SupplyChain Magazine April 2015 | Page 93

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AFRICA The ro ro ( Roll-on , Roll-off ) port at Durban
to boost its ability to provide crucial services to the nation ’ s oil and gas industry . This spend is part of President Zuma ’ s blue economy drive targeting infrastructure inefficiencies in order to streamline the South African economy for future growth . A completely new rig repair quay will be constructed alongside the building of an offshore supply base .
The ro ro ( roll-on , roll-off ) port at Durban also received funding to the tune of R438 million , in order to increase its Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit ( TEU ) handling capacity to 230,000 . Earlier this year it was announced that German crane operator Liebherr would be opening a dedicated

R438m

The amount of funding received by the Port at Durban

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