TRANSNET NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY BY SINAZO MKOKO
TNPA calls for proposals for a citrus handling terminal at Port of Durban
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usinesses specialising in terminal operations have until January 26, 2024, to submit their proposals for the citrus handling terminal at Port of Durban.
five major dry bulk terminals, four major break bulk terminals, five major multipurpose terminals, and three liquid bulk terminals. It extends over approximately 145 hectares, with 15 commonuser berths and an annual cargo capacity of 7 million metric tonnes.
This follows Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)’s issuing Request for Proposals (RFP) for a terminal operator to develop and maintain for the handling of citrus and other produce, including break bulk cargo, in the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf Precinct.
The precinct has served as the main precinct for general freight and has been developed in phases over the years.
In a statement released, TNPA stated that the Maydon Wharf Precinct has 27 terminals operated by 16 terminal operators, including
TNPA states that the National Ports Authority, as the landlord of South Africa’s ports, is responsible for promoting their use as well
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as improving, developing, and controlling land use inside these ports. They also have the authority to lease port land under their own terms. The country’s state-owned freight and rail company said responses to the RFP will assist TNPA in responding to potential investors in the agricultural industry. “Bidders are required to submit bid responses for the exclusive right to complete the financing, refurbishment, procurement of terminal equipment, operation, maintenance, and transfer of the facility to TNPA after the concession period of 25 years.
