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WA and Port of Rotterdam weigh hydrogen links
30th November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Europe’s largest sea port, the Port of Rotterdam, to collaborate on renewable hydrogen. The two parties will... 


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Rail operator eyes South African, African leasing expansion with renewed locomotive fleet
29th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Freight logistics company Grindrod, through its 43% shareholding in Pretoria-based freight company Railco Africa, is looking to expand its locomotives leasing and rail operations business in South... 


South African ports to welcome 20 cruise ships this season
24th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The port cities of Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Gqeberha, Durban and Richards Bay are scheduled to receive 20 passenger vessels during the cruise season, from November to the end of May, State-owned... 


British Columbia miners warn of some disruption following heavy rains
19th November 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Transportation routes to dual-listed miner New Gold’s New Afton mine, in British Columbia, have been affected by the recent heavy rains, flooding and mudslides. However, the flooding, has up until... 


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Prepaid electricity meter offers accuracy and reliability
19th November 2021

Prepaid electricity meters are seen as a convenient solution for managing electricity usage and costs, especially for rental properties, existing or new installations in domestic homes, cottages,... 


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Astron Energy rebrands its identity, Caltex stations
17th November 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Astron Energy has revealed its new brand identity and provided insight into what its network of Caltex service stations will look like when over 850 retail sites are rebranded to Astron Energy.... 


Rain and flooding disrupt Teck logistics
17th November 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Tuesday that its logistics chain between west coast terminals and BC operations had been temporarily disrupted, owing to heavy rain, flooding and mudslides.... 


Hexing HXE 115 KP electricity prepaid meter
16th November 2021

The Hexing HXE115-KP are single-phase, domestic electricity prepaid meters, designed for reliability, accuracy, and ease of use.  It is an ideal unit for rental properties, whether it is an... 


Grindrod Intermodal and Ocean Africa Container Lines to merge with Maersk
15th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed freight logistics group Grindrod has agreed to merge the South African container logistics businesses of Grindrod Intermodal (GIM) and Ocean Africa Container Lines (OACL) with AP Moller... 


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Saldanha iron-ore terminal's air emissions licence renewed for five years
10th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The West Coast district municipality, in the Western Cape, has issued a five-year air emissions licence to the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal. The terminal handled more than 54-million tonnes of... 


Vinpro calls for growth-oriented policies for industry, economy to recover
5th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The South African wine industry is calling for conducive policy decisions that will create an enabling environment to achieve sustainable growth for South Africa and the wine industry. “Key for... 


Vodacom launches recycled plastic SIM cards
5th November 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom is launching Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic in South Africa, as the company works to reduce its impact on the environment by halving its greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025. The... 


The Durban Agribulk Terminal has invested in new ship unloaders
Durban Agribulk Terminal invests in two new ship unloaders
4th November 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With agricultural bulk commodities like maize, wheat and soya beans re-emerging as a major focus for the Durban Agribulk Terminal, an investment of more than R230-million has resulted in the... 


Yoco’s South African designed Khumo assembled and packaged locally
Yoco’s South African designed Khumo assembled and packaged locally
31st October 2021 By: Tracy Hancock

Khumo, the latest and smartest card machine from payments and software company Yoco, is a locally designed innovation, driven by software that was developed by the company’s largely South African... 


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Glencore reports major ferrochrome production recovery
29th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore expects its full-year 2021 adjusted earnings before interest and tax to exceed the top end of its forecast $2.2-billion to $3.2 billion a year... 


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Storage flexibility shown during turbulent time
29th October 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Logistics company Unitrans has shown flexibility in meeting the warehousing and storage needs of customers – particularly amid the effects of Covid-19, and the looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng... 


Sakhumnotho acquires 26% stake in Refinex, SA Tank Terminals
21st October 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Investment management company Sakhumnotho has acquired a 26% stake in the privately owned petrochemicals company Refinex and bulk liquid storage company South African Tank Terminals (SATT). This... 


Vodacom launches Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic
20th October 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom is launching Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic in South Africa, as the company works to reduce its impact on the environment by halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The... 


The evolution of Pratley’s Flameproof Cast Iron Junction Box
19th October 2021

Pratley has been manufacturing flameproof junction boxes since the 1960s. Over the years, it has refined the design of these enclosures, making Pratley’s cast iron flameproof junction boxes... 


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New manganese export terminal, South Africa
15th October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Coega Development Corporation issued a request for proposal (RFP) on October 11, 2021, inviting experienced service providers to submit proposals for the development of a new manganese export... 


Second fire in a week hits South Africa's Richards Bay port
14th October 2021 By: Reuters

South Africa's port operator Transnet said on Thursday it was investigating a second fire in a week at the Richards Bay port, a commodities export hub, after a blaze broke out at a terminal there... 


Transnet investigating second fire at the Port of Richards Bay
14th October 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

State-owned Transnet is investigating a second fire incident at the Port Richards Bay after a fire broke out at one of the terminals on October 13. The cause of the fire has not yet been... 


Contract awarded to marine specialist
8th October 2021

Marine specialist services provider AMSOL Ghana was recently awarded a contract by Ghanaian oil and gas marketing company Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) that will further support continued indigenisation... 


Grindrod keen on potential private-sector participation opportunities at Transnet
8th October 2021 By: Irma Venter

A port that runs efficiently “can bring prosperity all around”, says Grindrod Freight Services CEO Xolani Mbambo. South Africa’s major ports are, however, currently ranked close to the bottom of... 


Transnet CEO Portia Derby
Transnet building pipeline of transactions for private sector participation
7th October 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet CEO Portia Derby says the State-owned group received a “fantastic” response to its two recent requests for information (RFIs) for private participation at the ports of Durban and Ngqura... 


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Acorn carbon capture and storage project, Scotland
1st October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Storegga plans to capture and store five- to six-million tons of carbon dioxide a year by 2030. 


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Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal shuts for ten-day maintenance
29th September 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has announced that the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal’s ten-day planned maintenance shutdown started on September 28. Every year, the State-owned freight utility... 


Cape Town container, multipurpose terminals introduce truck booking system 
27th September 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Introducing a mandatory truck booking system at South Africa’s port terminal operations has yielded benefits that the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) and Cape Town Multipurpose Terminal (CTMPT)... 


Record 54 520 vehicles exported through Durban Car Terminal in August
24th September 2021 By: Irma Venter

Growing transshipments and improving new-vehicle exports from South Africa saw the Durban Car Terminal set a new record in August, with the facility handling 54 520 fully built units that month.... 


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The New Apartheid – Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
22nd September 2021

Apartheid has always survived on violence. Forced removals, political assassinations, massacres and mass imprisonments all maintained the apartheid state. Apartheid’s notorious police force was a... 


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Infrastructural challenges impede coal industry
17th September 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

South Africa is a major coal-exporting country, with its coal sector also providing baseload capacity for the country. However, infrastructure challenges negatively impact on the local industry,... 


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Opinion: Could South Africa’s logistics crisis derail the citrus sector’s stellar growth trajectory?
15th September 2021

In this opinion article, Nedbank head of agriculture John Hudson writes about how logistics constraints are hampering the growth of South Africa's citrus sector. 


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Govt’s private-sector participation drive could increase efficiency, prosperity – Grindrod
15th September 2021 By: Irma Venter

A port that runs efficiently “can bring prosperity all around”, says Grindrod Freight Services CEO Xolani Mbambo. South Africa’s major ports are, however, currently ranked close to the bottom of... 


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Optimize maintenance cost with Schneider’s Harmony range
15th September 2021

Magnet, leading distributors of Schneider Electric products and solutions, poses an important question: What if your production line stopped because of a single pushbutton? 


Pratley Putty has been a mainstay product for over 50 years
14th September 2021

When compiling a list of South African inventions that have made an impact on a global scale, Pratley Putty will always feature among the top performers. Pratley Putty hasn’t just made its way... 


Infrastructure upgrades for eThekwini municipality
10th September 2021

Consulting engineers Bosch Projects and financial institution Bosch Capital – members of the Bosch Holdings group of companies – work closely with municipalities nationally to assist with upgrading... 


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Improving SA’s supply chain infrastructure is key to growing the economy
9th September 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of global supply chains which have been impacted both by reduced consumer demand in some instances as well as supply constraints. 


Sasol, CEF partner on gas development in South Africa
7th September 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Petrochemicals company Sasol and the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of gas solutions in South Africa. This agreement... 


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Caltex to be rebranded
3rd September 2021

All petroleum brand Caltex-branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana are to be rebranded Astron Energy in one of the most significant and exciting events in the local fuel industry for... 


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Potash handling facility, Canada
3rd September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership is constructing infrastructure to handle potash from BHP’s Jansen potash mine, in Saskatchewan, until 2051. 


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Durban Car Terminal sets new record in August
2nd September 2021 By: Irma Venter

Growing transshipments and improving new-vehicle exports from South Africa have seen the Durban Car Terminal set a new record in August, with the facility handling 54 520 fully-built units in a... 


South African company highlights need to maintain cybersecurity, analyse open-source data
31st August 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Local defence and security electronics company Hensoldt South Africa (Hensoldt SA) has highlighted the latest technologies available in these sectors. It did so at the recent 2021 Sovereign... 


Japanese major launches hydrogen study in Qld
27th August 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Japanese oil company ENEOS Corporation has struck an agreement with ASX-listed Origin Energy to study the development of a carbon-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Australia. The two... 


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