DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL

FREIGHT LOGISTICS STRATEGY

TO

TRANSPORT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

30 MAY 2007

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The StrategyKey Freight CorridorsCorridor InitiativesStrategic Initiatives

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THE STRATEGY

August 2005, Cabinet approvalObjectives of Strategy:

To lower the cost of doing business in the RepublicTo promote integrated planning across spheres and stakeholdersTo deal with cross border freight operations & infrastructure in S.A., SADC and the ContinentTo facilitate seamless movement of cargo between first & second economyTo promote public-private-partnershipDevelop corridor strategies

Corridor implementation initiativesEastern CorridorsWestern Corridors

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Maputo

Lobatse

Walvis Bay

Cape Town

Durban

Gauteng

Freight flow estimate for 2003

Beitbridge

Gauteng – Beitbridge

• 17 mill tons• 90% road freight• 40% growth to 2020

Gauteng - Beitbridge

Gauteng – Maputo

• 15.4 mill tons• 73% road freight• 40% growth to 2020

Gauteng - Maputo

Gauteng – EL

• 3 mill tons • 10% import export• 91% road freight

• 31% growth to 2020

Gauteng – East London

Port Elizabeth

• 7 mill tons • 36% import export• 66% road freight• 39% growth to 2020

Gauteng – Cape Town

• 19 mill tons • 10% import export• 85% road freight

• 40% growth to 2020

Gauteng – Cape Town

Gauteng – Walvis Bay

• 4.8 mill tons• 77% road freight• 38% growth to 2020

Gauteng – Walvis Bay

East LondonSaldanha

SishenRichards

Bay

Gauteng – Richards bay•Spoornet Coallink line: 66 mill tons export coal; 8 mill tons general traffic•Pongola corridor 17 mill tons – 95% road freight

Gauteng – Durban

• 36 mill tons • 16% import export• 70% road freight

• 38% growth to 2020

Gauteng - Durban

Sishen - Saldanha•Rail-only corridor•27 mill tons

Gauteng / Postmasburg – Port Elizabeth

KEY FREIGHT SYSTEM CORRIDORS Department

of Transport

Sharing Best Practices: Southern African DCs/SDIs

Schematic of Corridor Context

National

Core Node Core NodeCore network

Provincial

Primary Feeder Network

Primary FeederNode

Local

Secondary Feeder Network

SecondaryFeederNode

Tertiary FeederNode

Tertiary feederNetwork

Exceptions: Eg. Sishen Coega- Core network extension

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National Strategy Context

NFLS

Sub-sectoral and Cross Cutting Strategies

Corridor Strategies Regional Strategies

Provincial StrategiesDistrict/Metro

Strategies

CORRIDOR INITIATIVESEastern & Western Corridors ImplementationStrategic Corridor Initiatives

Durban – GautengEstablished KZN Freight Task Group City DeepHarrismith HubDurban Freight PlanCato RidgeTrack & trace(Pilot)

Maputo – JohannesburgLaunched Mpumalanga Freight Logistics ForumStarted process of implementing One Stop Border at Lebombo border post through BCOCC structure

Cape Town – Beit BridgeCompleted Metropolitan Study

Walvis Bay-Maputo (Coast-Coast)

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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Revival of certain branch lines Kei Rail Nkwaleni; and Douglas – Belmont Others still to follow

National Freight Databank About to complete all provinces To do national update by Nov 2007

Development of an IT Platform National Freight Information System Track and Trace

Part of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) process Engaged Cities Network in rolling out Freight Plans to metros

and other host cities

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ImplementationGovernance and Management

Economic Cluster

Technical Team

DG’s Economic Cluster Sub-Committee

COTO

Transport MinMEC

Freight & Logistics Teams

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•BBy DoT

• Eliminate Duplications•Promote integrated planning across region & continent•Information Filling Legislative Framework

•BBy Portfolio Committee

•Funding•Access to information•Enhance capacity at provincial & municipal level•Buy-in e.g. Harrismith Hub & other strategic initiatives

INTERVENTIONS

THANK YOU

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of Transport