Category: Transports

YAPI MERKEZI TO BUILD TANZANIA’S BIGGEST RAILWAY LINE

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Yapı Merkezi has signed on to undertake a $1.9-billion project in Tanzania. Having successfully developed an impressive array of world-class projects, Yapı Merkezi has recently signed another contract to construct the third phase of the Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam–Mwanza Railway, which will be the fastest railway line ever to be built in East Africa. The company has already undertaken the first and second phases of the railway line. The third phase will stretch from Makutupora to Tabora. In addition to the infrastructure works of the turnkey, single-line railway project in…

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PASSENGER DEMAND RECOVERY CONTINUED IN 2021 BUT OMICRON HAVING IMPACT

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019. This represented an improvement compared to 2020, when full year RPKs were down 65.8% versus 2019. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to the respective 2019 period, which followed a normal demand pattern. International passenger demand in 2021 was 75.5% below 2019 levels.…

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RETURN TO SERVICE OF THE MABOPANE LINE AND OVERSIGHT ON INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION

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Following relentless efforts since 2019 to rehabilitate and upgrade infrastructure in the Mabopane Corridor, the Railway Safety Regulator finally granted a No-Objection Notice allowing PRASA to commence operations with the new trains. A programme to upgrade the infrastructure and implement necessary refurbishments was introduced in February 2020 following the President’s announcement of a R1.4 billion allocation for this purpose. The Mabopane line has seen its fair share of challenges before the declaration of state of disaster and needed major infrastructure upgrades before the new trains could be deployed on this…

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DHL SUPPLY CHAIN INVESTS IN 13 NEW VOLVO BIO-LNG TRUCKS

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DHL Supply Chain today announces the addition of 13 new Volvo FH Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tractor units to its fleet as part of its GoGreen plan and commitment to finding innovative solutions to reduce its environmental impact.  The new additions join DHL Supply Chain’s growing fleet of gas trucks. The Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units are equipped with Globetrotter cabs and specified with 155kg LNG tanks for maximum range of 1,000km. The new vehicles will deliver up to 80% reduction in carbon emissions when fuelled with bio-LNG and 10-20%…

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SIRIKA COMMENDS GOVERNOR UMAHI ON EBONYI AIRPORT PROJECT

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Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has described the Ebonyi State airport project as a worthwhile one that will definitely open up the state to both domestic and international investments. Senator Sirika who made the assertion while receiving the governor in his office Thursday, described Governor Umahi’s decision to build the airport as one of courage and foresight, believing that the airport is guaranteed to expose the state’s agricultural potentials to the international market. He told Governor Umahi that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has, since inception, embarked on…

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Airport arrivals set to boost local trade and travel industries

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The most recent passenger arrival figures from Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) are the clearest sign yet that the metro’s trade and travel-related industries – and the economy at large – are set for re-growth in 2022. According to the airport’s data, Cape Town welcomed 869 119 air passengers between October and December last year, representing a 58% recovery of 2019 volumes in the same period. Read more below:                                                                                                                                                                           These numbers were largely driven by domestic travellers of whom 733 207 made their way to Cape Town in the three-month…

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52 brand new pickup Toyota Hilux vehicles delivered at the Port of Walvis Bay for DRC

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On Sunday, 02 January 2022, the Helios Ray RoRo Vessel called the Port of Walvis Bay to discharge, Three hundred and fifty-five (355) vehicles destined for various local and across the border customers, out of these, Fifty-Two (52) brand new pickup Toyota Hilux vehicles destined for CFAO Motors RDS, BP 59 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The consignment of these new vehicles to DRC comes after the successful pilot run of a similar operation that took place late last year when Twenty Five (25) previously owned vehicles were delivered…

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