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Jacobs Transport’s young, compliant fleet shifts to bigger business premises Jacobs Transport’s Lee-Ann Courvoisier and Billy Meysel talk to Creamer Media at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition. Video & Editing: Creamer Media’s Nicholas Boyd.

Transportation company Jacobs Transport has actually outgrown its existing lawn area and will be upgrading the company’s modus operandi to conform with company requirement circulation. The business talks with Creamer Media about this, and more, at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition.

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Jacobs Transport’s young, compliant fleet shifts to bigger business premises Jacobs Transport’s Lee-Ann Courvoisier and Billy Meysel talk to Creamer Media at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition. Video & Editing: Creamer Media’s Nicholas Boyd.

Transportation service provider Jacobs Transport has actually outgrown its present backyard space and will be revamping the company’s modus operandi to adhere with service requirement circulation. The business speaks to Creamer Media about this, and more, at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition.

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Hydrogen key part of green economy, but as part of diversified energy ecosystem

While hydrogen is expected to become a key element of the green economy worldwide, owing to the need to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to limit climate change within a short space of time, it is expected to be part of a diversified energy ecosystem.  There are applications for hydrogen in many sectors, but the sectors that have historically used hydrogen are expected to lead in its adoption, followed by other critical uses, air and gas handling products company Howden Renewable Hydrogen global market director Salah Mahdy said on September 6. 

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Operations on TFR’s North Corridor disrupted for 18 hours by cable theft incidents

Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR) reports that its North Corridor was hit by two major incidents of cable television theft late on the night of September 6, causing the line’s closure for 18 hours. The passage, which runs from Lephalale in Limpopo, through Gauteng and Mpumalanga, to Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, represents over 40% of the volume transferred by TFR, including commodities such as export coal.

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Jacobs Transport’s young, compliant fleet shifts to bigger business premises Jacobs Transport’s Lee-Ann Courvoisier and Billy Meysel talk to Creamer Media at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition. Video & Editing: Creamer Media’s Nicholas Boyd.

Transportation provider Jacobs Transport has outgrown its present yard space and will be upgrading the business’s method operandi to adhere with service requirement circulation. The business speaks to Creamer Media about this, and more, at this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibit.

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South African air charter company receives new long-range business jet and safety award

Aircraft charter and aviation services company ExecuJet South Africa, part of the Luxembourg-based Luxaviation group, announced on Tuesday that it had received the latest addition to its charter fleet, a Bombardier Global Express. The Canadian-designed and built business jet can carry up to 13 passengers and has a maximum range of 4 800 nautical miles (8 890 km). “Like all Bombardier business jets, the Global Express is an exceptional aircraft,” affirmed Luxaviation VP: Africa Gavin Kiggen. “We know the large-cabin comfort and range will be highly attractive to charter customers across Africa.”

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BB Cranes’ orders grow after skills transfer from Condra Cranes

Cape Town-based crane maker BB Cranes has actually received a number of brand-new orders, consisting of an order for two Class 4 cranes, which will be the very first of this class constructed by BB Cranes in Cape Town. This accomplishment is the result of abilities moved from Johannesburg-based parent company Condra Cranes. The two Class 4 durable, double-girder overhead taking a trip cranes equal in design and efficient in 2- and three-shift operation. The cranes also feature cross-travel and quick long-travel speeds to maximise efficiency, Condra Cranes says.

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TFR confirms applications for slot sales on two corridors

State-owned railways energy Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has actually validated that applications were gotten by the August 31 deadline for the slots being made available for sale to third-party operators on the Container Corridor from Gauteng to Durban and the South Corridor from Gauteng to East London. TFR did not instantly indicate how many quotes had been gotten.

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SAA in talks with British Airways about SA franchise, CEO says

South African Airways (SAA) is talking to British Airways (BA) about the possibility of taking over its franchise agreement in South Africa, John Lamola, SAA’s interim chair and CEO, confirmed on Friday. BA cancelled the franchise agreement it had with Comair after the SA company went into provisional liquidation in mid-June.

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Network industries gather to discuss work that still needs doing to tackle infrastructure sabotage

While some development has been attained in tackling the high rate of theft and vandalism on crucial facilities networks throughout the country, there is still significant work to be done to make sure the extreme financial toll this takes is mitigated. This was a key message from the Economic Sabotage of Critical Infrastructure (ESCI) market roundtable, hung on September 2.

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