Durban Cruise Terminal project, South Africa
Name of the Project
Durban Cruise Terminal (DCT) project.
Location
Port of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Client
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).
Project Description
The project entails the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and transfer of a cruise terminal facility for a 25-year concession period in the Port of Durban.
The terminal will be completed in phases and will eventually be able to accommodate two 91-m-long cruise vessels.
Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.
Value
Capital investment for the project has been estimated at R215-million.
Duration
Construction is expected to start by May 2018, with the new facility likely to be commissioned in October 2019.
Latest Developments
KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) – a joint venture between MSC Cruises, a subsidiary of the Mediterranean Shipping Company, and black-empowerment partner Africa Armada Consortium – was selected as the preferred bidder for the new cruise terminal in May this year.
Negotiations between TNPA and KCT are likely to be completed by October.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
KCT (preferred bidder for DCT).
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
TNPA acting corporate affairs manager Nompumelelo Kunene, tel +27 31 361 8973 or email nompumelelo.kunene2@transnet.net.
TNPA executive manager: corporate affairs Ayanda Mantshongo, tel +27 11 351 9013 or email ayanda.mantshongo@transnet.net.
Comments
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation