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Transport

AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Acsa consortium awarded R70bn Brazil airport contract

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Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), together with Brazilian joint venture partner Invepar, won a R70-billion ($9.2-billion) concession to overhaul and operate the busiest and most valuable of three Brazilian airports, Guarulhos, in São Paulo....

By: Henry Lazenby

08 Feb 12

BITUMEN

Asphalt producer slams Engen bitumen exports

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Why is Engen exporting bitumen, when there is a severe shortage of the product in South Africa, asks Much Asphalt CEO Phillip Hechter. “The current bitumen situation is critical. We are lucky to get 30% of our requirements,” he tells...

By: Irma Venter

08 Feb 12

COMPETITION ENFORCEMENT

Transnet unit raises price, supply concerns at Actom-Savcio hearings

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The Competition Commission told a Competition Tribunal hearing on Tuesday that it stood by its initial conditions on the proposed merger of electrical equipment manufacturer Actom and electrical service, repair and import company Savcio. The...

By: Natasha Odendaal

07 Feb 12

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Trucks damaging Mpumalanga, North West roads – Cronin

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Heavy duty trucks are causing many of the road safety and infrastructure problems in Mpumalanga and North West, Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin said on Tuesday. The Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Commission had identified the...

By: Sapa

07 Feb 12

TRANSPORT

2037 Consortium appointed to draw up Gauteng transport plan

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The Gauteng government has appointed the 2037 Consortium to assist it in generating a 25-year integrated master transport plan for the province, says transport plan task team leader and Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van der Merwe. The 2037...

By: Irma Venter

07 Feb 12

TOLL ROADS

Tolling only viable option, says transport society

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The current uncertainty around whether or not tolling would be implemented on Gauteng’s highways has repercussions beyond the province’s borders, says Intelligent Transport Society of South Africa (ITS South Africa) CEO Dr Paul Vorster. It is...

By: Irma Venter

07 Feb 12

AVIATION

China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme

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The Chinese government said on Monday it has barred the country's airlines from joining a European Union scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe and prohibit airlines from charging customers extra because of the...

By: Reuters

06 Feb 12

RAIL

Malawi in rail concession review after due diligence raises concerns

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Malawi is finalising a review of the concession of the country’s rail operator, Central East African Railways (CEAR), to ensure the company, which has incorporated Brazilian mining giant Vale Emirates as a major shareholder, is entirely...

By: Marcel Chimwala

03 Feb 12

Topics in these articles

Company	Continent	Country	Holiday
Infraero Colas Engen Petroleum Group Much Asphalt Actom Savcio Road Traffic Management Corporation SA National Roads Agency Limited Gautrain Iliso Consulting South African National Roads Agency Limited Xinhua News Agency Central East African Railways Crisil Infrastructural Advisory Consultants Railroad Development Corporation Vale Emirates	Africa Europe	Argentina Brazil France India South Africa China United States Malawi Mozambique	Youth Day
Industry Term	Person	Sports Event	City
Aerospace Operator Crude Oil Crude Oil Imports Electrical Equipment Manufacturer Transport Appropriate Solution Mining Rail Network Rail Operator Railway Network	Bongani Maseko Invepar Phillip Hechter Tania Landsberg Jeremy Cronin Gautrain Ismail Vadi Jack Van Der Merwe Paul Vorster Connie Hedegaard Jimmy Lipunga Victor Lungu	The 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2016 Olympic Games	DURBAN Beijing
Facility	Organisation	Natural Feature	Region
Sapref Refinery Gautrain Powerhouse Of South Africa Moatize Mine	Gautrain	Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean