‘Spectacular’ results from Transnet’s efficiency drive – Gigaba

Transnet management has put considerable effort into improving operational efficiencies, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said last week.
“A 24-hour, seven day national command centre has been introduced to plan, resource and manage the movement of trains across the country and a scheduled departure system has been introduced in general freight,” he said.
And he described the results of management’s focus on efficiency as ‘spectacular’.
“Year-on-year efficiency measurements have improved on average by 17% while volumes on rail have grown by 7.3%.
“New weekly records have been set and then improved upon for both the coal and iron ore lines,” he added.
“At the ports, the Pier 1 Container Terminal at the Port of Durban recorded increased productivity, with gross crane moves per hour improving by 20% to the average of 28 compared to 23 achieved in the previous financial year.”
Gigaba said these productivity improvements had allowed some of Transnet’s key customers to expand production with associated increases in employment and exports.
“To support the focus on productivity improvements in our logistics system, the Department has invested substantially in the National Corridor Performance Measurement Project.
“This is an information technology-based intervention to measure the operational efficiencies of different processes along key logistics corridors so as to identify areas for improvement and to enhance collaboration between different players on the logistics chain.”