Transnet
Type	State owned enterprise SOE
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Johannesburg
Key people	Mr. F. Phaswana, Chairman Ms. M. Ramos, Group Chief Executive Mr. L. van Niekerk, COO Mr. C.F. Wells, CFO
Industry	Train transport Port management Logistics Pipeline management
Products	Transport management services
Revenue	~ R26 bn 2006
Employees	~
Website	http://www.transnet.co.za/

Transnet is a large South African rail, port and pipeline company. It was formed as a limited company on April 1, 1990. A majority of the company's stock is owned by the Department of Public Enterprises, or DPE, of the South African government. The company was formed by restructuring into business units the operations of South African Railways and Harbours and other existing operations and products.

The business units of Transnet:

• Transnet National Ports Authority - NPA - owns the country's main ports
• Transnet Pipelines - principal operator of South Africa's fuel pipelines
• Transnet Property - property investment company
• Protekon - transport infrastructure design
• Transnet Port Terminals - operates and maintains the country's main ports
• Transnet Freight Rail railway operator - freight service
• Transtel - private telecommunications network, forming part of South Africa's second landline telephone operator
• Transnet Rail Engineering - rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance

See also

• Netherlands-South African Railway Company
• Central South African Railways
• Gautrain

External links

• Transnet

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