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Article: South Africa: Transport parastatal needs to increase capacity.
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- July 24, 2009
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Byline: rakshali03
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Tau Morwe said that Transnet needed to increase its capacity at port terminals and its rail capacity without removing freight business from the trucking industry.
Morwe told delegates at the South African Association of Freight Forwarders conference, held in Gauteng, in June, that it was critical to start investing in infrastructure to support the changes taking place within the company. He added that Transnet aimed to change its customer strategy by involving customers in the rail and port development, and, ultimately, working as a unit.
He also pointed out that the lack of ...