DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FREIGHT LOGISTICS STRATEGY 01 AUGUST 2007

Department of Transport CONTENT The Strategy Key Freight Corridors Corridor Initiatives Strategic Initiatives

Department of Transport THE STRATEGY August 2005, Cabinet approval Objectives of Strategy: To lower the cost of doing business in the Republic To promote integrated planning across spheres and stakeholders To deal with cross border freight operations & infrastructure in S.A., SADC and the Continent To facilitate seamless movement of cargo between first & second economy To promote public-private-partnership Develop corridor strategies Corridor implementation initiatives Eastern Corridors Western Corridors

KEY FREIGHT SYSTEM CORRIDORS Department of Transport Maputo Lobatse Walvis Bay Cape Town Durban Gauteng Freight flow estimate for 2003 Beitbridge – • 17 mill tons 90% road freight 40% growth to 2020 - 15.4 mill tons 73% road freight EL 3 mill tons 10% import export 91% road freight 31% growth to 2020 East London Port Elizabeth 7 mill tons 36% import export 66% road freight 39% growth to 2020 19 mill tons 85% road freight 4.8 mill tons 77% road freight 38% growth to 2020 East London Saldanha Sishen Richards Bay Gauteng – Richards bay Spoornet Coallink line: 66 mill tons export coal; 8 mill tons general traffic Pongola corridor 17 mill tons – 95% road freight 36 mill tons 16% import export 70% road freight Sishen - Saldanha Rail-only corridor 27 mill tons Gauteng / Postmasburg – Port Elizabeth

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Department of Transport Schematic of Corridor Context National Core Node Core Node Core network Primary Feeder Node Provincial Primary Feeder Network Secondary Feeder Node Local Tertiary Feeder Node Tertiary feeder Network Secondary Feeder Network Exceptions: Eg. Sishen Coega- Core network extension

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Department of Transport CORRIDOR INITIATIVES Eastern & Western Corridors Implementation Strategic Corridor Initiatives Durban – Gauteng Established KZN Freight Task Group City Deep Harrismith Hub Durban Freight Plan Cato Ridge Track & trace Maputo – Johannesburg Launched Mpumalanga Freight Logistics Forum Started process of implementing One Stop Border at Lebombo border post through BCOCC structure Cape Town – Beit Bridge Completed Metropolitan Study Walvis Bay-Maputo (Coast-Coast)

Department of Transport STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Revival of certain branch lines Kei Rail Nkwaleni; and Douglas – Belmont Others still to follow National Freight Databank About to complete all provinces To do national update by Nov 2007 Development of an IT Platform National Freight Information System Track and Trace Part of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) process Engaged Cities Network in rolling out Freight Plans to metros and other host cities Rail Economic Regulator and Port Regulator

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Department of Transport INTERVENTIONS Department of Transport BBy DoT Eliminate Duplications Promote integrated planning across region & continent Information Filling Legislative Framework BBy Portfolio Committee Funding Enhance capacity at provincial & municipal level Political buy-in e.g. Harrismith Hub & other strategic initiatives

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