SupplyChain Magazine May 2015 | Page 147

SUPPLY CHAIN

Company Information

INDUSTRY
Supply Chain
HEADQUARTERS
Johannesburg
EMPLOYEES
50 000
REVENUE
R56.6 billion
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
• Transnet freight rail ( formerly Spoornet – the freight rail division )
• Transnet rail engineering ( formerly Transwerk - the rolling stock maintenance business )
• Transnet national ports authority ( formerly the NPA - fulfils the landlord function for South Africa ’ s port system )
• Transnet port terminals ( formerly SAPO - managing port and cargo terminal operations in the nation ’ s leading ports ), and
• Transnet pipelines ( formerly Petronet - the fuel and gas pipeline business , pumps and manages the storage of petroleum and gas products through its network of highpressure , long distance pipelines ) its ability to facilitate large-scale growth in the South African economy , it also has the potential to use technology and financial power to lift citizens out of poverty and develop communities using education and training . The scale of investments the company has made and has earmarked for the future is substantial . It is increasingly showing that economic growth can improve the lot of society through developing communities and investing in projects that will contribute to social as well as economic well-being . www . transnet . net 147