Transnet targets 61M mt coal corridor throughput as maintenance execution lifts export recovery

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Transnet SOC Ltd, the South African state-owned logistics operator, targets a 61 million mt throughput in its coal export corridor for fiscal year 2026-27. The recovery is supported by improved maintenance, new rolling stock, and 6.8 billion rand funding sought from the National Treasury.

South Africa’s coal export corridor has moved beyond stabilization and is showing a sustained recovery, with state-owned logistics operator Transnet SOC Ltd. targeting 61 million mt of throughput in the 2026-27 financial year as improved maintenance execution, new rolling stock and 6.8 billion South African rand in funding sought from National Treasury for a network ...