pressures, a survey showed on Monday. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers'... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of a 3 MW solar power plant at the Port of East London. This forms part of... 

Industrial and mining IT provider Sedna Industrial IT Solutions has announced a change in its ownership structure, with the separation of its African business allowing for a renewed focus on... 

In a notice published in the Government Gazette on July 12, the Department of Transport invited maritime stakeholders, the general public and affected communities to submit written representations... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority published a request for information (RFI) in June 2024 for offshore marine loading facilities. 

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa's (BLSA's) member companies have suggested the development of a public accountability system that tracks and publishes progress on key... 

The successful development of the Simandou iron-ore project will have a transformative impact on the Guinean economy and its people and bring green solutions to the steelmaking industry in China... 

By: Lenny Naidoo - Acting Operations manager at Heavy Lift, a division of CFAO Equipment SA South Africa's ports play a pivotal role in the nation's economy, serving as crucial gateways for... 

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a viable option for fleets, particularly in the short-haul deliveries sector, and these fleets are likely to drive the adoption of EVs in South Africa, says telematics... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says “immediate attention” will be given to the “critical issue” of the underspending of funding allocated to road maintenance and road construction by both... 

Although the South African iron-ore sector showed a “healthy recovery” in 2021 and 2022 after emerging from the Covid-19-induced slump in 2020, figures have again trended downwards since 2022... 

South Africa’s new multi-party administration must prioritise reviving State-run port, water and power networks and work to automate processes to attract investment and boost lagging growth,...