Transnet to issue a tender for new locomotives in July in an attempt to keep key customers in the mining industry.

In a bid to improve on its operational performance, clear logistic backlogs, and claw itself out of its financial predicament, Transnet has confirmed that it will issue a tender for the procurement of new locomotives next month.

This comes after Transnet Group CEO Portia Derby told Business Day that the entity would issue a tender for new locomotives in a bid to boost logistics performance for the ailing mining sector.