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South Africa should ensure the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting conversation in Davos, Switzerland, this week reinforces the country’s just energy transition plan, and that it achieves...
State-owned Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have concluded a settlement agreement with heavy machinery company Liebherr to repay R54-million to Transnet, regarding the award of...
State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has invited emerging miners who hold valid mining rights and have existing manganese mining operations to apply for two-million tons a year of export...
A new interim truck staging area (ITSA) at the Cape Town port, rolled out in two phases, is now fully operational, says the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). The facility, located alongside...
Shipping traffic in the Suez Canal was proceeding normally on Monday after tugs towed a cargo vessel that broke down during its passage through the waterway, the Canal Authority said. The breakdown...
State-owned freight utility Transnet and the Minerals Council South Africa have agreed to form joint collaborative structures to ensure all possible actions are taken to stabilise and improve the...
The Presidency and the National Treasury on December 14 released a progress report on the implementation of economic reforms during the third quarter to mark two years since the establishment of...
State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a suitable terminal operator to finance, refurbish, operate, maintain and transfer a liquid bulk...
Freight, logistics and transport industry experts have called for the restoration of South Africa's roads network, the restoration and development of the rail network and efficient ports and border...
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ), trading as Freeport Saldanha, together with ArcelorMittal Saldanha hosted an on-site visit to Saldanha Bay on November 28 as part of the...
The South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) has announced that the International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) will start a South African Cadet Training Programme in 2023....
State-owned rail operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has lifted the force majeure it imposed on the export coal line on November 8. The closure of the line followed the derailment of a...
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) has been exceeding weekly volumes by 32% for two consecutive weeks as the South Africa’s deciduous fruit...
Cybersecurity company Trellix says the cybercrime trends observed in South Africa are “pretty much” in line with what is happening on the global stage. “In the last 12 months, we have seen an...
State logistics firm Transnet is working to clear a jam of trucks carrying coal and other commodities at its Richards Bay port after last week's derailment on a rail artery drove more product onto...
Transnet has declared its sixth force majeure in 18 months, this time on the coal export line to Richards Bay, which experienced a massive derailment on Tuesday. Force majeure is a clause that is...
State-owned logistics group Transnet reports that recovery teams are on site at the scene of the derailment that occurred on the morning of November 8 2022, where a train carrying export coal to...
A consortium of dozens of research nonprofits on Wednesday launched a free online platform that details greenhouse gas emissions around the world across 20 economic sectors. Climate Trace, which...
South Africa lost the opportunity to move R65.3-billion worth of goods during the recent 11 days of industrial action at the country’s ports, says South African Association of Freight Forwarders...
Heavy lifting and rigging specialists Lovemore Bros successfully concluded a substantial materials handling, stowage and delivery project of 73 parts weighing 307.1 t for a client based in Witbank,...
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has lifted the force majeure it declared on October 6 related to containers amid strike action by employees. The near two-week strike ended earlier this month when...
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it has moved 128 374 forty-foot equivalent units across its container terminals in Durban, Ngqura, Gqeberha and Cape Town and has handled 3.7% more...
On Tuesday morning, the rand approached R18.50/$ - trading at levels last seen in early 2020 as the country digested the implications of the first hard Covid-19 lockdown. The currency is under...
State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says it is ready to welcome thousands of international tourists to South Africa’s shores through the country’s commercial and seaports, as the...
South Africa lost the opportunity of moving R65.3-billion worth of goods during the recent 11 days of industrial action at the country’s ports, says South African Association of Freight Forwarders...
Logistics company DHL is expanding and refining its development of an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) battery logistics supply chain solution to bridge the gap between moving EV battery materials...
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has lifted the force majeure declared in the automotive, bulk and multi-purpose terminals with immediate effect, but the force majeure will remain in place...
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has called off its strike at Transnet, ending a boycott that paralysed the state-owned logsitics firm and impacted commodities exports...
Transnet said worker activity at its operations has returned to levels as high as 80% since the entity inked its three-year wage deal with the United National Transport Union (UNTU). Transnet and...
The South African Navy (SAN) christened the second of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) with the breaking of a bottle of champagne over its bow and raising of the South African...
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has vowed to continue striking at Transnet, calling the entity's three-year wage deal with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) a...
Transnet announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) for a three-year wage deal. UNTU represents 54% of unionised employees at Transnet.
In this opinion piece, Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa (Steasa) CEO Keitumetse Moumakoe writes about the devastating impact the current Transnet strike is expected to have on South...
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