R50bn Port of Gauteng's White Paper gets massive support from stakeholders

After the Port of Gauteng released a detailed white paper earlier this month, outlining a R50-billion plan to transform the South African logistics industry, the planned inland logistics hub has received an overwhelmingly positive response.

- By Bongani Mdakane

R50 billion Port of Gauteng's White Paper gets massive support from government and key industry leaders

The Port of Gauteng, designed to function as a transportation channel that conveys goods through inland transport modes, has been hailed as the long-awaited solution to systemic logistics bottlenecks crippling the Durban-Gauteng Freight Corridor which runs by road on N3, N17 and N12 major routes.

Through this landmark, the wave of endorsements highlights the project's capacity to modernise South Africa's logistics network, with support coming directly from provincial government, key industry associations, and leading technology experts.

After the Port of Gauteng released a detailed white paper earlier this month, outlining a R50-billion plan to transform the South African logistics industry, the planned inland logistics hub has received an overwhelmingly positive response.

The Port of Gauteng, designed to function as a transportation channel that conveys goods through inland transport modes, has been hailed as the long-awaited solution to systemic logistics bottlenecks crippling the Durban-Gauteng Freight Corridor which runs by road on N3, N17 and N12 major routes.