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Collaborative effort to unblock chronic congestion at SA’s busiest port
Collaborative effort to unblock chronic congestion at SA’s busiest port
19th June 2020 By: Irma Venter

New equipment, improved access roads, synchronised, longer operating hours and a truck booking system are all in the works for the heavily congested Port of Durban, says Transnet National Ports... 


Transnet investigates mobile crane fire at Durban terminal
Transnet investigates mobile crane fire at Durban terminal
20th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has reported an incident whereby a mobile harbour crane caught fire at the Durban terminal, early in the morning on May 20. No injuries were sustained and the crane... 


TPT reports fatality at Durban Container Terminal Pier 1
28th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Terminal operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) on April 24 reported the fatality of a 47-year-old male port worker at the reefer yard of the Durban Container Terminal Pier 1 the previous night.... 


SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
Cape Town Container Terminal acquires four new straddle carriers
14th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) – one of 19 Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) – has acquired four new-generation straddle carriers. The investment is aimed at mitigating against the impact of... 


Cape Town Container Terminal receives four new straddle carriers
13th April 2020

The Cape Town Container Terminal [CTCT], one of 19 Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) – has acquired four new-generation straddle carriers. The investment is aimed at mitigating against the impact of... 


PE car terminal scores 96% in Volkswagen audit
PE car terminal scores 96% in Volkswagen audit
8th April 2020 By: Irma Venter

The Port Elizabeth Car Terminal has aced the Volkswagen group’s global quality audit, scoring 96% across sections such as export processes, housekeeping, security, vehicle handling, as well as... 


Solutions delivered
Two new cranes delivered to Port Elizabeth terminal
3rd April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Port Elizabeth Container Terminal (PECT) has taken delivery of two new mobile harbour cranes from equipment manufacture Liebherr. “The arrival of these two modern cranes will ensure that our... 


TPT invests R2bn to replace ageing equipment
2nd March 2020

In response to industry calls for equipment that will improve performance across its operations, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has invested R2-billion to replace aging equipment this calendar year.... 


TPT boosts equipment capabilities with R2bn investment
13th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has already invested R2-billion to replace ageing equipment during the 2020 calendar year in response to industry calls for equipment that will improve performance... 


Mobile ship loaders being assembled at Saldanha terminal
ELB progresses with ship loader assembly in Saldanha
29th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ELB Engineering Services is assembling two mobile ship loaders, which it supplied to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), at the Saldanha Bay multipurpose terminal. The ship loaders, which feature... 


Mobile ship loaders being assembled at Saldanha terminal
ELB progresses with ship loader assembly in Saldanha
14th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ELB Engineering Services is assembling two mobile ship loaders, which it supplied to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), at the Saldanha Bay multipurpose terminal. The ship loaders, which feature... 


ELB assembling two mobile ship loaders at Transnet Port Terminals’ Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal
14th November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ELB Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd (ELB) is pleased to announce its involvement in the assembling of two ship loaders for Transnet Port Terminals, after initially being awarded the contract to... 


The container vessel MV New Jersey Trader
Durban port welcomes first vessel on new Miax service
8th November 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and Transnet Ports Terminals (TPT), through the Port of Durban, this week welcomed the first vessel to arrive at the port on the new Middle... 


Brits inland terminal moved 100 000 t of chrome in June
22nd July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals’ (TPT’s) Pendoring inland terminal, in Brits, exceeded its monthly average throughput, moving 100 000 t of chrome, in June. TPT said in a statement on Monday... 


Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa
Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa
31st May 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Transnet has said that its contractor, CMI Emtateni Joint Venture, has terminated its R4.2-billion contract for a megaproject to create deeper berths at the Durban Container Terminal. 


TPT activates disaster management plan following heavy rains, flooding
24th April 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Transnet Port Terminals has activated its disaster management plan following the recent heavy rains and flooding that has impacted terminal operations at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT), as... 


TPT sets its focus on African port concession opportunities
5th April 2019 By: Shirley le Guern

State-owned Transnet aims, through its Transnet International Holdings entity, to leverage its expertise to secure port concessions across the African continent. Transnet Port Terminals (TPT)... 


TPT CE stresses need for faster turnarounds of vessels, trains
5th April 2019 By: Shirley le Guern

It would no longer be business as usual at the Port of Durban, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Nozipho Sithole told the Transport Forum’s special interest group meeting, in Durban, on Thursday.... 


Transnet group executive of new business growth and diversification Herbert Msagala
Transnet execs seek balance between efficiency improvements, growth opportunities
5th April 2019 By: Shirley le Guern

It is not about pouring concrete and spending, it is a war of efficiency, Transnet group executive of new business growth and diversification Herbert Msagala told a select special interest group... 


TPT, AFGRI to enter concessions for port terminals
21st November 2018 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) will enter into a 15-year concession agreement with AFGRI Operations for the operation and maintenance of landside operations. The agreement will focus on two... 


New pan-African trade bloc holds much promise for SA business
New pan-African trade bloc holds much promise for SA business
16th November 2018 By: Rebecca Campbell

From March 17 to March 21 this year, African Heads of State and Government held an Extraordinary Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. This was the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Assembly... 


New pan-African trade bloc holds much promise for SA business
New pan-African trade bloc holds much promise for SA business
16th November 2018 By: Rebecca Campbell

From March 17 to March 21 this year, African Heads of State and Government held an Extraordinary Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. This was the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Assembly... 


TPT awarded multipurpose terminal depot licences
28th March 2017 By: Natasha Odendaal

The South African Revenue Service has granted Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) new depot licences for all its multipurpose terminals (MPTs) for the packing and unpacking of containers for all... 


TFR introduces shuttle service between Ngqura, Port Elizabeth terminals
12th December 2016 By: Anine Kilian

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) Containers and Automotive business unit, in collaboration with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and TFR Cape Channel, has introduced a new inter-terminal... 


Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa
Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa
14th August 2015 By: Sheila Barradas

Durban’s ageing dry dock will be closed for two months while repairs worth R30-million on its badly corroded outer caisson are being completed. 


A railway bridge under construction at the Kgalagadi Manganese mine
TPT gets go-ahead to operate manganese terminal
13th August 2015 By: Megan van Wyngaardt

Cabinet has approved the issuing to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) of a permanent operating licence to operate the manganese container terminal at the Port of Ngqura, near Port Elizabeth. This was... 


Port of Ngqura manganese export expansion project, South Africa
Port of Ngqura manganese export expansion project, South Africa
3rd April 2015 By: Sheila Barradas

The project involves the construction of a 16-million-ton-a-year manganese export expansion project at the Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape. 


Richards Bay Bulk Terminal exceeds September target
Richards Bay Bulk Terminal exceeds September target
20th October 2014 By: Leandi Kolver

The Richards Bay Bulk Terminal, in KwaZulu-Natal, loaded 1.49-million tons of cargo in September, exceeding its monthly target of 1.32-million tons, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said on Monday.... 


New R140m Richards Bay ship-loader to be operational by April
16th January 2013

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has confrimed that it has procured a R140-million general bulk ship-loader for the Port of Richards Bay. Engineering company Sandvik managed the procurement of the... 


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