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Durban port truck booking system could become compulsory by April 2019

By: Shirley le Guern 11th May 2018 The Durban port may have a compulsory truck booking system in place by April 2019, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Nozipho Sithole tells Engineering News Online. In an interview on the sidelines of the Transport Forum Special Interest Group, in Durban, this week, she was adamant that TPT had... →

First Hero class vessel calls at Port of East London

By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th May 2018 The Port of East London on Wednesday hosted the first Post Panamax high efficiency Ro-Ro (Hero) class vessel to call at the port. →

Post Panamax High Efficiency RoRo vessel by WW Ocean at the Port of East London

No established policy to privatise SA ports of entry – home affairs minister

By: African News Agency 8th May 2018 Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday told members of parliament that there was no approval policy that has been established regarding the privatisation of sections of national ports of entry. “If the minister had granted permission, the minister would have followed legal prescripts... →

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba

Grindrod confirms planned June listing for shipping business

By: Anine Kilian 7th May 2018 JSE-listed Grindrod has confirmed the planned separate listing of its shipping division on the Nasdaq, and a secondary listing on the JSE, for June. Subject to approval by Grindrod shareholders at a meeting to be held on June 4, Grindrod Shipping will list in the Industrial-Transportation... →

Court upholds TNPA's decision on new lessee for Mossel Bay premises

By: African News Agency 4th May 2018 The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said it had issued a notice to the Mossel Bay Yacht Club to vacate its port premises by the end of May in line with a high court order. The club had unsuccessfully asked the court to overturn a decision by the ports authority to award a lease tender... →

Transnet chair resigns on eve of meeting with government

By: African News Agency 4th May 2018 The chairperson of Transnet, Linda Mabaso, has resigned with immediate effect, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday. Mabaso's resignation comes on the eve of a shareholder meeting called by Gordhan for Friday. →

Agreement opens way for R1.8bn oil services hub at Saldanha port

By: Terence Creamer 23rd April 2018 A private port terminal operator has been selected to build and operate South Africa’s first offshore supply base (OSSB) at the Port of Saldanha, in the Western Cape. The facility, which will involve investments of R1.8-billion over the coming five years, will provide services to offshore oil and... →

Port of Saldanha

Sars introduces electronic reporting requirements for customs clients

By: African News Agency 20th April 2018 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) said on Friday it would at the weekend introduce a new electronic cargo reporting system to track the movement of cargo into and out of the country. Sars said the paperless system would bring an end to one of its last remaining paper-based processes and... →

Cape institution uses space to train students and benefit country at same time

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th April 2018 Engineers and researchers at the French South African Institute of Technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) are in an advanced stage of developing the institution’s second nanosatellite, designated ZACube-2. “CPUT has used CubeSat programmes to encourage students to train... →

St Helena's cherished lifeline ship to return as anti-piracy armoury

By: Reuters 18th April 2018 The RMS St Helena, Britain's last working postal ship, was for nearly three decades the main source of contact between one of humanity's remotest islands and the outside world. Now the ship, cherished by the 4 500 residents of British-ruled St. Helena, will start a new life as a floating armoury,... →

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RMS St Helena

R360m Admin Craft Basin opens opportunities for growth at Port of Ngqura

By: Simone Liedtke 18th April 2018 The completed Admin Craft Basin (ACB), valued at R360-million, in the Port of Ngqura has opened up opportunities for revenue growth in the developing port. The new structure will be home to the port’s three tugs and one pilot boat, thereby freeing up Berth C101, which was designed to handle... →

The completed Admin Craft Basin (ACB), in the Port of Ngqura, is valued at R360-million

Detailed design phase for R200m Durban cruise terminal to start this month

By: Shirley le Guern 16th April 2018 Transnet National Ports Authority and the KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) consortium on Monday officially signed an agreement that will see the construction of a R200-million-plus cruise terminal at the entrance to the Port of Durban. The consortium, which is 70% owned by MSC Cruises, the largest... →

New rope transforms towing

13th April 2018 Global wire ropes supplier Lankhorst launched the Lankonect – which will providing tug operators with a quicker and safer connection during towing – earlier this year. The Lankonect is a synthetic fibre rope connection for the main tow line that replaces a conventional cow hitch, shackle or... →

MARITIME ROPES Longer lasting Lankonect ropes give vessel operators a clear competitive edge

Investment in Africa’s ports, shipping sector can accelerate economic growth

By: African News Agency 12th April 2018 More strategic investment in Africa’s ports can accelerate growth and development by strengthening trade as these are gateways for 80% of merchandise trade by volume and 70% by value, globally. This is according to an analysis report of port development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) issued by the... →

TNPA presents strategy to improve transformation at Island View Precinct

By: Shirley le Guern 12th April 2018 A major shake-up within the Island View Precinct (IVP) in the port of Durban is expected after Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) began engaging tenants ahead of the implementation of its new IVP strategy this week. At a press conference following initial engagements with leaseholders and... →

TNPA acting Durban port manager Nokuzola Nkowane

East London dry dock hosts SA Agulhas for maintenance lay-up

By: Simone Liedtke 9th April 2018 The SA Agulhas is back in the now-refurbished Port of East London’s Princess Elizabeth dry dock, with improved facilities, for her lay-up maintenance plan after her previous visit in 2013. The contract to undertake maintenance on the 40-year-old vessel was awarded to local ship repair company... →

The SA Agulhas is back in the now-refurbished Port of East London’s Princess Elizabeth dry dock, with improved facilities, for her lay-up maintenance plan after her previous visit in 2013

Upgrade of shiploaders at Durban harbour completed

30th March 2018 Consulting engineering solutions provider Bosch Projects has recently completed the upgrade of two shiploaders at the Durban harbour. The shiploaders have been used to load sugar onto vessels at the South African Sugar Association’s sugar terminal for over 50 years. →

DURBAN HARBOUR The shiploaders needed to be refurbished in line with Transnet’s upgrade of berths at Maydon Wharf

Harbour materials handling company transforms corporate identity

30th March 2018 Durban-based harbour materials handling specialists Big Lift Trucks (BLT) has transformed its corporate identity with the launch of a new company name – BLTWORLD. BLTWORLD MD Ken Mouritzen explains that the company – which has traded locally and internationally as BLT for over 20 years – needed... →

CONTAINER HANDLER BLTWORLD’s portfolio of container and bulk handling equipment now includes straddle carriers

WSP finalising port projects in Africa

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 30th March 2018 Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy WSP Africa is involved in several port-related projects across Africa, some of which will be finalised this month, says WSP Africa maritime director Andre van Tonder. WSP is undertaking the yearly National Port Plan review for State-owned freight utility... →

ANDRE VAN TONDER WSP’s maritime skills and expertise are globally marketable and we are involved in many projects locally and abroad

Proper dredging, correct dredge depths critical

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 30th March 2018 It is imperative that harbours are properly dredged and channels are kept open to facilitate smooth port operations, says global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright director and transport head Andrew Robinson. “Dredging is a much more complicated process than many people realise and the fact that a... →

ANDREW ROBINSON Dredging is a continuous process as channels and quaysides must be dredged constantly so that vessels can get in and out of harbours

Technology transforming maritime industry

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 30th March 2018 State-owned company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is creating a smart port system, in line with global automation and artificial intelligence (AI) trends, says TNPA infrastructure and port planning GM Hamilton Nxumalo. “We are transforming our ports into smart people’s ports,... →

HAMILTON NXUMALO Rapid technological change is driving companies to rethink their business strategies

TNPA to launch dredging school this year

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 30th March 2018 State-owned company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) will launch its dredging school – the first of its kind in Africa – this year, says TNPA infrastructure and port planning GM Hamilton Nxumalo. “The TNPA Dredging School is a result of the Supplier Development (SD) Programme related to... →

ILEMBE DREDGER This trailing suction hopper dredger is the largest of its kind in Africa

Coating systems to benefit harbour infrastructure projects

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 30th March 2018 Technical products and services provider JST Group will market its range of Guardian coating systems for various applications, including marine piling, to the Southern African harbour infrastructure industry. The Guardian range has been well received internationally, with various splash-zone... →

SPLASH-ZONE PROTECTION The Splash-Zone system is easily applied and maintained, with a lifespan of more than 30 years

BP's coastal bunker barge now operational at Port of Richards Bay

By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th March 2018 South Africa’s first coastal bunker barge Amber II is now operational at Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Richards Bay, serving as a floating storage and fuel replacement vessel for petrochemicals company BP’s customer vessels at the port. →

BP's Amber II operational at Port of Richards Bay

Bollore to invest €400m in Côte d'Ivoire port terminal

By: Reuters 27th March 2018 French industrial conglomerate Bollore aims to invest €400-million ($496.28-million) from next year to build a second container terminal at Côte d'Ivoire's main port of Abidjan, the deputy CEO of its transport and logistics division told Reuters. Philippe Labonne, deputy CEO of Bollore Transport... →

Sudan, Qatar to sign $4bn deal to manage Red Sea port – Ministry

By: Reuters 27th March 2018 Sudan and Qatar will sign a $4-billion agreement to jointly develop the Red Sea port of Suakin off Sudan's coast, Sudanese media quoted Transport Minister Makawi Mohamed Awad as saying. Awad made the announcement during a visit by Qatari officials to Suakin on Sunday, the reports said. →

Grindrod targets June Nasdaq listing for shipping division

By: Irma Venter 26th March 2018 Grindrod is targeting a June listing for its Shipping division. A positive change in the business cycle “had provided the stimulus to implement the spin-off of the Shipping business with a planned listing amongst its peer group on the Nasdaq, with an inward listing on the JSE”, said executive... →

DP World wins 30-year Congo port concession

By: Reuters 26th March 2018 DP World said on Sunday it had won a 30-year management and development concession for a greenfield, multi-purpose port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Dubai-owned port operator will set up joint venture with the Central African country's government to manage and invest in the... →

Transnet lauds February achievements at DCT

By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th March 2018 State-owned freight utility Transnet has reported a productive start to the year at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT), which boasted positive records and milestones, including the handling of 190 000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in February, a 57% improvement in shift change, an increase... →

Transnet's Durban Container Terminal

TNPA calls for new entrants into South Africa's ports

By: Simone Liedtke 28th February 2018 Attracting new entrants that meet broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) requirements is critical in order to meet State-owned company Transnet's National Ports Authority (TNPA) mandate as a change agent for several business opportunities in the private sector pipeline. Owing to this,... →

JSE to launch project bonds in March

By: Reuters 26th February 2018 Africa's largest bourse, the JSE, will begin listing "project bonds" from mid-March, an official said on Monday, giving institutional investors a window to invest in infrastructure projects. The bonds will provide private firms a chance to get a foothold in infrastructure projects in Africa's... →

New helicopters ordered for TNPA's Durban, Richards Bay ports

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 20th February 2018 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded negotiations and signed an agreement for the manufacture, supply and delivery of two new helicopters to service the Durban and Richards Bay ports, as part of its helicopter marine pilotage service - one of only three countries in the world to... →

TFR transports record chrome volumes from mines to ports

By: Schalk Burger 14th February 2018 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has transported a record 5.77-million tons of chrome by rail from mines to the ports in the first 47 weeks of the current financial year. This exceeds the 5.75-million tons of chrome transported by rail in the prior financial year. →

Richards Bay zone woos investors at Cape Town's Mining Indaba

By: African News Agency 8th February 2018 The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) went on a charm offensive at the Mining Indaba held in Cape Town to woo local and international investors seeking export and import opportunities in KwaZulu-Natal province. RBIDZ acting manager for business development and support, Mzamo... →

TPT boosts PE port handling volumes, rail use

By: Schalk Burger 6th February 2018 Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) achieved higher than forecast automotive and container handling volumes at the Port Elizabeth port in December, which it attributes to greater demand from local and international markets, along with automotive investments made in the region, TPT Eastern Cape GM Siya... →

Mbazima urges immediate dialogue on rail, port expansion

By: Martin Creamer 5th February 2018 South Africa’s ability to revitalise crucial infrastructure, especially rail and port networks, is among the key actions needed to bring investment back into the South African mining industry, Anglo American South Africa deputy chairperson Norman Mbazima said on Monday. Speaking on first day of... →

Photo by Duane Daws
Anglo American South Africa deputy chairperson Norman Mbazima

New coal terminal planned for Beira could be a gateway to the east

By: Kim Cloete 2nd February 2018 A coal terminal planned for construction at Mozambique’s Beira port could be a gateway for imports and exports from the landlocked countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Botswana and could greatly boost coal exports to India. Essar Ports CEO Tej Nargundkar... →

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