DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

1. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Department of Transport IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL FREIGHT LOGISTICS STRATEGY TO TRANSPORT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 30 MAY 2007

2. Department of Transport CONTENT • The Strategy • Key Freight Corridors • Corridor Initiatives • Strategic Initiatives

3. Department of Transport THE STRATEGY • August 2005, Cabinet approval • Objectives of Strategy: • To lower the cost of doing business in the Republic • To promote integrated planning across spheres and stakeholders • To deal with cross border freight operations & infrastructure in S.A., SADC and the Continent • To facilitate seamless movement of cargo between first & second economy • To promote public-private-partnership • Develop corridor strategies • Corridor implementation initiatives • Eastern Corridors • Western Corridors

4. Walvis Bay Beitbridge Gauteng – Walvis Bay Gauteng – Walvis Bay Gauteng – Beitbridge Gauteng - Beitbridge Lobatse • 4.8 mill tons • 17 mill tons • 77% road freight Maputo • 90% road freight • 38% growth to 2020 • 40% growth to 2020 Gauteng Sishen - Saldanha Sishen Gauteng – Maputo Richards Bay Gauteng - Maputo • Rail-only corridor • 27 mill tons • 15.4 mill tons Durban • 73% road freight • 40% growth to 2020 Gauteng – Cape Town Gauteng – Cape Town Saldanha East London Gauteng – Richards bay • 19 mill tons Port Elizabeth • 10% import export Cape Town • Spoornet Coallink line: 66 mill tons export coal; 8 mill tons general traffic • Pongola corridor 17 mill tons – 95% road freight • 85% road freight • 40% growth to 2020 Gauteng – East Gauteng – EL London Gauteng / Postmasburg – Port Elizabeth • 3 mill tons Gauteng – Durban Gauteng - Durban • 10% import export • 7 mill tons • 91% road freight • 36 mill tons • 36% import export • 31% growth to 2020 • 16% import export • 66% road freight • 70% road freight • 39% growth to 2020 • 38% growth to 2020 Freight flow estimate for 2003 KEY FREIGHT SYSTEM CORRIDORS Department of Transport

5. Sharing Best Practices: Southern African DCs/SDIs

6. Department of Transport Schematic of Corridor Context National Core Node Core Node Core network Primary Feeder Node Provincial Primary Feeder Network Secondary Feeder Node Local Tertiary Feeder Node Tertiary feeder Network Secondary Feeder Network Exceptions: Eg. Sishen Coega- Core network extension

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8. Department of Transport CORRIDOR INITIATIVES • Eastern & Western Corridors Implementation • Strategic Corridor Initiatives • Durban – Gauteng • Established KZN Freight Task Group • City Deep • Harrismith Hub • Durban Freight Plan • Cato Ridge • Track & trace(Pilot) • Maputo – Johannesburg • Launched Mpumalanga Freight Logistics Forum • Started process of implementing One Stop Border at Lebombo border post through BCOCC structure • Cape Town – Beit Bridge • Completed Metropolitan Study • Walvis Bay-Maputo (Coast-Coast)

9. Department of Transport 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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11. INTERVENTIONS Department of Transport • 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

12. Department of Transport THANK YOU