Concor has trebled earnings for the six months to the end of December, with attributable earnings swelling from R3.1m to R9.6m.

Decision not to proceed with project could seriously hamper development.

Megaprojects are attracting interest.

These are the milestones in the development of the Coega Industrial Development Zone and adjacent deep-water port: 1. Monday, February 19, 2001: Start of site preparation and construction of the temporary haul road from a quarry at Coega Kop six kilometres inland to the site of the port.

AN independent study by Stellenbosch-based Maritime Education Research and Information Technology (MERIT) has found that the Port of Ngqura is viable without the Coega Industrial Development Zone and more importantly, that South Africa needs a deepwater container facility at the port of Ngqura.