South Africa missing the boat
NewsSouth Africa, keen to become a logistics gateway for sub-Saharan Africa, is investing in its ports and railways with this in mind, but the o...
Africa battling it out
NewsThe battle for West Africa’s box trade is intensifying, with port developments within the region set to compete with established relay por...
Terex RMGs for Durban
NewsTerex Port Solutions (TPS) has supplied two RMGs, designed and built in South Africa, to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) at Durban Container T...
Financial success for Transnet
NewsSouth Africa’s state owned transport utility Transnet has announced a 24.9% increase in profits to R5.2B (US$488M) for financial year 2013...
Transnet eyes home front…
NewsSouth African ports utility Transnet has revealed that its procurement policy for cargo handling equipment in South Africa is now heavily in...
Liebherr books Transnet again
NewsLiebherr continues its remarkable run of success in South Africa with another major order, including its first for RTGs...
More Liebherrs for Transnet
NewsLiebherr Africa has reported the award of a contract for the supply of four more STS cranes and 18 RTGs to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), to...
Transnet’s pan-African ambitions
NewsAs well as a programme of improvements at home, South Africa’s transport utility is offering its services outside the country....
DCD’s Cape Town berth
NewsPrivatisation of South African port assets has taken a small step forward with the transfer under concession of Cape Town’s A Berth from T...
TPT moving strads back to Cape Town
NewsTransnet Port Terminals (TPT) is relocating several straddle carriers from its operations in Durban to the Cape Town container terminal....
Mobile cranes move into top gear
NewsThe flexibility and multi-cargo capabilities of mobile harbour cranes and cranes derived from them, coupled with continued innovation, ensur...
South Africa lays plans for the future
NewsThe past two and a half years have been challenging for companies operating in South Africa, especially those involved in the liner shipping...
Durban receives twin hoist cranes
NewsTransnet has received the first three of seven twin hoist ("tandem lift") cranes ordered from ZPMC for Durban Container Terminal...
Ngqura sets new record
NewsTransnet Port Terminals achieved record-breaking cargo handling productivity when the MSC SOLA visited the Port of Ngqura recently...