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FRIDAY 11 June 2010 NO. 1914
Transnet welcomes proposed inland port By Alan Peat
A new billion rand inland port in Johannesburg is being planned by a private sector company, and the Transnet reaction to this public/private partnership is positive, according to Dr Willie Els, of the development company, Inframax Holdings. The 630-hectare site for the new project, which will be called Tambo Springs, is 25 kilometres south-east of the Johannesburg CBD. There are plans to add at least a further 600-ha to this site to make it a world class inland port and logistics facility. Tambo Springs is to be developed in phases, and is expected to take about ten
years to reach fruition. “The first phase is anticipated to involve an initial investment of plus/ minus R1-billion,” Els added. It is intended to supplement City Deep, where Els felt that the growth of the city around the terminal had made expansion and/or upgrading to accommodate new demands difficult. “City Deep still has a vital role to play,” he told FTW. “But the time has come to have it operating in tandem with a larger inland port or ports located on the new city periphery and able to accommodate a large, efficient, intermodal capability for road, rail and air transport. “This is fundamental to
any 21st century freight operation.” The proposed logistics gateway is designed to help meet Gauteng’s need to increase the current capacity in-and-out of Johannesburg to 3-million TEUs by 2015 and 4-m by 2020. The new port has access to the N3 freeway to Durban, the N1 to Cape Town, via the R390 to Port Elizabeth and East London as well as freeways to the southern industrial centres of Heidelberg, Vereeniging, Vanderbijl Park and Sasolburg. The site is also only 22-km from City Deep and 25-km from the OR Tambo airfreight terminal. Els saw a relationship To page 20
Airports promoting trade
Nigel Mayes, managing director of the Route Development Group, and Prince Jomo Dlamini of the Millennium Projects Group which is building the new Swaziland Sikhupe International Airport.
African airports have a key role to play in trade facilitation and those that get it right are seeing the benefits in business growth. It was one of the central
themes at the UK-based Route Development Group’s African regional conference held in Swaziland last week. See full report on page 7.
FTW’s ‘Believe it or not’ In a letter from Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) to the SA Association of Ships Operators and Agents (Saasoa), the port
operation explains its contingency plans for the World Cup. Part of it reads: “TPT management believe that
it is important that we demonstrate our national pride....” To achieve this it plans to have TV facilities at what
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OPERATIONS MANAGER DURBAN R420 000 CTC Be the 2IC to the General Manager, and assume resp for all operational matters. Highly exp’d person required with at least 10 years C&F industry exp, with min 5 years in a management role. Overall expertise in imports, exports, sea, air & road freight as well as top-notch customer service skills secures it for you! Tertiary qualif ess. Tel: Jill (031) 201-8330
IT MANAGER DURBAN R360 000 CTC neg Superb role within international shipping line! Assume regional resp for all IT matters, and manage 1 Technician, whilst ensuring that systems are fully available, functional & efficient. Requirements include an IT Diploma/Degree, min 2 years exp in operational information systems. Proficiency in Windows, IBM AS400, security, backup strategy & RDBMS ess. Tel: Jill (031) 201-8330
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