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Transnet initiates Waterberg rail studies

By: Terence Creamer, source www.engineeringnews.co.za 15th July 2014 State-owned freight logistics utility Transnet has issued tenders opening the way for formal investigations into the rail requirements to link the the coal-rich Waterberg region with domestic and export coal markets. Transnet Capital Projects is seeking consultants to conduct a prefeasibility study into the Waterberg infrastructure and feasibility

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Invitation to Port & Corridor seminar, 12 May

Key focus on business opportunities in the South African Transport & Logistics sector. On behalf of RVO and in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria, SANEC is pleased to invite you to a Transport & Logistics Seminar on 12 May 2014 in Rotterdam. Please click here for the official invitation to RSVP. During

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Visit Ports Evolution 2014 event in Durban

Port & Corridor Cooperation partners and stakeholders are invited to visit the Ports & Evolution 2014 event in Durban, which takes place from 1 to 3 September this year. SANEC will facilitate participation for all Dutch parties who are interested. For more information, please visit www.portsevolution.com or contact us via info@sanec.nl. African Ports Evolution 2014

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Request for proposals Transnet

Please find below two requests for proposals issued by Transnet, which might be of interest to all the Port & Corridor members. The requests are related to: The provision of services to do a revaluation of port infrastructure (click here) and The configuration and implementation of a CRM system and provision of operational hardware (click here). The

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Southern African ports ‘co-operating rather than competing’

Please find below an interesting article that has been recently published by Business Day Live, reflecting on the cooperation of the southern African ports. Please click here to read the original article.  Region’s ports take regional, rather than competitive, approach to try to attract greater share of world trade, Transnet National Ports Authority CEO Tau

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Port & Corridor mission to the Netherlands in November

A very fruitful Dutch Port & Corridor Trade mission from the Netherlands to Johannesburg took place from 24 until 28 June 2013. As a follow-up of this mission,  a Port & Corridor Trade mission will take place from South Africa to the Netherlands 25-29 November this autumn. The trade mission will include different site visits,

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RFQ: Port of Ngqura Container Terminal

Please find a Request for Quotations for the Financing, Operation and Maintenance of the Port of Ngqura Container Terminal: Request for Quotations Ngqura. This request might be of interest to all Port & Corridor Members. The RFQ is issued by Transnet National Port Authority.  The Port of Ngqura is a newly constructed port protected by the main

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North South ‘aid-for-trade’ corridor report

Please find below a document that might be of interest to all Port & Corridor Cooperation members. Recently the SADC Regional Infrastructure Investment Conference took place in Maputo. During the conference a report was presented on the North South Corridor; an Aid-for-Trade road network from Dar er Salaam (Tanzania) via Lusaka (Zambia) through Zimbabwe to

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South Africa’s Top 10 Investments according to DTI

An interesting read for all our Port & Corridor Cooperation members: investment opportunities according to the Department of Trade & Industry, with a strong focus on the Special Economic Zones. Investors and entrepreneurs that are looking for investment opportunities in South Africa should read the new publication of the Department of Trade and Industry: ‘South

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Demand exceeding capacity at Port of Durban

Engineering News recently published an article, that might be of interest to the Port & Corridor members.  The Port of Durban is already under pressure to develop new capacity to meet container handling and storage demand, State-owned logistics group Transnet’s Durban dig-out port programme director Marc Descoins tells Engineering News. “While the necessary investments in expanding the existing

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