The Port of East London will soon be able to accommodate more vehicle carriers, with its N-berth deepening and strengthening project.Port manager Sphiwe Mthembu said the project would increase the berth capacity of the port’s automotive terminal and allow for new-generation vessels to berth in the port.The value of the projec
East London fishermen say authorities are abusing their power, after they were chased away from fishing at Buffalo River. Now fishing at West Bank, they say Transnet officials and security guards harass them, confiscating their rods or throwing their catch in the sea. For many of them, fishing is their only source of income or food.
In this episode, Daron Mann speaks to Transport spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie and National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry provincial chair Cwayita Zituta about Transnet’s new manganese export plan.
The Port of East London is at the heart of Transnet’s new manganese export plan revealed by the state-owned logistics company this week and the city stands to reap the economic rewards of the expansion.