KwaZulu-Natal Business 2016-17 edition
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za. Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za.
Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
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PROFILE<br />
• Procurement of Welding Equipment Set for Shop<br />
24 (Operation Phakisa)<br />
• Bayhead Road Upgrade (From Langeberg Road<br />
to Pier 1) and Truck Staging Areas<br />
Ongoing Execution:<br />
• Reconstruction of Sheet-Pile Quay Walls at<br />
Maydon Wharf<br />
• Permanent sand supply system<br />
• Firefighting infrastructure at Berth 9 Island View<br />
• Replacement of Potable Water Pipe at Island View<br />
• Dry dock concrete repair (Operation Phakisa)<br />
• Electrical Upgrade on Two Overhead Cranes at<br />
Shop 24 (Operation Phakisa)<br />
• Upgrade of Remainder of Port HV Electrical<br />
Infrastructure Phase 2<br />
What future developments<br />
are on the cards?<br />
• DCT berth deepening 203 to 205<br />
• Pier 1 Phase 2 Infill (Salisbury Island)<br />
• Roads Upgrade Projects<br />
• Upgrade of employee facilities<br />
• Security infrastructure fencing in the Port of<br />
Durban<br />
• Tug Jetty Extension<br />
• M and L Shed Structural Repairs<br />
• Upgrade Island View sea walls FEL3<br />
• Island View berth 1 Upgrade<br />
• Replace Water Pipelines & Billing System<br />
• Operation Phakisa Projects<br />
Note: not all projects in the corporate plan have<br />
been included.<br />
What are some of the Port’s<br />
success stories?<br />
In terms of people, the Port boasts the first Black<br />
Female Engineer with a Government Certificate of<br />
Competency (GCC), one of only two engineers in<br />
the Port of Durban to have this highest academic<br />
qualification in engineering.<br />
Our system successes include being the first South<br />
African Port to go live with the Integrated Port<br />
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