ICTSI preferred bidder for Durban box terminal
NewsICTSI has beat out competition from eight other global terminal operators to emerge as the preferred bidder for a 25-year concession to oper...
Transnet proposes new box terminal
NewsSouth Africa’s state-owned transport utility Transnet has submitted a Request for Information on the design and construction of a dedicate...
Durban hit by flooding
NewsFloods have caused major loss of life and damage to infrastructure and equipment in Durban....
Third rail in South Africa
NewsAfter almost five years of debate and disagreement, South Africa’s Transnet is now offering private-sector operators the option of bidding...
Force Majeure at Cape Town port
NewsTransnet Port Terminals (TPT) was forced to declare force majeure at Cape Town Container Terminal for three days in late December as a resul...
South Africa’s ‘slow march’ to privatisation
NewsStructural reforms announced by state president Cyril Ramaphosa in June 2021 are unlikely to be fully implemented before mid-2023....
Zimbabwe toll causes 10km truck queue
NewsNew toll gate causes widespread disruption at South Africa/Zimbabwe border...
Port of Walvis Bay underutilised
NewsThe Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia is struggling to recover cargo volumes that have plummeted since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic...
Transnet seeks a partner for port expansion programmes
NewsTransnet Port Terminals (TPT) has announced the first steps in its bid to explore bringing in a private operator or investment partner for c...
Transnet suffers systems outage
NewsKey systems are offline and terminals are recording some data manually after Transnet suffered a cyber attack...
Flack for Cape Town port
NewsThe Western Cape provincial minister of agriculture, Ivan Meyer, has condemned inefficiency at the Port of Cape Town, in a statement that wa...
SA plans to restructure ports
NewsSouth Africa appears to be taking the first tentative steps towards liberalising the state’s involvement in the port sector. This follows ...
Transnet McKinsey deal
NewsIn a joint statement, South African transport utility Transnet and international consultants McKinsey announced that they have reached agree...
ZPMC straddles on the way to Durban
NewsThe first batch of 10 ZPMC straddle carriers is on its way from Shanghai to Transnet Port Terminals in South Africa. The order, which was pl...
New gate for Ngqura in South Africa
NewsSouth Africa’s Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is investing ZAR20M (US$1.36M) in a new automated gate system at the Port of Ngqura container...