SOUTH AFRICA: TNPA PUBLISHES PORT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PLANS

Following the conclusion of a robust public participation process on the development and land use plans for South Africa’s commercial seaports, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published its approved Port Development Framework Plans (PDFPs).

In terms of the Plans, TNPA will invest in excess of R13 billion over the next five years towards capacity creation to ensure long-term sustainability of the port system.

The approved plans outline key projects in the pipeline to develop port infrastructure in the immediate and long-term and allow future demand planning aligned to TNPA’s strategy of
creating an efficient smart-port system. Underpinned by the Ports Act, the review of PDFPs ensures plans remain relevant and in line with international best practice.

For the Central Region ports, the Port of Port Elizabeth is being positioned as an automotive hub alongside there location of manganese and liquid bulk facilities to the Port of Ngqura. The deepening of the N-berth quay will support the automotive sector in the Port of East London.

In the Eastern Region ports, the South Dunes liquid bulk terminal will be expanded to handle liquid and gas commodities at the Port of Richards Bay,whilst the Port of Durban continues to be positioned as a regional container hub aligned to the KwaZulu-Natal Port Master Plans.

The Western Region ports will acquire strategic land parcels for port expansion at the Port of Mossel Bay. The development of Culemborg as a back-of-port logistics park is planned for the
Port of Cape Town while the provision of the Liquified Natural Gas facilities is planned fort he Port of Saldanha.

The plans are now published on the TNPA website: https://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/Infrastructure%20and%20Port%20Planning/Pages/default.aspx

Source: TNPA