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Shipping Emissions
Durban – Shipping emissions are rising high and fast and must be tackled immediately to have a chance of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, says Oxfam International Policy Advisor on climate change, Tim Gore. [Read more...]
Pretoria – Transnet has signed an agreement with a Chinese-based company that will see it acquiring seven cranes for the Durban port.
The state-owned company signed the agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) to buy seven tandem lift ship-to-shore cranes for the Durban container terminal. The cranes will replace the terminal’s ageing infrastructure as part of the parastatal’s interventions to renew the fleet of port handling equipment to boost efficiency and productivity.
Shanghai Cranes
Maritime Sector
Cape Town – Lack of investment in the maritime sector could undermine the benefits of South Africa’s recent joining of the Brazil, Russia, India and China trading block. [Read more...]
Pretoria – The Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Bill 2010 will assist South Africa carry out its obligation to maintain the highest standards with regards to the safe carriage of containers over the country’s water.
This is according to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele who, on Tuesday, asked the National Assembly to pass the Bill. [Read more...]
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