Transnet Suspends Operations on South Africa’s Main Iron Ore Export Line
March 11, 2024
Transnet has suspended operations on South Africa’s main iron ore export line following a train derailment early Sunday
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South Africa’s logistics hurdles turn boon for growing Indian appetite
February 9, 2024
South Africa’s logistical and operational challenges have failed to disrupt coal supplies to India, one of the major importing nations…
Truck Traffic Burdens South African Ports as Rail Options Falter
February 7, 2024
Coal mines in S Africa — which has the largest proven reserves of the fuel on the continent — moved record volumes to ports by truck last year
Thungela desperately needs Transnet to lift its game this year
February 2, 2024
Export coal sales through Richards Bay Coal Terminal, South Africa’s largest coal handling facility, were just over 50 million tons last year
Transnet says rail volumes recovered slightly in the last quarter of 2023
February 2, 2024
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it experienced an improvement in rail volumes in the last quarter of the 2023 calendar year,
South Africa thermal exports drop 25% MoM in January
February 2, 2024
South Africa’s thermal coal exports dropped 25% m-o-m to 4.91 million tonnes (mnt) in January 2024 as against 6.57 mnt in December 2023
Decline in coal line security incidents is improving Transnet performance
January 30, 2024
Security incidents that disrupt trains transporting coal to South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) for export to the world…
New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well in South Africa
January 26, 2024
The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal signed with Transnet…
Rail Disruptions Cut South African Coal Exports to 1992 Level
January 25, 2024
Shipments from South Africa’s biggest coal export facility dropped to the lowest in over three decades in 2023
South Africa’s Finance Minister Weighs Transnet Cash Injection
January 11, 2024
South Africa’s National Treasury is considering whether a cash injection is needed to fully fix state port and rail company Transnet
The Uphill Climb Fixing Logistics in South Africa
December 19, 2023
South Africa says the impact of the near collapse of its freight rail network and ports has impacted as much as 6% of gross domestic product.
Crumbling South African Rail Prompts Botswana to Forge New Route
December 19, 2023
Botswana received unsolicited bids from investors to build a rail line to a Namibian port that will help avoid South Africa