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A R1.2-million deal was signed between the Coega
Development Corporation (CDC) and ALE Heavylift South Africa, a heavy
transport and lifting services company, for the storage of abnormal cargo
in the Coega Industrial Development Zone¹s  (IDZ) new lay-down area.

ALE Heavylift South Africa is now the first project tenant that will
operate from and make use of the newly established R9 million laydown
area.

The 12 hectare abnormal cargo storage site, located on the boundary
between the Port of Ngqura and the Coega IDZ, will be used as a temporary
storage site for wind turbines that will be transported to the Amakhala
wind-farm project near Bedford.

³From this month (April) until November this year, nine vessels will
offload 56 wind turbines at the Port of Ngqura and the Coega IDZ for the
Amakhala Project located near Bedford in the Eastern Cape,² said Linda
Sityoshwana, CDC¹s trade solutions project manager.
The eight month contract has a R 1.2 million value for CDC.
³The first vessel docked at the Port of Ngqura on Wednesday, April 22 and
the wind turbine components have already been stored at the lay-down area
as from Thursday, April 23.
³ALE Heavylift South Africa will occupy two-hectares of land and will
have an option to expand the land area with an additional 1.4 hectares at
the peak of the project,² she said.

According Sityoshwana, skilled and unskilled labour will be sourced from
the Eastern Cape and around 45 jobs will be created.

³ALE Heavylift South Africa is a major industry player and for this
reason Coega is proud to be associated with the organisation. This
signing confirms the Port of Ngqura and Coega IDZ as the ideal corridors
for the transport of abnormal cargo².

The company forms part of the Global ALE business with offices throughout
South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa, and specialises in abnormal load
engineering, and has the necessary project management and technical
skills to offer clients a comprehensive turnkey solution through
shipping, cranage, transport, on-site handling and installation.

The Port of Ngqura has been the port of entry for major abnormal-sized
equipment, particularly wind turbine components and items such as the
cold box for Afrox¹s and Air Products¹ air separation unit, among others.

Dr Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC Head of Marketing and Communications said: ³South
Africa is presently one of the world¹s most exciting renewable energy
markets. CDC has identified renewables component manufacturing as a key
activity to boost the local economy, but is now also providing special
support through the new lay-down area.

³From a logistics perspective, location at Coega IDZ enables easy access
to the Port of Ngqura and the N2 highway and our laydown area plays a
vital part of the logistics value chain, enabling short to medium storage
solutions.

³Future investors and tenants likely to make use of the laydown also
include Project Mthombo, the ferrous metals plants, and the biofuels
facilities.

³The laydown area will allow tenants of the area to move cargo between
the port and IDZ, within an allocated space through a dedicated entrance,
reducing heavy traffic on the main entrance route to the port,² he said.

Issued by COEGA