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Swaziland rail link to proceed

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Expressions of interest for the contract to build the new railway through Swaziland will be sought before the end of this year. The line wil...

Big progress on Waterberg line

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In early October, Exxaro announced that it has signed a 10-year transport agreement with Transnet to carry 7.8 Mt of coal on the Lephalale l...

Richards Bay aiming high

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South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) has announced a record handling target for 2017, after a fall in 2016....

Mixed ambitions for Transnet…

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South African transport utility Transnet has dropped its short-term target of boosting its coal carrying capacity on the line to Richards Ba...

Grindrod strikes rail deal

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South African transport conglomerate Grindrod appears to have negotiated the same tariff with Transnet as users of Richards Bay Coal Termina...

…alongside Richards Bay coal

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It appears that South African coal is now being sold at a loss in India, suggesting that this trade cannot continue indefinitely....

Transnet looks to empowerment

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Mining firms mainly owned by black South Africans are to be given ring-fenced capacity on South Africa’s main coal railway. The South Afri...

In it for the long haul

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Mega rail projects, with an eye on exports to Asia, have not been stalled by the global economic slowdown....

Progress on Swazi line

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South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has completed the pre-feasibility study for its new line running from South Africa into Swazila...

New rail outlet for SA coal?

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A new rail bridge is under construction on the border between Mozambique and Swaziland. It will increase the handling capacity of the Goba R...

…but RBCT sets record

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India has cemented its position as by far the biggest destination for South Africa coal, taking 30.45 Mt in 2014, followed by the Netherland...

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