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Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

News23 Jul 2024

CTCT has received 15 new terminal tractors, part of an expected total of 47 set to arrive by the end of the month....

Transnet secures US$1b loan from African Development Bank

News19 Jul 2024

Transnet has obtained a massive loan from the African Development Bank to kickstart its recovery....

Transnet resumes port operations

News11 Jul 2024

Transnet is gradually resuming port operations after weather-related suspensions, with some terminals still affected and safety measures ong...

Extreme weather in South Africa disrupts shipping, CMA CGM ship loses 44 containers

News11 Jul 2024

Severe weather has disrupted maritime traffic in South Africa, causing delays, port suspensions, and container ships to seek safe harbours....

Transnet halts operations at several ports

News10 Jul 2024

TNPA suspended operations at several South African ports due to strong winds and waves, further delaying backlog clearance efforts....

Cape Town brings in new equipment

News29 May 2024

CTCT has received new equipment, including reach stackers, container handlers, and terminal tractors, with further deliveries expected to en...

ICTSI preferred bidder for Durban box terminal

News18 Jul 2023

ICTSI 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

News1 Dec 2022

South 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

News13 Apr 2022

Floods have caused major loss of life and damage to infrastructure and equipment in Durban....

Third rail in South Africa

News1 Apr 2022

After 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

News1 Jan 2022

Transnet 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

News1 Jan 2022

Structural 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

News8 Nov 2021

New toll gate causes widespread disruption at South Africa/Zimbabwe border...

Port of Walvis Bay underutilised

News1 Nov 2021

The 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

News1 Aug 2021

Transnet 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

News23 Jul 2021

Key systems are offline and terminals are recording some data manually after Transnet suffered a cyber attack...

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Transnet secures US$1b loan from African Development Bank

Transnet resumes port operations

Extreme weather in South Africa disrupts shipping, CMA CGM ship loses 44 containers

Transnet halts operations at several ports

Cape Town brings in new equipment

ICTSI preferred bidder for Durban box terminal

Transnet proposes new box terminal

Durban hit by flooding

Third rail in South Africa

Force Majeure at Cape Town port

South Africa’s ‘slow march’ to privatisation

Zimbabwe toll causes 10km truck queue

Port of Walvis Bay underutilised

Transnet seeks a partner for port expansion programmes

Transnet suffers systems outage

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Transnet secures US$1b loan from African Development Bank

Transnet resumes port operations

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Valenciaport’s container traffic up 14% in H1

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan