The agreements increase the number of active operators on the South African rail network from one to 12 and are expected to add 24 million tonnes of annual freight capacity.
The governments of Zambia and Botswana have directed technical teams to finalize all outstanding studies for the Mosetse–Kazungula–Livingstone (MKL) Rail Project by the end of 2026.
Traxtion is completing a R3.4 billion rolling stock investment programme, equal to about €173 million, focused on increasing freight rail capacity in South Africa.
The remaining 40 units are scheduled for completion by June 2026.
The deal is structured under the third phase of the Manganese Export Capacity Allocation (MECA 3), which governs rail and port access for bulk manganese exporters.
The RFI seeks contributions from private sector entities interested in participating in logistics-related projects through a proposed Private Sector Participation (PSP) framework.
The company has leased U20C locomotives for freight movements, particularly for copper and other cargo transported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Angolan border.
- says Eyal Trichter, CEO of Trilogical Technologies in an exclusive interview for Railmarket News.
In the heart of the rail freight industry, a revolution is taking place. Long trains, and even Very Long Trains (VLTs), are becoming the new norm.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has committed up to $200 million for the Lobito Corridor Railway Project in Angola, in partnership with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
This initiative is part of a larger strategy to transport LPG efficiently from the Richards Bay LPG terminal in KwaZulu-Natal to South Africa’s economic heartland and neighboring regions.
The initiative aims to drive inclusive economic growth, strengthen rail networks, and improve regional public transport.
The company has faced operational challenges, including infrastructure underinvestment, theft, vandalism, and external impacts like floods and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thelo Group, the African transport and logistics provider for freight owners, has announced the expansion of its offering to provide integrated rail, port and rolling stock transport corridors to move Africa's resources.
Sasol will in return finance the maintenance and repair of the ammonia wagons fleet.
A luxury train accommodation at this site has a rich history dating back to the 19th century.
Based on an expanded cooperation agreement between Transnet Freight Rail and Caminhos De Ferros De Mocambique, more seamless trains will flow from chromite-rich deposits of South Africa to the port of Maputo in Mozambique.
The first two out of five overhauled Class 39 locomotives by Traxtion will start operation in east Africa, with the remaining locomotives soon to follow.
The Cape Corridor of South African Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has achieved its highest volume performance on the Port Elizabeth Manganese Export Line. In the 2022/23 financial year, it hauled record-breaking 9,780,293 million tonnes of cargo.
South Africa is resolving a dispute between state-owned transport company Transnet and China's CRRC over the supply of accelerated locomotives and spare parts. At the same time, CRRC this week delivered a 200-tonne depressed center flat car to Tanzania.