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MCLI RAIL FOCUS WORKGROUP
27 SEPTEMBER 2005
MCLI RAIL FOCUS WORKGROUP
27 SEPTEMBER 2005
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AGENDA
Welcome
Call to order
Meeting Objectives
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Approval of previous meeting’s minutes - (30 August 2005)
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Follow up and feedback from minutes/meetings held
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New Business
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Other
Closure
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Welcome :MCLI FOCUS WORKGROUPS – HIGHEST LEVEL CONSTRAINTS- SDI REPORT 2005
LIMITED
COMERCIAL
CARGO
CLEARING
HOURS/ 1 STOP
LACK OF RAIL
CAPACITY
DELAY OF OMU
– RGR/
SPOORNET
Night to
OPERATIONAL
IN-EFFICIENCIES
LACK OF
FORMALISED
INSTITUTION
FRAMEWORK &
GOVERNMENT
PARNERSHIP
FUNDING
LACK OF
REGULAR
CONTAINER
LINES CALLING
THE PORT –
ECONOMIES OF
SCALE
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Call to order
Circulate attendance register
Apologies
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Approval of previous meeting’s minutes - (30 August 2005)
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Follow up and feedback from meetings held
Feedback issues raised at meeting – 30 August, 2005:
Mr Barnard undertook to forward technical corrections to the presentation done by Freight Train to
MCLI. – CB
Financial Costings Mr van Heerden undertook to assist MCLI in preparing the document with
financial costing: This Item still needed to be actioned. PvH & NG
It was agreed that the tonnage figures given by Spoornet in April be included as an attachment to
the minutes of 30 August. - Done
In response to a query about what is the single point of entry for Spoornet new business, Mr
Stephens undertook to investigate this and report back to the Workgroup - CB
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MOÇAMBIQUE
Ambiente de Investimento Rui Fonseco – 15 September 2005
Economia
Ferrovias
Estradas
Pontes
Portos
Principais Investimentos em curso no sector
Ferro-Portuário
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Reabilitação da Linha Férrea de Salamanga (US$ 25 Milhões);
Recondicionamento e reconversão de 45 locomotivas (US$ 21 Milhões);
Reabilitação de 1000 vagões (US$ 20 Milhões);
Instalação de ensilagem de cereais no Porto da Beira (US$ 12 Milhões);
¾ Reabilitação da Linha Férrea de Ressano Garcia (US$ 12 Milhões);
¾ Reabilitação das linhas de acesso aos Portos de Maputo e Matola (US$ 6 Milhões);
¾ Instalação de ensilagem de cereais no Porto de Nacala (US$ 5 Milhões);
¾ Em fase de estudo:
¾ Criação, em parceria com o sector privado, de uma empresa de leasing
de equipamento ferroviário;
¾ Criação de uma empresa de manutenção e reconstrução de linhas
férreas.
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Cross Communication – other focus workgroups
Shipping –
Costing model final stages including Swaziland costs will be posted to the website
Container sailing schedules update fort nightly – www.mcli.co .za
Agreed Jorge Ferraz – MIPS do procedure for transit imports – post to MCLI website
Border Feedback ex today’s meeting…..
Operational performance at the Lebombo Border Post – SARS
New manager for cargo – Piet van der Westhuisen – starting 1 October
Franito – return load – Lucas Potgieter – all pre-cleared – hours – apply for spcial
dispensation
Survey for extended hours to 10:00pm – agents response?
Operational performance at the Ressano Garcia Border Post – Alfandegas
Communication during the month – bribes on roads – SAHC Comments in newsflash
Animal Feed In transit Import – JAN BEKKER – JF MIPS do procedure – website
Institutional –
DOT funding & Participation – MCLI – application revised to make provision for office move - at DOT DG to
sign
National Freight Logistics Strategy Summary – 23 Sept – Riad Khan – no duplicate what is in place at MCLI
Swaziland Presentation – invitaiton to p[resent to Cabinet – 11 October – high focus on port of Maputo &
participation in Mpumalanga Corridor Forum
Swazi Rail committed to corridor to Maputo – also form Limpopo to Richardsbay – present today
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New Business
• Meeting Frequency after 25 October 2005
•Operational performance – SA side – JS/CB
• Operational performance – Mozambique – JZ/MR – Apologies
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Open network meeting 25 October 2005
Finalise speakers 2 success stories –Dick Moore/Jorge Ferraz
Sponsor - Exporters club – Johannesburg – MIPS
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Other
Date of next meeting:
25 October 2005
Exporters club
Johannesburg
Closure
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www.mcli.co.za
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