Oil spill clean-up underway on South Africa’s West Coast after MV Ultra Galaxy break-up

The SAMSA announced that salvage efforts for the wrecked MV Ultra Galaxy off South Africa’s west coast are now focused on removing the vessel.

Transnet has begun increasing coal rail volumes to Richards Bay, with fewer security incidents, amid a decline in SA coal exports due to unreliable rail services.

Over 200 people are mobilised to clean up oil from the MV Ultra Galaxy which has further torn into pieces, while the CMA CGM Belem awaits berthing.

Transnet is struggling with massive debt, widespread theft, and vandalism on its rail network, exacerbated by alleged corruption in its security tendering process.

The salvage team on the Ultra Galaxy awaits a week of good weather for fuel extraction, while South African authorities assist Panama in the investigation.

Transnet is advancing the Ngqura Manganese Export Terminal (NMET) Project, which aims to relocate manganese exports from the Port of Port Elizabeth to Ngqura and increase NMET’s capacity to an initial 16 Mtpa.