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Dump trucks for Madagascar shipped on flat racks

News16 Jul 2024

Afriguide Logistics shipped dump trucks from Durban to Madagascar using flat-rack shipment due to the unavailability of Ro-Ro and breakbulk ...

Transnet adds tractors, refurbishes cranes

News9 Jul 2024

South Africa's TPT deploys terminal tractors at Durban and Ngqura, alongside a crane refurbishment project at Ngqura, aiming to boost effici...

Transnet denies CPPI findings, adds tugs

News14 Jun 2024

Transnet met with World Bank representatives to discuss the 2023 Container Port Performance Index, which highlighted the poor rankings for S...

CPPI: South Africa at the bottom, Cape Town the worst

News7 Jun 2024

The Container Port Performance Index ranks four South African ports among the worst, with Cape Town last, while East and Southeast Asian por...

TNPA, Mnambithi Terminals to develop Durban liquid bulk facility

News24 May 2024

TNPA and Mnambithi Terminals signed an agreement to develop a liquid bulk facility at the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf precinct, investin...

Durban upgrades ahead of new operator

News5 Apr 2024

Transnet's selection of ICTSI as a partner for the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 faces challenges, but operational improvements are antic...

TNPA to invest in vital road restoration at Port of Durban

News12 Mar 2024

TNPA commits funding to vital road restoration, addressing the increasing strain from a surge in truck traffic at the Port of Durban....

TNPA to select Durban Port berth infrastructure provider by April

News11 Mar 2024

Transnet National Ports Authority is about to award a service provider for the expansion of Durban's Point Container Terminal as part of a b...

Next step for SA terminal concessions

News16 Sep 2022

Transnet has published shortlists of companies interested in jointly operating Pier 2 Container Terminal at Durban and Ngqura Container Term...

Record figures for Durban Pier 1

News23 May 2022

Durban’s Pier 1 Container Terminal, which opened in 2007, handled 689,246 TEU in financial year 2021-22, breaking the previous annual reco...

Durban box throughput down

News13 Feb 2020

Container turnover at Durban fell last year on the back of weakness in the national economy and a succession of problems at the port itself...

Durban handles biggest boxship to date

News11 Jan 2020

The biggest container vessel ever to call in South Africa arrived at the Port of Durban on Christmas Day, but the visit underlined the fact ...

Transnet suspensions continuing

News16 Apr 2019

Four more Transnet executives have been suspended as the South African transport parastatal continues to complete multiple corruption invest...

Port of Durban records growing cargo volumes

News24 Mar 2019

The Port of Durban has noted growth in volumes in the container, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors in 2018, according to recent data released...

Strike disrupts Port of Durban

News16 Jul 2018

The non-recognised Revolutionary Transport Union of South Africa (RETUSA) has - for the second time this year - blockaded road access to the...

New financing for Transnet

News27 Jun 2018

South African transport utility Transnet has received a US$200M loan from the new BRICS New Development Bank to finance upgrades at Durban C...

Dump trucks for Madagascar shipped on flat racks

Transnet adds tractors, refurbishes cranes

Transnet denies CPPI findings, adds tugs

CPPI: South Africa at the bottom, Cape Town the worst

TNPA, Mnambithi Terminals to develop Durban liquid bulk facility

Durban upgrades ahead of new operator

TNPA to invest in vital road restoration at Port of Durban

TNPA to select Durban Port berth infrastructure provider by April

Next step for SA terminal concessions

Record figures for Durban Pier 1

Durban box throughput down

Durban handles biggest boxship to date

Transnet suspensions continuing

Port of Durban records growing cargo volumes

Strike disrupts Port of Durban

New financing for Transnet

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Mixed results for CSX

Westports launches Westports 2 terminal expansion

People on the Move: Port Houston appoints CEO, Port of LA names Deputy Executive Director, changes at Maersk

ESPO, FEPORT push for mandatory OPS tax exemption

Florida ports halt vessel traffic amid Hurricane Helene

Dump trucks for Madagascar shipped on flat racks

Transnet adds tractors, refurbishes cranes

Transnet denies CPPI findings, adds tugs

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Mixed results for CSX

Westports launches Westports 2 terminal expansion

People on the Move: Port Houston appoints CEO, Port of LA names Deputy Executive Director, changes at Maersk

ESPO, FEPORT push for mandatory OPS tax exemption

Florida ports halt vessel traffic amid Hurricane Helene

SAMSA: Smoke onboard Maersk ship, update on pharma material cleanup

USMX calls the ILA to the table

CMA CGM to acquire 48% stake in Santos Brasil

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

JAXPORT wins US$ 23m for crane upgrades