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Boosting local rail infrastructure through government and private-sector collaboration – in the form of public–private partnerships (PPPs) – while harnessing complementary assistance from...
ASX-listed exploration and development company Canyon Resources remains on schedule to complete a definitive feasibility study during the third quarter of the year.
The Department of Transport and State-owned Transnet will, in the next two months, engage the market on private sector participation (PSP) projects in several areas, Finance Minister Enoch...
The location of its inland rail facility has been approved by the Cameroon government.
Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu emphasised on Wednesday. In an interview on day-three...
ASX-listed Canyon Resources has appointed Peter Secker CEO, starting July 1, succeeding Jean Sebastien Boutet, who will be transitioning into a new role for Canyon as chief commercial and corporate...
ASX-listed bauxite developer Canyon Resources has announced that the location of its inland rail facility (IRF) has been approved by the Cameroon government. In addition, Canyon Resources’...
Canyon Resources' major shareholder, Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA), has agreed to underwrite the full debt requirements to finance the acquisition of 22 locomotives and 550 wagons for the project.
Existing economic reforms now in motion have the potential to lift South Africa’s economic growth rate to 3.5% a year by 2029, South Africa Presidency Project Management Office director Sikhulekile...
Toronto- and Sydney-listed Champion Iron has maintained stable sales volumes in the third quarter ended December 31, despite encountering a 14-day rail outage and other operational challenges at...
ASX-listed Canyon Resources' major shareholder, Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA), has agreed to underwrite the full debt requirements to finance the purchase of 22 locomotives and 550 wagons and the...
South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in KwaZulu-Natal exported 52.08-million tons of coal in 2024, up on the 47.21-million tons of 2023, which was the lowest since 1992. RBCT’s budgeted...
The automotive industry is “definitely seeing progress” in its discussions with Transnet on developing the southern rail corridor between Gauteng and Gqeberha and Coega, in the Eastern Cape, says...
The Department of Transport (DoT) aims to have the interim National Rail Masterplan (NRMP) ready by February next year, says DoT chief director Jan-David de Villiers. This will be followed by an...
Developing products under proper environmental conditions is being emphasised by mining equipment manufacturer The Baughan Group as providing sustainable commercial solutions to South Africa’s coal...
This week we profile Tristan le Masne, MD for Southern Africa at Alstom, whose portfolio ranges from high-speed trains to commuter trains, metros, monorails, trams, locomotives, turnkey systems,...
State-owned Transnet Group chief business development officer Yolisa Kani has said calls for applications for private train operators wanting to access the freight rail network are likely to open...
Efforts to facilitate the greater participation of women in key sectors of the economy, such as the transport sector, are viewed with the utmost importance by women-led investment firm Identity...
Menar, which recently signed a deal to acquire Samancor’s Metalloys, envisages reviving the ferromanganese smelting complex and exporting beneficiated manganese to the world. “It’s an exciting...
South Africa’s State-owned rail company needs $669-million and five years to upgrade equipment to revive performance of its main export coal line, according to an internal report. Coal shipments...
Canyon Resources subsidiary Camalco Cameroun has entered into a mining convention that details the agreement by which it can mine the project.
Engineered Bearings and Industrial Motion product supplier Timken states that its ability to build meaningful business relationships in the railway industry over the past 90 years has provided a...
Specialised industrial rubber moulding manufacturer MasQtec asserts that its ability to harness cutting-edge technology to reverse engineer and develop rail solutions within its manufacturing...
All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou project.
The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) consortium has received the first vessel at the Port of Lobito’s mineral terminal, marking the start of the group’s port operations in Angola. LAR is the...
The major Simandou iron-ore mine and infrastructure project, in Guinea, has cleared all regulatory hurdles, marking the path forward for $11.6-billion integrated development. The project, hailed...
Railway infrastructure stands as a testament to human ingenuity, connecting cities, nations and continents, says local fastener manufacturer and distributor Swagefast, adding that beneath the...
Joint venture (JV) company Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), which is the concession holder for the operation, management and maintenance of the Lobito Corridor spanning Zambia, Angola and the...
This week we profile Zinhle Simamane, CFO: International Business at Traxtion, a provider of freight and rail services across the African continent
Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) North Corridor accomplished the delivery of 1.41-million tonnes last week, marking the most substantial weekly performance in terms of volume for the current...
Ports and logistics group Grindrod is set to invest big in its Matola drybulk terminal in Mozambique. Announcing Grindrod’s financial results for the year ended December 31 earlier this month, CEO...
Africa’s biggest freight rail market is on the cusp of being transformed by private operators, the head of the operator of the continent’s largest rolling-stock fleet said. The South African...
South Africa’s rail sector is faced with unprecedented challenges that threaten its operational viability and economic contribution, says law firm Webber Wentzel partner Scott Edmundson, who says...
Manufacturer and supplier of railway axles Swasap is a proudly South African-owned broad-based Black Economic Empowered company that is committed to expanding education and skills to develop...
Both Cabinet and organised business have lauded the five-year public-private partnership agreement between Sasol and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), under which the energy and chemicals group will...
The South African government is proposing to reduce its planned allocations to Eskom under a previously announced R254-billion debt-relief package by R2-billion a year for the 2023/24 and 2024/25...
Marking a successful 2023, lubrication solutions supplier ISO-Reliability Partners has secured a five-year contract with State-owned rolling stock company Transnet Engineering. The company will...
State-owned rail and port operator Transnet could, potentially, show significant improvement this year, compared with last year’s dismal performance, says transport economist and macrologistics...
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and commodities trader Trafigura have both signed a term sheet outlining the key terms for a reserve capacity agreement...
State-owned rail and port operator Transnet could, potentially, show significant improvement this year compared with last year’s dismal performance, says transport economist and macrologistics...
The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) signed with State rail enterprise Transnet in November is already boding well, RBCT...
Like many other State-owned entities, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has had its share of scandals. Its board chairperson was fired following an investigation into abuse of PRASA...
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