May 3, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Security, Transport & Logistics
BABCOCK’S plant hire business recently received two orders from Air Products South Africa to install two 88-ton cryogenic tanks at its plant in Newcastle. Following the first successful, incident-free heavy lift in 2017, Air Products contracted Babcock to undertake...
Apr 25, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation, Packaging, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
THE Port Elizabeth (PE) Cold Storage plant located in the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ), one of the very first exports orientated investors to locate their facility at the SEZ, is once again expanding its facility. The investment worth R10 million is the second...
Apr 25, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Projects, Transport & Logistics
THE completion of the R360-million Admin Craft Basin (ACB) in the Port of Ngqura has opened up opportunities for revenue growth in this young developing port. That’s according to Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), which said that the new structure would be home...
Apr 20, 2018 | Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Transport & Logistics
The next monthly Transport Forum SIG hosted by Transnet Port Terminals is taking place on Thursday, 10 May 2018 in Durban and all are invited. The topic of the day is Ports Facilitating Trade and Driving Economic Growth”. Main points under discussion will include the...
Apr 18, 2018 | Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, SMME Development & Support, Transport & Logistics
TRANSNET National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded an agreement that will see KwaZulu Cruise Terminal Pty Ltd (KCT) finance, construct, operate, maintain and transfer a new cruise terminal facility in the Port of Durban by October 2020. The parties signed off on...
Apr 18, 2018 | Automotive, Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Petrochemicals, Transport & Logistics
THE fuel retail sector continues to grow in spite of the relatively sluggish economic growth in South Africa. According to the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA), this sector contributes 8.5% to the South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “There...
Apr 4, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Transport & Logistics
The N3 Corridor has got off the starting blocks: the 84km freeway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg – KwaZulu-Natal’s Gateway to Africa – is planned to be upgraded in phases over the next 8 to 10 years. Phase 1 which includes the critical sections...
Apr 4, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, SMME Development & Support, Transport & Logistics
THE big fuel price increases which came into effect at midnight yesterday will have a negative effect on small businesses, wiping out any relief brought by the recent interest rate cut, economists have warned. Motorists will now have to cough up 72 cents more per...
Apr 4, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Transport & Logistics
MAN Automotive South Africa’s Pinetown assembly plant is now handling end-of-line pre-delivery inspection checks, which are normally done at its dealers around the country. The expanded role for the plant came into effect on 1 April and is one of several key changes...
