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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Zimbabwe, Botswana ready coal transportation deal
Zimbabwe and Botswana have agreed to cooperate in the transportation of coal, under which Gaborone will export about 10 million tonnes of the mineral, per annum, using Harare’s under-utilised railway […]
SA lose billions in coal export revenue
According to Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi, South Africa’s falling coal prices cost the country R23 billion in lost export revenue in 2014. Speaking at the IHS Energy South African Coal […]
North Port Terminal at Walvis Bay
Construction on the north port project at Walvis Bay is set to begin as the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) focuses on creating a bulk commodity handling facility. Bisey Uirab, CEO […]
Operational this year - multipurpose port terminal in Nacala
The US $1 Billion multipurpose port terminal of Nacala in Mozambique’s Nampula province is due to start operating this year. Apart from having a storage capacity of 14.5 million tons […]
Eskom revises truck coal-haulage operating hours
The trucking of coal in Mpmumalanga over weekends, between 18:00 on Fridays and 06:00 on Sundays, by Eskom has stopped. This is being done to minimise both fatal road accidents […]
Richards Bay Coal Terminal sets new record
The highest amount of coal ever railed by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) - 6 886 230 tons – was delivered to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) during the month […]
Zuma to inspect railway line construction
Progress on the construction of the Balfour railway line will be inspected by President Jacob Zuma on Friday, 20 September before he officially re-opens the Grootvlei Power Station in Balfour. […]