Africa has the potential to maximise its income potential from rail transport, by looking to other income revenue streams not traditionally associated with the industry. Gaurav Agarwal, director of the […]
Archive | Rail freight
Transnet locomotive deals exposed in GuptaLeaks
An AmaBhungane and Scorpio expose has revealed how President Zuma’s friends and their associates are diverting billions of Rands from Transnet’s purchase of locomotives into various offshore accounts. It is […]
Rail freight on the line
Tristan Wiggill learns how Transnet’s corridor strategy forms part of a bigger drive to get rail-friendly cargo back onto the train tracks. The North-South corridor is a containerised freight corridor, […]
Condolences offered to Transnet staff
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has conveyed her condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of two Transnet workers who died over the weekend. The Transnet train driver and train assistant […]
Transnet offers mobile tracking solution
The Transnet Spotlight App enables Transnet’s customers to Track and Trace their containers, also add a valuable service to assist our customers with their day to day planning, to increase […]
Diesel motive power for Sitarail
Sixteen new locos out of Grindrod in Pretoria are destined for Bolloré Logistics in Cameroon, in Central Africa, and Côte d’Ivoire /Burkina Faso. The GL30SCC-AC with increased adhesion and reduced […]
Transnet expands coal line capacity
The first phase in the expansion of the coal line between the Waterberg in Limpopo and Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal has been completed. “The project entailed the construction of a […]
Ratings Agency affirms Transnet’s credit worthiness
International ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed its rating for Transnet’s long-term foreign currency at ‘BBB-‘ and ‘BBB+’ for local currency. S&P said it was optimistic that Transnet’s […]
Record exports from East London port
Recent reports have confirmed that in April 2016 Transnet and Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) recorded the highest units being handled in East London with over 10 000 new vehicles exported. […]
Transnet calls private sector to partner in inland terminal
Transnet is on a drive to get private sector operators into the country’s freight system. The company has issued a request for proposals inviting suitably qualified global logistics service providers […]