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Content Description SummaryThe intention of this databank in the first instance is to
document the statistics on rail freight, pipelines, ports
and air cargo as sourced from the responsible parastatal
agencies, and to calculate the freight tonnages moving on
the main road corridors in the
province. Until the inception of this databank project no
road
freight statistics were recorded in South Africa and, this
information in KwaZulu-Natal is thus unique to
this
databank. The relevant databank sections describe the
statistics per mode and give an introductory
description of the operations per mode.
The second output of the databank is a general summary
of
the main industries, and their locations, in the province
that produce freight
transport.
There is a section describing the roads in the province,
using information supplied by the Provincial Department of
Transport on general road
conditions, capacity and maintenance
expenditure. A fourth output is a section titled Authorities,
which describes the KwaZulu-Natal Department and
Transport, and includes certain official statistics, e.g.
on overloading control, vehicle accidents and vehicle
registrations.
In this formulation stage of the freight transport
databank
the intention is to create the basic framework,
with modal and industry information as available from the
parastatal agencies and as supplied by industry. At
present, modal information produced by the parastatals is
not harmonised, and this initiative can be regarded as a
first step towards achieving integrated modal, trade and
customs statistics.
Industries to varying degrees are also sometimes reluctant
to provide statistical information, and it is anticipated
that it will take a second and perhaps a third annual
information update for a fully comprehensive picture of
all
provincial freight movements to emerge.
This databank is in CD format and thus on production is
immediately dated. The national website is already in
place.
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