Force Majeure at Transnet coal line

JOHANNESBURG - Transnet has declared a Force Majeure on the Northern Corridor following a derailment.

Earlier in the week, the company reported a derailment, where a train carrying export coal en route to Richards Bay went off the tracks near Ulundi.

The company says that the route has been significantly disrupted and suffers delays because of violent extortion efforts by the Ulundi Business Forum.

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Transnet has now suspended recovery operations because of threats.

The SOE alleges that the dispute with the Ulundi Business Forum
included assault, blocking access roads, and a shot being fired.

Transnet says the police have been deployed to the scene, and charges will be laid.