upgrade of the City Deep Container Terminal in Johannesburg, the company said on Thursday. This is as the company steps up the drive to move rail-friendly cargo off the roads. According to Transnet, the investment doubled capacity to 400 000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEUs) per annum, confirming City Deep’s status as Africa’s biggest inland port. The upgrade at City Deep was intended to create a modern terminal that includes the replacement of all container-handling equipment with new state-of-the-art equipment, rail mounted gantries, reach stackers, container handlers and installation of the Navis terminal operating system, with the same platform as marine ports, among others. Transnet acting Group Chief Executive Siyabonga Gama led the celebration, which was attended by hundreds of employees from the terminal, customers and suppliers.
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