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“We will be successful in this endeavour. We are a vehicle to bring the private and public sectors together.”
This is the mantra of Saxen van Coller, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the daily focus for staff. Van Coller was appointed CEO in March 2013. The Dube TradePort Corporation Board says van Coller’s strength lies in her ability to turn around battling businesses and to take thriving businesses to new levels of success. Her secret lies in her talent of bringing operations, strategy and people together. |
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Annually 47 million tonnes of goods are transported globally as air cargo, and Dube TradePort Corporation is determined to capture a greater share of the African air cargo growth.
The organisation’s persistence, during the past three years to open African skies to KwaZulu-Natal’s air cargo, is paying dividends.
First there was Emirates, a daily passenger and cargo flight to Dubai, then an agreement with South African Express and Air Mauritius and now newcomer, Khuphuka Kings Airways has announced its introduction of cargo flights to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. And more routes are on the cards. |
Since its inception four years ago, Dube TradePort Corporation’s 14 000 square metre Dube Cargo Terminal, located close to the airport’s passenger terminal, has continued to exceed customer expectation. Achieving Top Marks for Service.
With the African aviation industry’s less than satisfactory record, this may seem like quite a statement to make, but the records speak for themselves.
Measured on a variety of parameters, including safety and security of cargo, import and export processes and cargo turn-around time, Dube Cargo Terminal continues to achieve 100% satisfaction on its Service Level Agreements with airline operators. |
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Interest from local and international listed manufacturing enterprises has driven demand for industrial land at Dube TradePort, with investment topping R1 billion already earmarked for Dube TradeZone Phase one.
This was all achieved within the space of 24 months. The greater than expected take-up of land and the extent of Foreign Direct Investment has encouraged the organisation to fast-track its future land releases. Moreover, six months ago there was one crane working at TradeZone Phase one. Now 24 sites are under construction. |
Dube TradePort Corporation is under no illusion about the difficulty that its Dube City faces in competing with the popular office estates of Umhlanga Ridge. “However, when people realise the excellent facilities and great position we have here, they will be interested,” says Tim Hudson, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Senior Manager: Sales and Product Development.
The 12-hectare Dube City is a vibrant, cosmopolitan work, play and stay destination just 1km from King Shaka International Airport’s international passenger terminal, 3,3 km from the N2 and 1,8 km from the R102. Offering fully serviced sites with development rights, Dube City is zoned Special Zone 10 (airport). |
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“From the very outset, Dube TradePort Corporation has upheld the need for environmental sustainability. In balancing corporate gain and environmental preservation, the organisation is committed socially and environmentally to responsible development,” says Saxen van Coller, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer.
The organisation has developed a long-term Environmental Strategy that includes its tenants and suppliers in terms of integrated waste, water and energy management and conservation. |
As many as 3 300 disadvantaged school children in the area surrounding the Dube TradePort precinct have benefitted from the Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives of Dube TradePort Corporation, in the past year.
The main focus areas of the multi-faceted programme are education and skills development, environmental sustainability and socio-economic development, which is aligned to the National and Provincial Government’s strategic goals, says Bonginkosi Mthembu, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Executive: Human Resources and Support Services. |
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During 2013, Dube iConnect, primarily a telecoms, voice and broadband internet provider operating under licence from ICASA and aimed at Dube TradePort tenants, launched its Data Centre infrastructure services.
The data centre, or cloud infrastructure service as it is also known, is available for all companies and provides full visibility, a 99,99% uptime Service Level Agreement, data security, highly trained staff and enables companies to meet King III requirements for data recovery and business continuity in the event of a disaster. |
In the space of a year, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Dube iConnect operation has assisted nine small- to medium-sized reseller enterprises to break into a competitive environment, offering services equal to those of big data centres, at a cost-effective rate.
“It is in this reseller market that Dube iConnect is realising its growth which, for the year ending March 2014, is 82,7%,” says Steve Johnson, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Key Accounts Manager: Dube iConnect. |
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Dube TradePort Corporation’s 90-hectare AgriZone Phase two is readying for take-off as soon as its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is complete, although only a third will be developed to start with.
“Dube AgriZone has had some interesting responses to its open call for proposals for Phase two projects, but few have met the stringent criteria,” says Mlibo Bantwini, Dube TradePort Corporation’s Executive: Dube AgriZone. |
Dube AgriLab, launched in 2013, is fully operational and expecting an exciting year, with a number of research and development projects that have enormous potential for the agricultural industry.
Topping Dube AgriLab’s highlight list is the bio-reactor unit it is installing to enhance its plant culture capacity. This temporary emersion system, on trial for the sugar industry, is pioneering technology for South Africa. |
For thousands of frogs at Dube TradePort, Friday, 28 February, a national frog awareness day – Leap Day – passed unnoticed. But that’s not to say that nobody is looking out for them.
In all, there are at least 23 different species of frogs in the Dube TradePort area, including the critically endangered Pickersgill’s Reed Frog, as well as the vulnerable Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog. |
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