Issues and challenges surrounding the Durban-Gauteng Corridor will be a point of discussion, especially around the proposed R50 billion Port of Gauteng, during October’s Transport Month.
The Port of Gauteng (PoG) is touted, by developers, as Africa’s superior inland trade gateway, strategically located at the entry and exit point of Gauteng on South Africa’s busiest freight corridor.
The proposed port is expected to provide importers, distributors, rail operators, investors, and developers with a rare, future-ready platform to build world-class warehousing, distribution, and intermodal facilities.
A meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow to release a White Paper: Port of Gauteng’s Solution to South Africa’s Most Important Trade Corridor.
Francois Nortje, Port of Gauteng developer, said the Durban-Gauteng Logistics Corridor had faced significant challenges.
“The National Development Plan of 2012 stated that…