Over 500 new jobs could be created in KZN as Transnet has hired a private company to build new infrastructure at the Port of Durban.
Over 500 new jobs could be created in KZN as private firm Mnambithi Group is set to upgrade the infrastructure of the Maydon Wharf in the Port of Durban.Mnambithi says it specialises in liquid bulk storage, and Transnet says planned upgrades will speed up the port’s turnaround time.has signed a 20-year agreement with the Transnet National Ports Authority to build a liquid bulk facility, and other upgrades, at the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf Precinct.
Transnet says that Mnambithi Group will transform the ailing port’s infrastructure, adding direct rail and road loading capabilities, an on-site truck staging area and automated loading systems designed to streamline operations and reduce congestion at the Maydon Wharf area. This latest signing on of Mnambithi Group forms part of the government’s strategy to turn the country’s ports around.
Phillips says that Transnet is “delighted to welcome Mnambithi Terminals and hopes that this strategic relationship will promote the national, strategic, and economic interests of the country, as mandated by Section 79 of the National Ports Act of 2005.”
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