Coega roped in to move manganese to Port of Nqura By Herald Reporter - 09 June 2021
NOT WELCOME: Business owners in the Markman industrial area are complaining about manganese pollution as well as the damage done to the roads by trucks. Pictured is a large amount of manganese that has been offloaded next to the railway line Image: WERNER HILLS
The Coega Development Corporation has been appointed to relocate the manganese terminal from Gqeberha to the Port of Ngqura.
The removal of the manganese from the port in Gqeberha has been a burning issue in recent years, with residents living along the beachfront calling for it to be relocated, saying it posed a health hazard.
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Armscor s Gerotek facility west of Pretoria.
State-owned defence and security acquisition agency Armscor faces a dwindling income stream due to decreasing defence funding and has identified 15 potential new clients as possible users of its services.
The list includes the Command Management Information Systems (CMIS) division of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the SA Police Service (SAPS) but is otherwise notable for the exclusion of defence and security related organisations, institutions or companies.
An exception could be made for the fledgling Border Management Authority (BMA), referred to in an Armscor presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) this week as the “agency”, a title done away with some years ago in an apparent effort to elevate the Department of Home Affairs managed facility. Armscor is, according to its presentation, “engaging” with the BMA to negotiate an MOU (memorandu
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India is currently experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections, with 403,738 new cases and 4,092 deaths reported on May 9, according to data from the World Health Organization.
Many state governments have announced the imposition of lockdown restrictions, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka which are key production regions of sugar.
Although the agricultural sector is classified as an essential service permitted to continue with operations, there are growing concerns about the potential implications of labor shortages and logistical challenges.
Several sources familiar with the matter said that although exports from India are currently unaffected as ports are still operating, concerns of supply chain bottlenecks are brewing as there is a lack of truck availability caused by movement restrictions and labor shortages.
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Fourteen crew members of a ship that travelled from India to the Port of Durban have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Transnet s National Ports Authority has confirmed that the chief engineer of the bulk carrier, Eaubonne, died of a heart attack.
The vessel, which arrived in Durban on Sunday, has a Filipino crew on board and was on a 17-day direct sail from India to Durban.
Officials say upon arrival at the Port of Durban, the crew were all tested.
The authority has confirmed that the vessel is currently in quarantine at the port.
They say the crews contact tracking and tracing are underway.