The increase in maritime traffic around the southern tip of Africa has increased the demand for ship repairs and refitting. We look at South Africa’s capability. South African ports are strategically placed along one of the World’s most important...
Road freight operators will be seriously hard hit and the proposed fee per kilometer in the current business model will force freight companies to operate well beyond what is economically viable. “The lowering of the proposed toll fees is a welcome...
This superbly engineered project places Transnet Freight Rail at the forefront of technology deployment in a strategic and operationally critical installation. John Batwell takes a look. Forty or so years back, one would have expected to see...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) urges authorities to budget for the upgrading of the secondary road network in Gauteng as this has not been adequately developed to serve as a viable alternative to the primary freeway system that will...
Rail transport writer John Batwell reviews Zimbabwe’s strategic rail system in Southern Africa 31 years after independence. Just over three decades ago, the fledgling Southern African independent state of Zimbabwe inherited from its ‘colonial...
The European Union has funded a three-month study to promote cruise tourism within the Eastern and Southern African region under the auspices of PMAESA. The study is being undertaken by Consult International, a company being represented by Michael...
Some just talk while others get on and do. This is the story of one that does. DHL, an international courier company, recently opened the doors of its new logistics facility in Midrand. On the face of it there was nothing too significant about this...
The Red road runs north of Lubumbashi up into the mountains of the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Even though it is an important part of the national highway system, the road is impossible in the dry season and impassable...
Rebuilding a region ravaged by decades of conflict takes time. As the wounds heal, new infrastructure opens up endless opportunities. This is a success story in the making. In May 1997, the Republic of Namibia and the Republic of Angola formally...
With petrol prices rising and October having been Transport Month, now is the time to start conserving fuel. From the commercial trucker trying to transport his load across the country to the everyday motorist trying to get to work in the 21st...
