Transnet has concluded a R1.8-billion property deal with fellow State-owned company (SoC) Airports Company South Africa for the acquisition of the former Durban International Airport (DIA) site

The Commercial Aviation Association of SA is pushing for aviation authorities to keep Durban International Airport operating after the new King Shaka Airport opens next year.

SA's three major airports will be ready by 2010 for the thousands of Soccer World Cup visitors, the Airports Company of SA said.

Airports Company SA (Acsa) said yesterday that it would spend R19,3bn over the next five years to expand the capacity of its airport infrastructure.

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.