 Port of Durban (South Africa)
Syllabus of the Subject: Port of Durban (South Africa). Gateway to Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Introduction to the South African Ports
- Transnet National Ports Authority
- Port of Durban
- Access to the South African landlocked countries: Botswana, Lesotho,
Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Other South African ports: East London, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha, and Richards Bay
Maritime Transport in Africa (Southern African Ports)
Sample of the Subject: Port of Durban (South Africa)

Description of the Subject: Ports in South Africa.
South African Ports:
- Port of
Durban (South Africa)
- Other South African Ports: Richards Bay, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, and Saldanha
- Related agency of the South African Government: Transnet SOC Ltd
- Managing of the national port system (eight commercial South African Ports):
the Transnet National Ports Authority
Port of Durban:
The Port of Durban is the largest South African
Container and cargo port and one of the busiest ports in Africa.
- The Port of Durban is the second-largest container port in Africa (the first is Port Said - Egypt)
- Is the largest port in the SADC region (Southern African Development Community)
- Gateway to the South African landlocked countries: "Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Capacity: 2,568,124 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) (2012)
- 2.9 million containers
- Port expansion project: 20 million of containers
- Durban Car Terminal
- 58 berths (depths up to 12m.)
- Bunkering Services system
- Commercial fishing: Maydon Wharf
- King Shaka International Airport
Gateway to the South African landlocked countries:
Durban-Maseru (Lesotho).
- Distance by road: 552 kilometres
- Estimated time: 5 h 43 min
- Main cities:
- South Africa: Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Harrismith, Clarens, and Ladybrand
- Frontier South Africa-Lesotho
- Lesotho: Maseru
Port of Durban-Mbabane (Swaziland).
- Distance by road: 537 kilometres
- Estimated time: 6 h 9 min
- Main cities:
- South Africa: Richard Bay-Mkuze
- Frontier South Africa-Swaziland
- Lesotho: Big-Bend-Maseru
Port of Durban-Harare (Zimbabwe).
- Distance by road: 1,674 kilometres
- Estimated time: 18 h 15 min
- Main cities:
- South Africa: Johannesburg,
Pretoria
- Frontier South Africa-Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe: Masvingo-Harare
- Alternatives: Port of Maputo and Port of
Beira (Mozambique)
Port of Durban-Lusaka (Zambia).
- Distance by road: 2,165 kilometres
- Estimated time: 24 h
- Main cities:
- South Africa: Johannesburg-Pretoria
- Frontier South Africa-Zimbabwe (Harare)
- Frontier Zimbabwe-Zambia
- Zambia: Masvingo-Harare
- Alternatives: Port of Maputo, Port of
Beira (Mozambique),
and Port of Lobito (Angola)
Port of Richards Bay.
- Deepwater port
- Richards Bay Coal Terminal
- Rail link to the hinterland (KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga)
- Bulk port (80 million tonnes /year) - 60% of the seaborne cargo of South
Africa
- Distance to Maputo: 465 kilometres
- Distance to Durban: 160 kilometres
Port of East London.
- Commercial river port
- Eleven commercial berths
- Distance to Durban: 460 kilometres
- Distance to Cape Town: 950 kilometres
Port of Port Elizabeth.
- Multi cargo port
- Container Terminal
- General cargo
- Dry bulk, bulk liquid
- Fishing industry region
Port of Ngqura.
- Opened in 2012
-
Transhipment Hub
- Container Terminal
- Manganese loading facility
- Deepwater port
- Located at 20 kilometres of Port Elisabeth
Port of Mossel Bay.
- The smallest South African commercial port
- Petroleum and fish industries
- Access to Western Cape hinterland
Port of Cape Town.
- Container traffic (West - East routes)
- Fishing industry
Port of Saldanha.
- The deepest natural port in the region
- Distance to Cape Town: 140 kilometres
- Iron one
- Oil terminal
- Excellent Road and
Rail links
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Lesotho,
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More information about South Africa (African Portal - EENI Global Business School).
- Transport and Logistics in South Africa
-
Bloemfontein
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Ekurhuleni

The Port of Durban belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilisation).
South African Trade Agreements:
COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement,
Indian-Ocean Rim Association,
European Union, Africa-BRICS,
India-Africa,
China-Africa...
Trans-African Roads related to the Port of Durban:
- Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
- North-South Corridor
- Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor
African Regional Economic Communities:
- SACU (Southern African Customs Union)
- SADC (Southern African Development Community)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
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