Siding overview
Type
Bulk Terminal
Monthly tonnage
20 000 t
Primary commodity
Thermal Coal
Operations
24/7 Staffed
Province
KwaZulu-Natal
Corridor
Richards Bay Coal Line
Also known as
Sikame
Siding location
Sikame Siding — KwaZulu-Natal. Click the boundary polygon to view operational area.
Assets & equipment
Sikame Siding deploys a total complement of 12 assets for loading, lighting, dust suppression and site maintenance.
Sikame is Barberry's KwaZulu-Natal operation feeding the Richards Bay export corridor. Mobile lighting plants support night loading.
- 4 RB front-end loaders deployed for stockpiling and train loading
- 100 KVA generator providing on-site power backup
- 2 mobile lighting plants supporting night loading
- 16 000 litre water bowser for dust suppression and site services
- Grader for stockpile and haul-road maintenance
- Roller for pad compaction and site maintenance
Technology in our operations
We keep looking for better ways to run our sidings. Digital tools now support how we plan, load and release trains, giving our teams and clients more accurate information, faster turnaround and safer operations. We keep testing and adopting new technology wherever it improves the service we deliver.
Security & weighbridge controls
Sikame Siding operates under Barberry's full security and stock integrity protocols. All incoming and outgoing product movements are independently verified to ensure tonnage accuracy, cargo integrity and complete audit trail compliance for siding owners, clients and financiers.
- Certified computerised weighbridge for inbound truck and outbound wagon measurement
- Independent tonnage reconciliation — trucks received vs wagons dispatched
- Access control at all siding entry and exit points
- 24-hour security presence and CCTV monitoring
- Proof of Delivery (POD) sign-off with TFR for all train movements
- Daily security and tonnage reports submitted to siding owner and client
Siding operations
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Weighbridge exit