Port of Durban (South Africa)

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Sub-subject: Port of Durban (South Africa). Gateway to Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to the ports in South Africa
  2. Transnet National Ports Authority
  3. Port of Durban.
  4. Access to South African landlocked countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
  5. Other ports in South Africa: East London, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha, and Richards Bay
Sub-subject "Port of Durban" is studied...
  1. Masters: African Business, BRICS Countries, Global Business (MIB)
  2. Courses: Transport and Logistics in Africa, Southern Africa
  3. Doctorate DIB Africa

Languages of study: En or Fr Afrique du Sud. Summaries in: Pt Puerto Durban Es Puerto Durban.

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Sub-Subject Description: Ports in South Africa.

South African ports:

  1. Port of Durban (South Africa)
  2. Other South African ports: Richards Bay, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, and Saldanha
  3. Related agency of the South African Government: Transnet SOC Ltd.
  4. Managing of the national port system (eight commercial South African ports): 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 the African Continent.

  1. The second-largest container port in Africa (the first is Port Said - Egypt)
  2. Largest port in the SADC region (Southern African Development Community)
  3. Gateway to South African landlocked countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  4. 2,568,124 TEU (2012)
  5. 2.9 million containers.
  6. Project of the port expansion: 20 million of containers
  7. Durban Car Terminal
  8. 58 berths (depths up to 12m.)
  9. Bunkering Services system
  10. Commercial fishing: Maydon Wharf
  11. King Shaka International Airport

Gateway to the South African landlocked countries:

Durban-Maseru (Lesotho).

  1. Distance by road: 552 Km
  2. The estimated time: 5 h 43 min.
  3. The main cities:
    - South Africa: Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Harrismith, Clarens, and Ladybrand
    - Frontier South Africa-Lesotho
    - Lesotho: Maseru

Port of Durban-Mbabane (Swaziland).

  1. Distance by road: 537 Km
  2. The estimated time: 6 h 9 min.
  3. The main cities:
    - South Africa: Richard Bay - Mkuze
    - Frontier South Africa - Swaziland
    - Lesotho: Big-Bend - Maseru

Port of Durban - Harare (Zimbabwe).

  1. Distance by road: 1.674 Km
  2. The estimated time: 18 h 15 min.
  3. The main cities:
    - South Africa: Johannesburg - Pretoria
    - Frontier South Africa - Zimbabwe
    - Zimbabwe: Masvingo - Harare
  4. Alternatives: Port of Maputo, Port of Beira (Mozambique)

Port of Durban - Lusaka (Zambia).

  1. Distance by road: 2.165 Km
  2. The estimated time: 24 h.
  3. The main cities:
    - South Africa: Johannesburg - Pretoria
    - Frontier South Africa - Zimbabwe (Harare)
    - Frontier Zimbabwe - Zambia
    - Zambia: Masvingo - Harare
  4. Alternatives: Port of Maputo, Port of Beira (Mozambique), Port of Lobito (Angola)

Port of Richards Bay.

  1. Deepwater port
  2. Richards Bay Coal Terminal
  3. Rail link to the hinterland (KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga)
  4. Bulk port (80 million tons /year) - 60% of seaborne cargo of South Africa
  5. Distance to Maputo: 465 Km
  6. Distance to Durban: 160 Km

Port of East London.

  1. Commercial river port
  2. Eleven commercial berths.
  3. Distance to Durban: 460 Km
  4. Distance to Cape Town: 950 km

Port of Port Elizabeth.

  1. Multi cargo port
  2. Container Terminal
  3. General cargo
  4. Dry bulk, bulk liquid
  5. Fishing industry region.

Port of Ngqura.

  1. Opened in 2012
  2. Transshipment Hub
  3. Container Terminal
  4. Manganese loading facility
  5. Deepwater port
  6. Located at 20 Km of Port Elisabeth.

Port of Mossel Bay.

  1. Smallest South African commercial ports.
  2. Oil and fish industries.
  3. Access to Western Cape hinterland

Port of Cape Town.

  1. Container traffic (West - East routes)
  2. Fishing industry

Port of Saldanha.

  1. Deepest natural port in the region
  2. Distance to Cape Town: 140 Km
  3. Iron one
  4. Oil terminal
  5. Excellent Road and rail links

Port of Durban belongs to the Southern African Economic Area of the African Civilization.

Trans-African Highways related to the Port of Durban:

  1. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
  2. North-South Corridor
  3. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor

Regional Economic Communities:

  1. SACU (Southern African Customs Union)
  2. SADC (Southern African Development Community)
  3. Tripartite FTA COMESA - EAC - SADC

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