January 27, 2023 - Logistafrica.com

Transnet Issues RFP to return long-standing Locomotives to Service to meet Customer Demand

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 logistafrica

In a further effort to normalise freight operations in South Africa, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has issued an open competitive tender inviting eligible original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to step in to rehabilitate the non-operational Chinese-manufactured locomotives awaiting critical spare parts. This follows on the impasse with the CRRC E-Loco Supply, the Chinese stateowned supplier of locomotives. CRRC is unwilling to engage with the relevant authorities in South Africa to normalise its operations in the country. Details on the matter of the CRRC has been widely published. TFR has published the…

Strengthening cooperation in the transport sector at the centre of Moroccan-Gabonese talks

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 logistafrica

The means of reinforcing cooperation between Morocco and Gabon in the fields of transport and logistics were at the centre of talks, on Thursday 26 January 2023 in Rabat, between the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mr. Mohammed ABDELJALIL and his Gabonese counterpart, Mr. Brice Constant Paillat. During this meeting, the two parties reviewed the means of reinforcing and broadening the scope of bilateral cooperation and promoting the exchange of experiences in the fields of transport and logistics. On this occasion, Mr. ABDELJALIL highlighted the importance of developing cooperation relations…