Transnet signed its first ten-year take-or-pay agreement with BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa (Becsa) last week, but said that it planned to conclude similar deals with 28 other coal exporters by the end of November. Pictured above is Transnet CEO Brian Molefe shaking hands with Becsa asset president Jon Evans, while Transnet Freight Rail CEO Siyabonga Gama looks on.