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Durban auto-gate goes live

News1 Sep 2008

An automated gate complex - the first in South Africa - was put into service at the Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban last month. The R15M...

News1 May 2008

With its Bayhead expansion project unlikely to proceed, South African transport utility Transnet is assessing its other options for providin...

News1 Apr 2008

Automotive giant Toyota has announced that it expects to ship 147,000 vehicles out of South Africa during the course of this year. Over the ...

News1 Sep 2007

Durban Container Terminal (DCT) has been criticised for its poor efficiency by a leading government transport executive. Elvin Harris, the c...

News1 Jun 2007

South Africa is investing heavily in ports and related transport infrastructure....

News1 Apr 2007

Some form of private sector participation in terminal operations is essential if Africa’s ports are to become more efficient, according to...

News1 Jun 2006

New investment in South African ports will result in the expansion of container capacity but doubts over the direction of the government’s...

News1 May 2006

Kalmar has confirmed speculation in WorldCargo News (March 2006, p4) that it has an order for 12 RTGs from SAPO for the Pier 1 container ter...

News1 Feb 2006

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd has been awarded a contract by South African Port Operations (SAPO) for 14 superpost-Panamax cranes for Durban...

News1 Jun 2005

South African Port Operations (SAPO) has announced that it is content with improved efficiency at the nation’s ports and that it will now ...

News1 Feb 2005

The South African government’s spending plans for the transport sector include a R2 bill upgrade for the container terminals at Durban and...

News1 Jun 2004

According to South African Port Operations (SAPO), the performance of South Africa’s container ports has improved markedly over the past y...

News1 May 2004

Maputo International Port Services (MIPS), the company running the port of Maputo container terminal, plans to invest heavily in new cranes....

News1 Oct 2003

Black Empowerment Enterprise (BEE) Dudula CSX World Terminals, a joint venture of Dudula Shipping and US-based CSXWT, has announced that it ...

News1 Sep 2003

Impsa Port Systems has booked an order for three post-Panamax (16-wide), ship-to-shore gantry cranes from South African Port Operations in D...