The road freight industry has experienced ten months of contract declines, on a three-month moving average. It is not as bad as the situation in 2008/09, but it’s extremely bad […]
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Transnet steams into rest of Africa
South African state rail-freight operator Transnet is embarking on a major expansion drive in the rest of the continent, offsetting a slowdown at home caused by the slump in commodity […]
Moody’s tweaks Transnet outlook
Credit rating agency Moody’s has changed Transnet’s outlook from being on review for downgrade. However, the agency’s outlook for the state-owned company is negative, in line with the country’s Sovereign […]
Innovation in Transnet
A presentation by Dr. Andrew Shaw (Associate Director: PWC) at the Transport Forum SIG 21 April 2024 hosted by T-Systems SA Pty)Ltd. The theme for the event was: “Innovation in […]
New systems perspective in Transnet
A presentation by Mr. Rudolph Louw (Director: Transnet Centre of Systems Engineering: WITS University) at the Transport Forum SIG 21 April 2024 hosted by T-Systems SA Pty)Ltd. The theme for […]
Gama outlines Transnet plans
Newly-appointed CEO of Transnet, Siyabonga Gama has released a series of short statements on social media detailing the state-owned company’s future direction and outlook. The statements read as follows: “I […]
Malawi rail operator awaits new wagons
GPR Leasing Africa (GPR) has concluded a five-year lease of 100 grain hopper wagons to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) in Mozambique. CDN operates a part of the Nacala […]
Coal on South Africa’s railways
Having spent a day at the two-day Coal Transportation Africa Summit, Tristan Wiggill asked Transnet’s Divyesh Kalan (DK) and transport economist Andrew Marsay (AM), about the measures currently underway to […]
Transnet Freight Rail’s corridor development programme and road to rail strategy
A presentation by Ms Nisha Jones (general manager: Commercial: Transnet Freight Rail) at the Transport Forum special interest group, in collaboration with the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative (MCLI) in Mbombela […]
Sena railroad capacity on the up
Extension work to increase capacity of the Sena railway line in Mozambique from 6.5 million tons to 20 million tons per year should be completed in the first half of […]