Robot Mistake??? Richards Bay

Richards Bay is notorious for these type of mistakes as these two drivers has learned. According to by standers the pick up and trailer did not stop at the red light. As with any accident there is always victems and injuries. It is sad that a Sunday needs to end with so much pain and twisted metal.

We call upon all drivers sharing the roads to be carefull for the motion dectection intersections all around town. This accident send a lady to Hospital and left her small car all twisted and bended. We hope there is no serious injuries and that she will be home soon.

Faces by JayCee

JC Bossert from Shelly Beach Kwa Zulu Natal creates these magnificent
humoristic Face sculptures from fiber and cement. He also do Big Five paintings. The faces sell for around R600.00 and R700.00.

For faces, rock art and waterfuters

Contact: jayceebossert@vodamail.co.za or 082 253 2537

The Whale Observer - Richards Bay Harbor and Ocean Cruise

A welcoming addition for all sorts of outings is this huge boat carrying
88 passengers up to 9 km into the ocean. This is no ordinary boat. It
is one in its own its class since it was owner built just outside of St.
Lucia Estuary, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, by a handful of dedicated
people. Danie has built more than one boat and this is his flagship
starting operations in Richards Bay Harbor.

The Boat, Whale Observer, is a 16 meter long 8 meter wide vessel with a
upper deck viewing platform. With adequate safety equipment on board the
vessel are certified by SAMSA to carry 88 Passengers and 10 Crew
Members. With Richards Bay acting Harbor Master allowing the vessel to
operate with in the Harbor and a 5 mile radius in front of the Port it
is now possible for Advantage Charters to book tours from 25 to 88
people to cruise around the Harbor for a sunset cruise or a morning
combo cruise that includes one hour on the ocean and one hour on the harbor.

This Cruise will let you view the harbor from a totally different
prospective and the Industrial Tourism side will be developed further in
Richards Bay leading to more people utilizing the port's excellent infra
structure for more than just loading and off loading.

To Book your Cruise on Whale Observer phone 083 584 7473

One of the more impresive specimens

Botanical: tarchonanthus camporatus
Common Name: Camphor bush
Style: informal upright style
Grower: Alan Ferrairis

Tidous and time consuming as this hobby need loads of love and energy to sustain a continous growth for many years. This is like getting married and having children.

Some trees are grown from seeds, some from cuttings, but the ultimate is to relocate a struggling loaner from the raod side, a working quary or an old ruine.

This is something you can do from young until you are retired in an old age home. Very little start up money is needed since evrything is done with minute quantities.

Zululand Bonsai Society

Botanical Name: ligustrum lucidum
Common Name: Large leaved Privet
Aprox Age: 45 years
Style: Informal Upright Style
Grower: Carol Hermann

This exibition was held at the Civic Center in Richards Bay.

For more details regarding the Zululand Bonsai Sosiety and workshops contact Liz:cllrliz@mweb.co.za

Hecktic Traffic

As two lanes become one people are backed up and the right hand pushing back in front of the patient left hand lane.

Not all rivers flowing

Some streams are a mere trickle after the heavy rain experienced in some parts of Zululand over the last couple of months.

Easy Way Driving School

Thatha' ama lessons, thata' ama licence. Based in Richards Bay, Fish Eagle Coast South Africa.

All Hours
Jerry 082 664 1582
Vee 072 235 0928
Smart 072 051 6090

www.easywaydriving.co.za

Whats up in Zululand ... False Bay

False Bay Park, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park South Africa, the part of the eco system where all the fossils are located. Evidance that this area was ocean right trough the Triasic Period until about 25000 years ago.

When for some reason sandbanks started forming and pearching birds populated the beach areas with trees, shrubs and grasslands. As the wind blew sand up against driftwood thus forming wind blown sand dunes.

For the trained eye the place is strewn with fossils of aquatic life. For the novice the dry thorny veldt of the Western Shores offers a wide variety of birds, mamal and insects seldom seen else where. This alone makes a visit to this eco system, one of five interlocking eco system, worth while.

The all elusive Wetlands Elephants is most often seen in this part of the 256000 hectare Game Reserve. This also close to Emdoneni Rehabilitation Center, Duma Zulu and Ilala Weavers em route to Soldwana Bay where some of the worlds best diving can be experienced.

www.stlucia.org.za
www.elephantcoast.co.za
www.isimangaliso.co.za

Get on the world wide web ... Super High way

Many questions are asked what you need to have Ineternet, E Mail and a domain. Is ADSL a requirement or do you need 3G. What is HSDPA. Who can give you a wireless conection. Many of these questions can be answered, but who will help you along the the way to make the right choices and guide you around the Potholes.

Skype.
Some thousands of Rands with Skype and stay in contact with your customers 24/7. Talk for a fraction of the cost with crossborder contacts or setup in camera confrances around the World.

Online Documents:
Do you need to share Documents online with various agents or people around the World. Spreadsheet or Word Documents. E Books and more.

Firewalls & Virus Protection:
ADSL has an open ended WiFi network and it can be abused to use your Internet. Have your exposure to these threats anilized.

Have your IT and threats anilized and audited by people that know their way around all these pitfalls.

Call: 0835847473

Atractions and anemities in Zululand

The current Government has structured the management to function on grassroot level. District Municipalities should benifit from this, but like all other departments jumping on the gravy train can overload the local Economy.

The other problem is not expanding the income base to such an extend that all monies that can be earned are earned through the Tax base. It is important for such management to seek avenues to increase the income potential of their tax base.

In the case of small towns like St Lucia tourism is a big source of income and this includes domestic tourist. In this case South Africans. The main atraction to St Lucia Estuary over the years was fishing.

This included Rock and Surf, Estuary and Deep See fishing. With World Heritage status many people jumped on the environmental band wagon and many dissisions was taken surrounding the myths about being green.

One of the bad dissisions was to bring in eco tourist. Eco Tourism is not all that productive and certainly not environmental friendly. People reading this will think the author is crazy, but any one who care to calculate the carboon footprint of a domestic tourist vs a eco tourist will learn the true facts.

For this reason it is not understood why so many roads and Hotels are planned and built in a World Heritage Site while dune mining on its borders are allowed. Why low impact tourism like beach driving is not allowed and why the channel and drain system between the iMfolozi River and St Lucia is not maintained.

It seems a case of bullshit baffels brains . ... ...

St Lucia Estuary is in the worst case of health ever. Water supply, fresh and sealine, should be managed. recreational beach use does not impact on the environment the same as beach resort development. ...

Turtle nests cannot be damaged by a recreational vehicle driving over it but the nesting behaviour of these turtles are influanced by the ambient light of a resort development. ...

Hard surface development are fore ever ... Recreational use has an impact of between 0 and 5 percent ...

False Bay Park ... The heart beat of a Wetlands

The Northern most section of the World Heritage Site, Lister Point, is ridled with fossils, Elephants, Hippo and other wildlife. Sadly human inetrvention has cripled the funcionality of these fragile eco systems.

Closure of the Estuary Mouth and drainage channels of the iMfolozi River has stopped tidal movement between the Indian Ocean and the Lake System.

The smell of a decomposing molusc spoils the experience of a day visit to this famous and pristine Heritage Site.

Whats up in Zululand ... Endoneni Lodge

Eye level with one of Sub Saharas most endangered animals. Endoneni Animal Care and Rehab Center is situatad due North of Durban right next to the N2.

There is many reasons why one would like to spend some time at this macnificent lodge. Its proximity to Hluhluwe Game Reserve, St Lucia Wetlands Park and Duma Zulu, but the main atraction is the interaction of the Tourguide, the people and the cats.

What a unique experience.

Contact:
+27 35 567 7000
info@emdonenilodge.com
www.emdonenilodge.com

Long awaited completion?

Zululanders has waited patiently for the John Ross High Way to be compled. Altough much is to be done work is progressing every day.

Cash Control and Cash Up Systems

Do your Company deal with front office cash or petty cash. If your answer to any of this questions are yes you should make sure that your cash is accounted for. Our cash control system assures you that all your cash is accounted for.

Be in control of your money ... Call 0835847473 for more information.

Road closed

The road between Greytown and Pietermaritzburg is closed but the detour trough Dalton is not to bad.

Great News for Water Tables in Zululand

We all know that sunny St. Lucia is why people visit the Wetlands, but the area had to much sun and to little rain for far too long. Well this is about to change and hopefully the clouds will bring some rain this coming week.  Sunday started with some light rain just wetting the dust and by Wednesday some more rain is expected, but the reel relief to the drought might only arrive by Friday the 10th.

 

For that reason Fishing should be great around Tuesday and Wednesday and even Thursday. By Saturday we hope that all the rivers flowing into the ocean to be flowing thus bringing some muddy conditions to the coastal regions. Although we all hope for great rain this week it could be that the drought will reduce the clouds to a mere drizzle and that the total downfall would not amount to more than an inch.

 

This is a real concern since the Zululand summer down pour should be starting by now and evening showers are expected to be in the access of 20 - 30mm.

Drought stricken Zululand Rural

With rainfall at an all time low domestic animals has very little to eat. With no municipal services rural Zululand are totaly self sufficient.

Zululand Surf Fishing

Surf Fishing in Richards Bay is a great past time and many species can be caught.

Rural Zululand Drought Pleight

As dry as it comes with no food and drink for animals

Zululand Car Show Richards Bay

Many nice cars on show. The venue Richardsbay Ski Boat Club.

Richards Bay Flea Market

What a welcome addition to monthly activities in a vibrant comunity.

Richards Bay TATA on Show

A Car Company that brought a welcome relief to high car prices for ordinary South Africans. TATA Zululand is based in 46 Dollar Drive Richards Bay. Sipho (083 735 6111) one of the sales staff in attendance was always attending to his potential customers with a smile. All the Staff at the stall was very accommodating with all the questions and curious customers.

Contact Details:
46 Dollar Drive Alton
Shop No: 3
Tel: 035 - 789 6062
Fax: 035 - 7895438

Car Exhibition Boardwalk Richards Bay

Always something happening in Richards Bay. Today some cool looking
vehicles was on display. This Lotus Elize and Subaru was some of the
crowd pleaser.

Hluhluwe Town

As the hub to Northen Zululand the town has more to offer than just a Whimpy or another KFC. Early morning trading with street vendors competing with OK and SPAR does not include price hackling or buy two get one free, but loud music ensure a steady flow of customers.

On the main route to Sodwana, world famous diving site, or as a stop over on the main North South main arterial, Hluhluwe has a unique blend of Western Cultural Urbanisation.

Truck overturned on N2

Road between Mtubatuba and Hluhluwe was tempory closed.

Pick and Pay for Mtubatuba

Almost done! The brand new Pick and Pay at the Southern entrance to Mtubatuba.

Protea Hotel Water Front Richards Bay

Home to the Super Eagles while they are using Richards bay as their training Camp. Tuzi Gazi Water Front and Richards Bay small craft harbor offers a safe environment for kids to play and part take in water sport. Zululand is always warm and even during winter we have nice sunny days. Charter Fishing offers excursions to Marling Hunting grounds. Almost a fishing season for every month. Rock and Surf Anglers will be please to know that nice size cob are caught all along the piers and around Naval Island.

Small Shops to rent on the Water Front area. Trade in this area is consistent 7 days a week. During the week the dock workers and office staff is the target market and over weekends the place is flooded with Families. This marina is close enough to the new King Sharka International Airport (about 85min) and Richards Bay Airport (about 20 min). 270 km away from Ponta and many yachts leave from here for an idyllic Mozambique Holiday.

Richards Bay Pony Fun Rides

Its a long winter a head an kids in Zululand is not use to staying indoors. This is way the holiday Pony fun rides is a good idea for every one. No Riding experience is needed.

Wednesday & Friday
11 June 2010 to 16 July 2010

 082 886 3619 or 084 585 7627

Zululand alround suny

With the wind moderate many sailors are taking to the water.

Port of Richards Bay - Overview

Longitude & Latitude

Latitude 28 ° 48’ S Longitude 32 ° 02’ E

General overview

Since it's opening, the Port of Richards Bay has expanded rapidly with the establishment of one new berth every 2nd year on average, proudly fulfilling its aim of making it South Africa's leading port in terms of cargo volumes. The establishment of the port transformed a small fishing village into a dynamic industrial city. The port's hinterland comprises the northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Mpumalanga regions.

Initially built as a bulk port to export 26 million tonnes of coal over the first ten years, the port has diversified into the handling of other cargoes. Currently, Richards Bay handles in excess of 80 million tonnes annually, representing approximately 60% of South Africa's seaborne cargo. This makes it South Africa's leading port in terms of volume handled. To date (June 2007) the port has handled in excess of 1.7 billion tonnes of cargo of which coal represents 1.3 billion tonnes.

The port is the largest in South Africa, with total land and water surfaces of 2 174 hectares and 1 443 hectares respectively. To date only half of that land has been developed. The Port of Richards Bay has the potential to develop over time into one of the largest global ports by expanding up the Mhlathuze River floodplain.

The port hosts six cargo handling terminals equipped to ensure that our clients can compete in the global arena:

• The Dry Bulk Terminal, operated by Transnet Port Terminals, imports and exports a variety of ores, minerals and woodchips
• Multi-purpose Terminal, also operated by Transnet Port Terminals handles breakbulk cargoes, including ferro chrome, pig iron, steel, forest products, granite, aluminium, bagged cargo, containers, heavy lifts and abnormal loads
• Richards Bay Coal Terminal Company Limited, is the largest single export coal terminal in the world with the capacity to export 72 million tonnes per annum
• Island View Storage, operated by Richards Bay Bulk Storage, handles a wide range of bulk liquids stored in tanks
• Richards Bay Bunker Terminal, operated by Joint Bunker Services, imports bunker fuel from Durban and Cape Town
• Private facilities: Phosphoric acid export loading facility and liquid pitch import facility

Weather affecting port

Caution should be exercised in high south-westerly and north-easterly winds. NB: ships have lost their anchors in the past.

Deep water port

One of the port’s inherent strengths is its deep water infrastructure, with a maximum permissible draught of 17,5 metres. This coupled with the high-tech state of the art terminal infrastructures allows for high speed, high volume cargo handling and a fast turn around of vessels.

Development potential

The Planning and Development Department is actively engaged in port planning in order to secure the following:

• There is available space for long-term development
• Land usage and development takes place in a systematic, orderly manner
• National development objectives are included
• Flexibility is inherent in the planning
• Development takes place in areas having suitable geotechnical conditions
• Planning take environmental ascpects into account

Port Development Framework

The Port Master Plan guides the spatial development of the port. The following planned developments are receiving attention:

• A ship repair facility
• Additional bulk liquid handling berth
• Additional berths for break bulk and dry bulk
• Container handling facility at an existing berth

Numerous additional development proposals are being addressed. Various construction projects are taking place at the port, the most important being the construction of berth 306 for steam coal exports. This additional berth will allow the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (Pty) Ltd to increase steam coal exports from 72 to 84 million tonnes per annum.

(source)

Cargo handled for March 2010 - 7 283 526 tons

KZN EXPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2010

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with its partner and principal sponsor, Transnet Port Terminals are proud to announce the call for entries for the KZN Exporter of the Year Awards 2010.  Each year the entrants have presented some interesting profiles of KZN businesses, showcasing their own achievements within the industry and in particular to global markets. 

Based on the overwhelming success when it debuted last year, the Trade and Investment KZN (TIKZN) supported category - “Excellence in exporting into Africa”, features again this year, and will be judged separately to the mandatory categories of Small, Medium and Large.

The categories are based on annual turnover (except for the “Excellence in exporting to Africa” category) as follows:

·         Small - less than R25 Million per annum

·         Medium - between R25 Million and R100 Million per annum

·         Large - greater than R101 Million per annum

The various sections on the entry form are focused on ascertaining the growth and innovative processes that the company has put in place to increase exports, based on turnover achieved over the last three financial years.

We will also be giving an honourable mention (at the gala dinner) to any company or individual who has nominated or recommended any applicant who has made it as a finalist.

Transnet Port Terminals has partnered with the Durban Chamber to demonstrate their support for exporters in this competitive industry. We encourage all exporters in the province to enter the competition as the awards are aimed at recognising and acknowledging all your great achievements as a Kwazulu-Natal exporter.

Entry forms can be downloaded from the website: www.durbanchamber.co.zaor emailed to you on request. Completed entry forms can be posted, hand delivered or emailed for the attention of Christina Pillay at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

Contact: Tel: 031-3351000              
      
Email: christinap@durbanchamber.co.za

Entries close on Friday, 06 August 2010

Richards Bay Tender Notice, iCLM RB 0467

Transnet Port Terminals
Tenders are invited for the provision of services for the moving of Elmec 2 Ship Loader from Berth 801 to Berth 804 at the Port of Richards Bay.
Request for Proposal (RFP) documents may be obtained from 31 May 2010 until 11 June 2010 between 08:30 and 15:30 from the Dry Bulk Terminal, Transnet Port Terminals, Room 39, Ground Floor, Umhlathuze Building, Port of Richards Bay. Copies can be obtained upon payment of a non-refundable amount of R500.00 (incl VA T) per set.

NOTE:

1. Payment may only be a direct deposit to:
   Standard Bank
   Account Name: Transnet Port Terminals
   Dry Bulk Terminal (full details)
   
2. Cheques or cash will not be accepted
3. Tenderers are required to the above reference number followed by Company Name, on the deposit slip, for ease of reference
   
4. Please present a copy of the deposit slip upon collection of the tender document.

A compulsory briefing session will take place at Main Boardroom, Umhlathuze Building on 18 June 2010 at 11:00.
Tenderers failing to attend the compulsory briefing and site meeting will be disqualified.
Tenderers without a valid RFP document in their possession will not be allowed to attend the briefing and site meeting.
No tender documents will be available at the briefing session.
This tender will close punctually at 10:00 on Tuesday, 6 July 2010 in the tender box located at the following address:

THE SECRE TARIAT
DIVISIONAL ACQUISITION COUNCIL
KINGSMEAD OFFICE PARK
STALWART SIMELANE (STANGER) STRET
DURBAN 4001

Telephone, e-mail, facsimile and/or late tenders will not be considered. Tenders may only be submitted on the tender documentation that is issued.
For enquiries, contact:

Smangele Gumede, tel. (035) 905-3575

For technical enquiries, contact:

Shiven Panday, tel. (035) 905-3162

The Port of Richards Bay

CONTACT DETAILS

Transnet National Ports Authority

Port of Richards Bay
PO Box 181
Richards Bay
3900

Tel (27) 035 905 3604 / 3118
Fax 27) 035 905 3333

PORT MANAGER: Tel (27) 035 905 3203
Fax (27) 035 905 3333
email thami.ntshingila@transnet.net

HARBOURMASTER (Marine): Tel (27) 035 753 1991
email dennis.mqadi@transnet.net

Public Affairs & Marketing: Tel (27) 035 3417
email tessie.gower@transnet.net

website http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/

Transnet Port Terminals (formerly SA Port Operations)

MULTI PURPOSE TERMINAL (MPT)
Tel (27) 035 905 3209
email nikki.mbengashe@transnet.net

DRY BULK TERMINAL
Tel (27) 035 905 3215
email seleko.mametsi@transnet.net

website http://www.transnetportterminals.net/

RICHARDS BAY COAL TERMINAL (RBCT)
South Dunes
PO Box 56
3900 Richards Bay

Tel (27) 035 904 4911

Corporate Affairs (Ms Zama Luthuli)
Tel (27) 035 904 4045
email zluthuli@rbct.co.za


website address http://www.rbct.co.za

Ship Watching not a biggy

(picture source)

Something I wanted to do for some time. Boring hobby yes. Nothing else to do ... no .. But for some reason I find these monster boats fascinating. They play a very important role in our day to day life and still we take them for granted. At best we do not even pay close attention to where they have been and where they are going. How heavy are they and how fast do they sail. How deep water do they need to float. Well I have decided to Blog and log my boring hobby.

My First Victim (Mariner) ... No this will be the one that I am going to wait for upon arrival to take a picture of. Still got some time to get everything ready though. This Monster is expected in the Richards Bay harbor on 2010-06-11 at around 10:00 flying The Malta Flag. This Cargo Carrier has a dead weight of 26605 t and was recorded on her last voyage reaching a maximum sailing speed of 12.8 knots and an average speed of 11.4 knots.

With a over all length just more than one and a half Rugby fields (167m) she has a berth of 26m. With a draft of 9.9 meter she is one of the older ships built in 1984. She can load an impressive 15766 of dry Cargo and is en route to Gibraltar.

by Petrus Viviers
0835847473
For Harbor Tours

FNB Mtuba back on line

In the wake of the bomb blast work to a mobile version of the main branch should be completed this morning. Bussines as usual.