Space for hire at Mossel Bay harbour

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the landlord of South Africa’s commercial sea ports, has opened about 100 leasing opportunities for port land and commercial developments across its seven ports.

This was announced in a statement by TNPA on 14 March.

The statement read: "This is part of TNPA’s real estate growth strategy and broadening value co-creation in the port system.

"Within the lease opportunities on offer, facilities will be repurposed for economic activity, while vacant buildings will be available for office, recreational and industrial purposes, opening business opportunities within the port cities.

"Out of the current approximate total gross lettable area of 26 million m2, the total extent covered by properties which have been issued for leasing opportunities amounts to 438,719m2."

Dr Dineo Mazibuko, acting TNPA general manager for Commercial Services noted: “While these leasing opportunities allow TNPA to fully optimise the use of land within the ports, they undoubtedly present an untapped opportunity for the business to unlock the future of South Africa’s trade economy while opening up the market for new entrants.”

From the available leasing opportunities at the ports, four are for Mossel Bay, 26 are for Cape

Town, 26 for Durban, two for East London, 11 for Port Elizabeth, 24 for Richards Bay and six for Saldanha.

The primary lease terms range between one to 15 years, depending on the type of development and alignment to the specific Port Development Framework Plan.

The request for proposal (RFP) documents were issued on 1 March. Submissions will close on 5 April promptly at 12:00. RFP advertisements containing further details on accessing the RFP documents are accessible from the National Treasury’s e-tender publication portal, www.etenders. gov.za/ or the Transnet website, www.transnet.net.