Transnet National Ports Authority TNPA has acquired eight hydraulic shore tension mooring units aimed at boosting container shipping efficiencies at its ports in Cape Town, Durban and Ngqura.
According to TNPA, the latest acquisition forms part of its ongoing port infrastructure development programme, which seeks to improve the safety of vessels and cargo-handling operations during adverse weather conditions. It also supports Transnets strategic pursuit of aligning its freight logistics business with key commodities to boost the economy.
The countrys container sector is showing steady growth, particularly driven by agricultural exports. From April to December 2025, TNPA recorded a container volume throughput of approximately 3.4million twenty-foot equivalent units TEUs, which is 2.3 above budget for the period, the ports authority said.
