Bulk exports marginally higher in April

[Helmo Preuss] SA's bulk export volumes rose by 0.5% year-on-year (y/y) in April to 13.1m tons (Mt)‚ according to data from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) released on Monday (13 May). 14 May 2013 09:59

New technology for marine energy harvesting

[Anders Jansson] Marine energy, for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents, is the 'best of the best' amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential; in theory, the planet's oceans could supply the entire world with renewable energy. 13 May 2013 14:30

CO² at Mauna Loa Observatory reaches new milestone

SAN DIEGO: On 9 May 2013, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. 13 May 2013 12:54

Funding for Durban dig-out port uncertain

There seems little doubt that despite questions and some objections, the proposed new dig-out port on the site of the old Durban International airport will go ahead. Exploratory drilling on the site by Transnet is already under way - what it calls early research - into the geotechnical composition of the soil. 13 May 2013 10:18

UCT shines in World Rankings

The QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, have ranked the University of Cape Town (UCT) among the top 100 universities in the world for eight of its subject areas. QS ranks the world's top 200 higher education institutions, and for this edition of the Rankings by Subject, 2,858 universities were evaluated and 678 institutions ranked in total. 9 May 2013 14:38

Textainer lowers its borrowing costs

Logistics company Trencor said on Wednesday (8 May) that its 48.5% held subsidiary Textainer‚ which operates the world's largest fleet of containers‚ was able to extend the maturity and achieve a favourable repricing of its US$1.2bn financing facility. 9 May 2013 07:53

RBCT exports up 20,6% this year

[Helmo Preuss] Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) saw a 20.6% year-on-year (y/y) rise in tonnage shipped to 6.2m tons (Mt) after a 20% y/y gain in March to 7.5Mt. In February's RBCT's exports declined by 10.4% y/y decline to 5.5Mt while in January, exports were just 4.2Mt. 8 May 2013 09:19