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Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says the Port of Cape Town has recorded "significant operational improvements", with container terminal ship turnaround time falling from 103 hours in 2023/24 to 74 hours in 2025/26, and averaging 58 hours so far in 2026/27. Container volumes rose 6.5% and liquid bulk volumes grew 10.3% year-on-year, while ten shore tension units have cut long-wave-related downtime by 92%; nine of 11 terminals are now privately operated, with new requests for proposals planned for a multipurpose terminal and a floating dock facility.
Export diversions cost Western Cape farmers dearlyA provincial parliamentary reply reveals an estimated 55 000 t of Western Cape table grapes were diverted overland to Eastern Cape ports during the peak export window due to earlier bottlenecks, with apple, pear and stone-fruit exporters also absorbing extra transport costs to bypass Cape Town.
FFS Tank Terminals to refurbish liquid bulk terminalTNPA appointed FFS Tank Terminals as preferred bidder in March to refurbish and operate a liquid bulk terminal for 25 years, upgrading storage tanks and adding new cargo types, at an estimated cost of R102-million.
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Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it has recorded “significant operational improvements” at the Port of Cape Town, with progress in terminal performance, reduced ship turnaround time...
The City of Cape Town again calls for State-owned Transnet to accelerate initiatives to improve efficiencies at the Port of Cape Town. South Africa cannot afford a port that underperforms, and all...
The project entails the development of a specialised terminal dealing in edible oils and compatible cargo.
German companies have remained committed to developing a strong South African footprint, despite various structural challenges, and overall investor sentiment among German companies remains...
Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has commissioned its Western Cape solar panel manufacturing facility in Paarl. The plant has a nameplate assembly capacity of up to 150 MW a year on a three-shift operation.
South Africa’s State-owned ports authority has initiated a bidding process for the appointment of a new private terminal operator at the Port of Cape Town’s existing liquid bulk terminal for a...
Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has commissioned its solar panel manufacturing facility in Paarl, in the Western Cape. The plant has a nameplate assembly capacity of up to 150 MW a year on a three-shift...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has confirmed the selection of FFS Tank Terminals as the preferred bidder to refurbish and operate an edible-oils liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Cape...
The project will remove salt from seawater to yield between 50-million and 70-million litres a day.
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reports that it has not yet received any indication of additional berthing requests from shipping lines in the wake of the US-Israel attack...
After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of...
Global financial technology firm Verto says the South African agriculture export sector is experiencing a period of robust horticulture-driven growth, with exports projected to have exceeded...
Industry organisation South Africa Wine says the priority for the credible framework for growth, competitiveness and transformation that is the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)...
After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of...
Last-mile logistics and storage operator Inospace has acquired the Voortrekker Xchange – a commercial property strategically located along Cape Town’s N7 corridor, from JSE-listed real estate...
The new concession will lead to the refurbishment of terminal infrastructure and upgrades aimed at improving operational efficiency at the Port of Cape Town.
Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in...
JSE-listed logistics group Grindrod has started operations at Phase 1 of a new United Container Depots (UCD) facility in Salt River, Cape Town. UCD, which is fully owned by Grindrod, also has...
Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in...
State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a terminal operator agreement with FFS Tank Terminals to operate and maintain a liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Cape Town for a...
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