Navitrade Terminal

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-SouthAfricaCoal}}Navitrade Terminal is located at Richards Bay Coal Terminal in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. There are plans to transform the terminal into a fully mechanized coal terminal, also known as RBT Grindrod. Annual capacity would be increased from four million tonnes to twenty.

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Background

Grindrod operates the Navitrade terminal at Richards Bay with RBT Resources (Pty) Ltd. Navitrade terminal is a separate terminal from Richards Bay Coal terminal, and has annual capacity of 4 million tonnes (mt). Grindrod plans to increase capacity to 20mt a year. The expansion may handle coal mined in Botswana.

Project Details

• Operator: Grindrod, RBT Resources (Pty) Ltd.
• Location: KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
• Current Coal Capacity (Million Tonnes Per Annum): 4
• Additional Proposed Capacity (Million Tonnes Per Annum): 16
• Status: Proposed expansion
• Projected In Service:
• Type: Exports
• Coal Source:
• Cost of expansion: US$192 million
• Financing for expansion:

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