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 />
The Port of Richards Bay<br />
A catalyst for growth – ‘From Fishing Village to Port City'.<br />
Forty years ago ‘A Giant Arose’ and<br />
‘Continues to Soar!’<br />
The Port of Richards Bay began its trajectory when<br />
the first phase of the harbour was officially opened<br />
on 1 April 1976, primarily for the export of coal.<br />
Anchor terminal operators were the then South<br />
African Railways and Harbours and the Richards Bay<br />
Coal Terminal Company Limited (RBCT), which later<br />
became the largest single coal terminal exporter in<br />
the world.<br />
Three possible sites for a new harbour had been<br />
considered including: Kosi Bay, Sodwana Bay and<br />
Richards Bay. Richards Bay was selected due to the<br />
large lagoon; ease of dredging; its direct link to the<br />
national rail network; the bay’s proximity to the town<br />
of Empangeni to stimulate initial development and<br />
the availability of ample fresh water.<br />
The Port, which commemorated its 40th Anniversary<br />
on 1 April <strong>2016</strong>, has developed Richards Bay from a<br />
small fishing village into an internationally recognised<br />
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