Transnet to Boost Richards Bay Coal Line to 80 Million Tons

Transnet Ltd., which manages South Africa’s ports and rail system, plans to boost capacity of its Richards Bay coal line to 80 million metric tons a year to increase shipments from the continent’s biggest coal terminal.

The expansion project, which is still in the planning stage, will cost about 5.1 billion rand ($758 million), Moira Moses, group executive for capital projects, said in an interview in Cape Town today.