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You have the choice: store your goods in an expensive Durban warehouse, or store them at the entry point to Gauteng, close to your customer.
The location where your warehouse can be closest to the Junction of the Container Rail Corridor with the N3, N12, and N17. Ensuring no double Travel and speed to Market.
Trade route properties, the most valuable property asset class with lifecycles spanning centuries, will be developed at this junction.
Rail and road can operate independently or seamlessly together, giving flexibility to logistics operations.
The superior location.
R50 Billion Development
50 000 Permanent Jobs
Our Location
Drives efficiency and speed to market.
1. Superior Location – Situated at the entry and exit point to Gauteng for road and rail with virtually no double travel.
2. Fast to Market – Quickest delivery times to retail and business customers for imports, ensuring a true speed-to-market advantage.
3. Cost Efficiency – Flat topography keeps warehouse construction costs low, total rental costs are the most competitive between Durban and Gauteng.
4. Rail Meets Road – The only site in Gauteng where rail can truly compete with trucking. The Container Corridor rail line, and the N3 are linked by an offramp and provincial road and are closest to each other.
5. Unmatched Visibility – 5,2km of prime N3 highway frontage at the Barry Marais offramp, providing exceptional access, exposure, and connectivity along South Africa’s busiest trade corridor.
Rail-Ready.
Road-Proven.
Future-Focused.
3-hour container train turnaround – setting a new benchmark in speed and reliability.
Priority freight access – located on the Transnet-controlled part of the Container Corridor rail line where goods trains take precedence over passenger traffic.
World-class terminal potential – level topography supports the development of state-of-the-art rail and container facilities.
Seamless road–rail integration – the Gauteng rail location closest to the N3, N12, N17 and R103 provincial road.
Future-Focused
Sustainability & Security
State-of-the-Art Development Potential – A blank canvas for developers to build efficient, future-ready warehouses and facilities tailored to global supply chain demands.
Sustainable Power – Extensive rooftop solar, supported by a dedicated microgrid, will lower energy costs. The electricity surplus will create capacity for data centres within the parks, delivering added value for both tenants and landlords.
Sustainable Resilient Parks – Rainwater harvesting and water recycling systems will lower costs and ensure long-term resilience.
Secure 24/7 Operations – Advanced access control and high-tech security systems will provide the protection required for distribution centres and high-value cargo.
Efficiency & Connectivity
World-Class Container and Car Terminal Design – The site’s unique shape and scale enable direct train-to-truck transfers; multiple loading at once ensures a 3-hour turnaround for 750m container and car block trains.
Seamless Regional Connectivity – Direct access to the Durban–Johannesburg rail line with future expansion to the DRC and Mozambique via Gauteng’s eastern railway bypass. Avoiding PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of SA) constraints, where goods trains are shunted to the back of the queue to avoid collisions with passenger trains.
Flat Rock Michigan
Cut Transport Costs & Time
Positioned between the N3 & Container Corridor rail line, at the entry point of Gauteng for fast, reliable deliveries.
Rail & Car Parks
Bespoke facilities will make logistics more economical and efficient.
Prime N3 Frontage
5,2km highway visibility and access on SA’s busiest trade corridor.
Boost Competitiveness
Significant time and cost savings strengthen importer/exporter reliability.
Lower Development Costs
Efficient topography reduces earthworks and warehouse construction costs.
Intermodal Advantage
Rapid container/car train turnaround in just 3 hours.
Secure Distribution
Bespoke internal roads, private security, and integrated logistics infrastructure.
Sustainable Power
Abundant solar energy, water recycling, and a planned microgrid will reduce utility dependency.
Cut Transport Costs & Time
Rail & Car Parks
Prime N3 Frontage
Boost Competitiveness
Lower Development Costs
Intermodal Advantage
Secure Distribution
Sustainable Power
South Africa’s Logistics Crisis is REAL.
A R50 billion plan to transform freight, create 50,000 jobs, and fix the Durban–Gauteng Freight Corridor has been unveiled.
With the NDP 2030 deadline fast approaching, this is the definitive, practical solution the country needs.
Read the Port of Gauteng White Paper now to see the full R50 Billion blueprint for a safer, more efficient, and economically vibrant logistics future for South Africa.
Why Now?
A Strategic Response to a Shifting Market
South African importers and exporters are facing increasing global competition and tighter margins, which demand greater agility:
Higher volumes
Lower margins
Pressure to deliver faster and more cost-effectively
Choose a location that delivers savings and efficiency.
Choose the Port of Gauteng.
Rail freight privatisation is advancing rapidly.
Global competition demands resilience and agility. Distribution centres need state-of-the-art security.
Now more than ever, there is a need for integrated rail-to-warehouse models.
Investor appetite for logistics properties is at an unprecedented high, and supply is limited.
There is increased demand for more efficient, cost effective large warehousing.
Gauteng requires modern car and container terminals.
About the Development
NT55 Investments:
Catalysing Rail-Enabled Growth
The Port of Gauteng is a strategic 1,400-hectare development led by NT55 Investments, a private investment company focused on creating world-class trade-route properties — the rarest and most enduring asset class, with lifecycles spanning centuries.
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