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Transnet Port Terminals announced on June 25, 2026, a R96-million investment in four new hybrid straddle carriers at the Cape Town Container Terminal, days after the World Bank and S&P Global Container Port Performance Index 2025 ranked the Port of Cape Town last of 400 ports worldwide. An estimated 55 000 t of Western Cape table grapes were forced to divert overland to Eastern Cape ports during the peak export window, while deciduous fruit subsectors absorbed significant additional transport costs to bypass Cape Town, prompting the Democratic Alliance to call for increased private sector participation and operational concessions at the terminal.
Transnet Pipelines joint venture advances Richards Bay LNG terminalZululand Energy Terminal, a joint venture between Vopak Terminal Durban and Transnet Pipelines, signed a heads of agreement with ExxonMobil South Africa LNG on June 17, 2026, to advance the Richards Bay LNG import terminal project, while Eskom entered into a separate heads of agreement on June 5 to become a foundation customer for its proposed 3 000 MW gas-to-power programme. The terminal will provide LNG receiving, storage, regasification and gas-transmission services, with Phase 1 targeting commercial operation in 2030 under a 25-year concession awarded by Transnet National Ports Authority.
Transnet Updates
By: Roelof van den Berg - CEO of Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC)
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to...
Zululand Energy Terminal and ExxonMobil South Africa LNG, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, signed a heads of agreement to advance the project on June 17, 2026.
Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has raised concern about the high level of tender cancellations, which it believes is having a negative impact on the construction market, as well as on meeting...
Taking place from 19 to 22 July 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre, this year's event marks a major milestone as SAPICS celebrates its 60th anniversary of advancing supply chain excellence...
Transnet has issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) to two shortlisted bidders that participated in an earlier request for qualification (RFQ) process relating to the creation of a railways...
Taking place from 19 to 22 July 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre, this year's event marks a major milestone as SAPICS celebrates its 60th anniversary of advancing supply chain excellence...
NEW TIPPLER: A R4-billion infrastructure expansion at the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, which included the installation of a new tippler (pictured), has been completed. The investment milestone was...
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 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) has confirmed Dr Andile Sangqu, Chairperson of Transnet, as keynote speaker for its ESG Conference taking place on Tuesday,...
In the ten months between July last year and April this year, the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Metal Theft Unit made 88 arrests and recovered more than a kilometre of stolen cable and more than 800...
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said that South Africa’s logistics recovery and long-term energy security will depend on the closer collaboration between government and the fuels industry, as...
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to...
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has unveiled two Water Research Commission (WRC) studies that add to the understanding of the challenges facing South Africa’s...
The Road Freight Association (RFA) concluded its 2026 Convention with a clear message: South Africa must shift gears with urgency, discipline and partnership to protect the road freight sector,...
Corrosion control coating solutions provider Corrocoat South Africa aims to use Nanoflake – a glassflake reinforced coating innovation used to ensure efficient corrosion protection of capital...
Construction company Grinaker Building & Construction says it is making progress in building the multi-level, heavy-duty structural concrete parkade at State-owned Transnet’s headquarters, in...
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has completed its R4-billion infrastructure expansion project for the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, with the installation of a new tippler, which is used to...
S&P Global Ratings warned on Tuesday that rising oil prices from the Middle East crisis pose a growing risk to South Africa's consumer-led economy, even as the fiscal consolidation push remains...
The decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) last week to hike interest rates by 25 basis points in response to rising global inflation is the correct call, business organisation Business...
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