TFR to Step up Natcor Capacity Airport to Port by Joy Orlek Anaconda – Running Fewer, Challenges,” Says Seloane
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Your fastest route to and from Far East FREIGHT & TRADING WEEKLY and West Africa Johannesburg: +27 11 325 0557 Durban: +27 31 306 4500 Cape Town: +27 21 425 3600 www.niledutch.com FTW5021 FRIDAY 25 March 2011 NO. 1951 For import/export decision-makers TFR to step up Natcor capacity Airport to port BY Joy Orlek Anaconda – running fewer, challenges,” says Seloane. on the Natcor corridor ranges idea gains longer trains – and the “The lines at City Deep only from 18-20 hours, you can Transnet Freight Rail is set shortfall has been significantly accommodate 50 wagons, generally guarantee 16-18 for ground to expand the frequency mitigated. which means breaking the the Anaconda because it gets of its 75-wagon Anaconda The Anaconda has the train, but there is capex the attention it deserves.” BY Alan Peat train on the Johannesburg- capacity to clear 150 TEUs on required to lengthen the lines. TFR has run three Durban corridor from one train and is therefore able The same applies when the Anaconda trials on the Pretoria Transnet is still lusting three to five times a week, to move 600 TEUS on the four train reaches Durban. But there corridor. Once a further after the idea of TFR’s operations executive Anaconda slots per day and is constant communication and three have been undertaken, developing a new port manager of the container and 1800 on the weekly schedule from an incident management a regular Anaconda will be and container terminal automotive division, Frans between Johannesburg and point of view, the Anaconda introduced on this run. at the dormant site of the Seloane, told FTW last week. Durban. gets priority. That means that For the future, Seloane says old Durban International Airport (DIA) – but the It’s all part and parcel “There are a few operational while the average transit time To page 12 of the rail utility’s efforts price is still a matter to maximise capacity with of serious debate with the current owners, the limited resources as demand Airports Company of continues to exceed supply, SA (Acsa), according particularly on the busy to Chris Matchett, port Johannesburg-Durban corridor. engineering specialist National container volumes and executive of on South Africa’s key corridors Transnet. have increased from 536 774 “There are serious TEUs in 2007/08 to a projected negotiations taking 620 000 in 2010, 12% beyond place. It’s something TFR’s capacity. On the Natcor that is definitely on the corridor, volumes are up drawing board.” from 272 640 in 2007/08 to a The DIA development projected figure of 378 000 in is designed as a back-up 2010, 7% over capacity. for the currently strained Translated into train facilities at the Pier 2 movements, on the Natcor container terminal at the corridor TFR would have Port of Durban. needed to move from three But, while he trains a week in 2007/08 to 30 described Pier 2’s in 2010 – a tall order based on underperformance as the limited available capacity. 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The Customer Is Always King Tel: 011 012 8700 www.compu-clearing.co.za FTW5060 FRIDAY March 25 2011 | 3 TFR still playing catch-up for coal exports BY Alan Peat Though McIntosh described the main export gateway of the Richards Rail is one of the primary focuses of Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) as a very URGENT! - ATTENTION ALL EXPORTERS TO ZAMBIA Transnet’s five-year investment plans, efficient player, it is not being allowed in which R110.5 billion is intended to be to be the star it could be. In spite of the spent on rail, ports and pipelines projects global seaborne coal trade increasing On 1 May 2011, Zambia will officially implement a Pre- by 2016, according to the parastatal 33% between 2005 and 2010, SA Export Verification of Conformity (PVOC) to Standards transport operation’s new CEO, Brian exports have just not kept pace with this Programme, which will see the majority of imports into Molefe. growth. the country having to be inspected prior to arriving in the He told a Durban meeting with the Indeed, McIntosh added, it has in fact country. business community last week that registered a net decline of 7-million tons this overall investment was geared per annum (mtpa) since 2005 – in spite to improve the performance of SA’s of RBCT design capacity moving from Bureau Veritas has been appointed by the Zambia Bureau logistical system. 76-mtpa in 2009 to 91-mtpa in early of Standards (ZABS) to implement this Verification of Particular attention, he added, would 2010 with its phase V completion. Conformity Programme to all shipments to Zambia. be given to backlogs in rail – with R63.7 “Much of this failure to deliver bn targeted at growth and maintenance greater export throughput,” he said, “is A road show is set to take place in April 18, 19 and 20th projects within Transnet Freight Rail due to the TFR coal line which has seen (TFR). declining performance in recent years.” in South Africa to inform exporters to Zambia of the new Of this, R16.4-bn is to be directed It showed a marginal improvement procedures, processes and rates. Final venues and times toward the coal export channel in 2010. But, although it guaranteed will be confirmed and circulated in the first week of April, in from Ermelo to Richards Bay, to rail 65mtpa (with an “aspiration” various publications.