Richards Bay Coal Terminal | Transnet Pushes Shift From Road to Rail

Richards Bay Coal Terminal | Transnet pushes shift from road to rail

Richards Bay Coal Terminal | Transnet pushes shift from road to rail Estelle.Bronkhorst Wed, 01/28/2026 - 07:45 JOHANNESBURG - Transnet is making progress in getting the rail network back online. Its efforts helped Richard Bay Coal Terminal increase exports by 10 percent last year. The terminal receives coal only by rail. But other operators use trucks, something Transnet wants to move away from.

SA coal exports continue turnaround rising 10.7% last year

SOUTH African coal exports from Richards Bay increased 10.7% in 2025 which represents the highest volume in four years. Richards Bay Coal Terminal, an industry-owned and operated export handling facility, said in its annual review on Tuesday exports totalled 57.66 million tons. This compares to exports of 52.08Mt in 2024 and 47.21Mt in 2023 which was the lowest in about 40 years. RBCT CEO Alan Waller forecast total exports of 55Mt for calendar 2…

South Africa's Richards Bay coal exports up 11%

Coal exports from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal rose 11% to 57.66 million metric tons in 2025, the highest in four years, as freight rail performance improved. South Africa’s coal shipments are still significantly lower than the 76 million tons recorded in 2017, mainly due to state-owned freight rail and port operator Transnet’s limited …