格林罗德将于2027年开始从南非矿山向莫桑比克运煤，依据一项允许私营运营商进入国有物流公司Transnet货运铁路网络的协议，两家公司周二表示。
Grindrod will begin hauling coal from South African mines to Mozambique in 2027 under a deal giving private operators access to state-owned logistics company Transnet's freight rail network, the companies said on Tuesday.
南非正在改革其货运铁路部门，允许私营公司在Transnet网络上运行列车，该网络难以满足需求。Transnet的铁路基础设施部门已与包括格林罗德在内的11家私营列车运营公司签署准入协议，以提升货运铁路运量。格林罗德计划在其在Transnet东北走廊运营的第一年，从姆普马兰加向其在莫桑比克的马托拉码头运输约28.8万吨煤炭。
这家私营物流公司表示，已于11月2日在该线路成功完成了一趟测试列车的往返行程。政府预计私营列车运营商每年将多运送2000万吨货物，推动其到2029年每年通过铁路运输2.5亿吨货物的目标。Transnet报告称，截至2026年3月的财年货运铁路运量为1.679亿吨，较上年增长5%。
South Africa is reforming its freight rail sector to allow private firms to run trains on Transnet's network, which is struggling to keep up with demand Transnet's rail infrastructure unit has signed access agreements with 11 private train operating companies, including Grindrod, to boost freight rail volumes Grindrod plans to transport about 288,000 metric tons of coal from Mpumalanga to its Matola Terminal in Mozambique in its first year of operating on Transnet's North-East corridor The private logistics company said it had successfully completed a test train round trip on the line on November 2 The government expects private train operators to carry an additional 20 million tons of freight annually, advancing its goal of transporting 250 million tons by rail annually by 2029 Transnet reported 167.9 million tons freight rail volume in the year ended March 2026, a 5% increase on the previous year