According to the information received from Transnet
(1)
Manganese Tonnes Financial Year |
Port of Port Elizabeth Million Tonnes |
Port of Ngqura Million Tonnes |
2015/16 |
6 139 602 Mt |
0 |
2016/17 |
7 446 310 Mt |
0 |
2017/18 |
8 979 026 Mt |
0 |
2018/19 |
9 100 464 Mt |
984 901 |
2019/20 |
9 397 272 Mt |
1 770 486 Mt |
2020/21 |
8 347 956 Mt |
2 918 683 Mt |
(2) (a) The Bulk Ore Terminal at Port of Port Elizabeth will cease to operate at the end of the 2026/27 financial year. The Decommissioning application process to the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries for a Record of Decision will commence in the financial year
2024/25. The Decommissioning will start in 2027/28 thereafter a remediation process will take place. The entire process takes place within a period of 4 years.
(b) The Ngqura Manganese Ore Terminal will be commissioned by January 2026 in a phased manner, until the Port of PE Ore Terminal is phased out in March 2027.