$10-BILLION RAIL PLAN

Walvis Bay Corridor Group CEO Johny M Smith told the CoalTrans conference in Johannesburg of strong interest being shown in the proposed $10-billion TransKalahari rail line that will enable coal miners in South Africa’s Limpopo province and...

Resources Watch

This week: A coal road map is to be released by mid-2012. Richards Bay Coal Terminal sees 2011 coal exports in line with last year’s 63-million tons. And, Eskom says 15 new Mpumalanga coal mines are needed by 2015.

Transnet expects study on new Richards Bay line by October

State-owned logistics group Transnet expects a feasibility study, which explores the possibility of building a new railway line through Swaziland to Richards Bay, to be ready by the end of October, a company official said on Wednesday. Divyesh...

RBCT sees 2011 coal exports line with last year’s 63Mt

South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) was hopeful that coal exports could climb to 65-million tons this year, but CEO Raymond Chirwa said volumes in line with last year’s 63.4-million tons were more likely. Speaking at the...

Raymond Chirwa

Position: Chief Executive Officer of Richards Bay Coal Terminal Main activity of the company: Coal offloading, stockpiling and loading of ships Date and place of birth: November 6, 1964, Springs, Gauteng Education: MPhil Economic Policy...

RBCT exports up 3,8% on the back of Asian growth

South Africa’s Richard Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) increased its coal exports by nearly 4% in 2010 to 63,43-million tons, mainly buoyed by economic development in Asian markets. Exports exceeded the terminal’s performance over the past two years...

Good coal export performance despite strike – SA's RBCT

Exports for the month of July at Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) reached a high of 5,93-million tons (69,4-million tons a year) compared with 5,44-million tons (63,7-million tons a year) exported during the same month in 2009. "This great...

Union workers down tools at RBCT in wage dispute

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) continued to operate on Monday, despite some workers embarking on a strike over higher wages. Members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) downed tools over a wage...

Expanded SA coal terminal to start operations on May 1

In line with expectations, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) had completed the R1,2-billion Phase V expansion, with operations of the 91-million ton terminal to start on May 1. The project involved an expansion in the RBCT’s throughput...

RBCT reaches deal with South Dunes Coal Terminal

The R1,2-billion Phase V expansion at the Richard’s Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) would finally be commissioned on May 1, while an agreement had also been reached with the largest participant under the expansion, South Dunes Coal Terminal (SDCT)....

RBCT receives level three BBEEE rating

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) announced on Wednesday that it had achieved level-three for its broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policies. During the past three years, RBCT had been transformed from being a level...

RBCT says expansion project on track

The Richard’s Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on Thursday reported that it was on track to reclaim its status as the single largest export coal terminal in the world, by the second quarter of this year. RBCT CEO Raymond Chirwa said that the company...