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Transnet plans the construction of a port in the area of the old airport of Durban
Four docks for the container of the ability to 2,4 million would be constructed initially teu per year
June 15, 2011
The logistic and harbour group government-controlled Transnet South African plans the construction of a new port in the area of the old airport Durban International Airport di Durban. It has yesterday announced the managing director of the group, Bian Molefe, in the course of a audition near the commission on the Public companies of the South African Parliament.
The Durban International Airport, that it occupies an area of 620 hectares of property of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), has closed down in April 2010 when is replaced by the King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) inaugurated on May 1°, 2010 in sight of the development of the FIFA World Cups in South Africa.
Molefe has specified that the new harbour area could be endowed of 16 docks for the traffic of the container (for a total ability to annual traffic of 9,6 million teu), of five docks for the traffic of motor vehicles and four docks for the liquid bulk.
The project previews an initial investment of 50 billion Krugerrand (7,36 billion dollars) for the realization of before the four phases of the plan that previews the construction of four docks for the traffic of the container in a position to enlivening per year 2,4 million teu.
Transnet would be disposed to invest also 1,5 billion Krugerrand in order to buy the area from the ACSA.
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The logistic and harbour group government-controlled Transnet South African plans the construction of a new port in the area of the old airport Durban International Airport di Durban. It has yesterday announced the managing director of the group, Bian Molefe, in the course of a audition near the commission on the Public companies of the South African Parliament.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
