Shot in the arm for Saldanha
01 Dec 2006
Investment totalling $679m will be ploughed into South Africa's iron ore export port of Saldanha over the next six years to treble export capacity. As part of its expansion plan,the port will be made ready to receive and load ever larger ships, whose number is expected to increase by 70% annually.
Two new berths for bulk-ore carriers are planned, while the number of stacker/reclaimers will grow from three to seven. Also proposed is the construction of a multipurpose terminal at the port o accommodate breakbulk traffic.





