Ports and Harbours Africa

[CAPE TOWN – 17 August 2010] Better planning and streamlining of operations has given Cape Town’s container terminal the lead in productivity amongst the five container facilities operated by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa. With an achievement of 24 gross crane moves per hour (GCH) on average during July 2010, the Cape Town [...]

Industrial action backlogs cleared [CAPE TOWN – 26 July 2010] South African port operator Transnet Port Terminal (TPT) credits the recent merger of its Cape Town container and multipurpose terminals, and the restructuring of its planning and operations structures in the Western Province, for an increase in productivity and performance in the Cape Town Terminal [...]

Since it was built as a conduit for South Africa’s coal exports in 1967, the Port of Richards Bay has expanded rapidly. Its establishment has given rise to a dynamic industrial city. Today it is South Africa’s leading bulk cargo handling port. The port now serves a hinterland comprising northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. From [...]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Namibia and Zambia recently held discussions during a three-day meeting of the tripartite Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Technical Committee (WBNLDC) which was held recently in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The meeting aimed to follow up on and discuss the WBNLDC action plan with reference to customs, immigration, road infrastructure, dry ports and [...]

10 June 2010 – Roughly 120 visitors came to the renowned Bauhaus University Weimar recently for a Department of Civil Engineering event entitled “Energy. Experiment. Experience.” One of the event’s highlights included the first public testing of geogrid-reinforced stone columns – using a 2.2-ton vehicle. NAUE GmbH & Co. KG, an international manufacturer of geosynthetics, [...]

On the occassion of the ground breaking ceremony of the new warehouse to be developed by POSCO-ISDC (India Steel Distribution Center) at Dighi Port, Mr. Oh, In-Hwan, Senior Vice-President of POSCO-South Korea said “this is another land-mark achievement in Maharashtra for establishing a full fledged Distribution centre and we look forward to co-operation and growth [...]

A delegation led by the Walvis Bay Corridor Group embarked upon a business visit to the industrial hub of Finland, namely Helsinki during a one week visit.  The delegation comprised of 9 members who included representatives from TransNamib, Namport, Namibia Freight Services, Trade Ocean Shipping Namibia, Woker Freight Services, Roads Authority and the Walvis Bay [...]

Mr. Rajendra Darda, Minister of Industries, Government of Maharashtra visited Dighi Port to oversee the development of the port, which is coming up in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. Mr. Darda was satisfied with the progress being done at the port and said “development of port will not only promote import and export of cargo [...]

Transnet Port Terminal reports that its R5.6 billion, five-year investment plan aimed at increasing the capacity of the Cape Town Container Terminal is progressing according to schedule. Under its reconfiguration programme on the long quay, the container stacking yard is being converted from a straddle carrier operation to a rubber tyred gantry (RTG) operation. Over [...]

TRANSNET GCE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE CHANGES After consultations with the Chairman of Transnet Limited, Prof Geoff Everingham, and the Board’s Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, I am pleased to announce that Tau Morwe, the Chief Executive of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), has agreed to my request to act as CE of Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) pending [...]