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created during operation. TNPA has for years engaged in
ongoing collaboration with the Saldanha Bay Industrial
Development Zone Licencing Company to optimise
opportunities for foreign direct investment in the oil and
gas sector in Saldanha.
repairs and maintenance, new builds, and fabrication
activities for the servicing of upstream and midstream oil
and gas services.
The Authority recently concluded a commercial
development lease agreement with the Saldanha Bay IDZ
for the development of various pockets of land, totalling
35 hectares in the port, as the first tranche of IDZ-
designated land parcels. Qalinge concluded, “On behalf of TNPA and Transnet,
I would like to thank the Saldanha Bay IDZ Licencing
Company for its unrelenting work to establish Saldanha
as a world-class, internationally recognised, and thriving
industrial centre of South African marine engineering,
where the local economies can benefit from entering the
global oil and gas value chain.”
This is the first time that a special economic zone (SEZ)
has been designated within a South African commercial
port and is a historical achievement for the Port of
Saldanha and its hinterland, as well as for TNPA and
Transnet in driving economic growth and investment. The OSSB will operate within the SEZ and will offer
incentives to the industry, both local and international,
to establish an oil and gas hub to drive the port’s and
region’s overall focus on positioning itself as a global
player in the sector. PA
The IDZ and TNPA will jointly market the port to enable the
subleasing of various pockets of land, and the IDZ will be
the implementing vehicle for the provision of infrastructure,
promotion of investment, and management of the SEZ. The
IDZ was granted a permit to operate the SEZ with funding
of R303-million for the development of the landside area.
The core activities within the area will include logistics,
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In partnering with Transnet,
Saldehco will focus on developing
the marine and ocean services
industry in Saldanha Bay.
Sophie Masipa, Saldehco chairperson
June 2018 Volume 24 I Number 4