Port concessioning – Durban
To address the poorly performing Durban port, particularly Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2, the Department of Transport and Transnet’s operations divisions (Transnet National Ports Authority and Transnet Port Terminals) need to partner with a private terminal operator to upgrade the terminal. The DCT Pier 2 is Transnet’s largest container terminal. The tender to finalise…
read more >>Port concessioning – other
In December 2024, the TNPA selected a private partner, FFS Tank Terminals, to operate, maintain, refurbish or construct and transfer a liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Cape Town for a 25-year concession period. This is the second major contract TNPA has put out to the market after the DCT Pier 2 concession. TNPA…
read more >>Road to rail strategy
The FRRMP is a strategy that will lay out a road map of how government plans to shift cargo back to rail in the near future. A strategy framework has been accepted but not yet made public. However, funding gaps remain stark: government spends R42.4bn on roads but only R7bn on rail each year, leaving…
read more >>Rail Network Statement
Transnet (TRIM) published the final Network Statement on 19 December 2024. HALTED: We stopped tracking this reform at end-June 2025 and have merged into a related reform, “Enable open access to the freight rail network”.
read more >>DoT private sector participation unit
The PSP framework is still being developed. The department is in the final stages of concluding a memorandum of agreement with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and National Treasury, appointing DBSA as the hosting institution for the unit. HALTED: We stopped tracking this specific reform at end-June 2025 and merged it into a…
read more >>Third party rail access/3PRA (round 2)
TRIM opened rail slot applications for potential train operating companies and companies seeking access to the rail network between December 2024 and February 2025. TRF’s first attempt at allowing third-party access to its rail freight assets failed in 2023 after contract negotiations proved too complex.
read more >>Finalise the Network Statement
The final Network Statement setting out technical, operational and commercial rules for rail access was published on 20 December 2024 following extensive consultation and the promulgation of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act (ERT Act). Revisions in February 2025 clarified capacity allocation and transformation principles, opening all slots with over 209Mt of capacity available to…
read more >>Finalise the access pricing methodology
Transnet has finalised its network access pricing methodology for 2024/25, introducing a two-part tariff structure based on train-kilometres and gross-tonne kilometres, with differentiated rates by commodity and corridor. The final Network Statement and approved tariffs were published in December 2024 after public consultation and ministerial approval. However, the proposed tariff increases for 2025/26 are significant…
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