Southern African Ports (Logistics Course)

Syllabus of the Online Course (Subject) - Ports in Southern Africa: Port of Durban, Richards Bay,
Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Port of Walvis Bay.
- The largest ports in Southern Africa
- South Africa: Port of Durban
- Other Ports in South Africa: Richards Bay, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay,
Cape Town, and Saldanha
- Namibia: Port of Walvis Bay
The objectives of the Online Course / Subject “Southern African Ports” are the following:
- To know the largest ports in Southern Africa
- To analyse the main features of Southern African Ports
Example of the Online Course - Ports in Southern Africa

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Description of the Online Course: Southern African Ports
Distance and time estimations between (in nautical miles - Nm):
Port of Durban to
Port of Walvis Bay (Namibia)
Port of Luanda (Angola)
Port of Pointe Noire (Congo)
Port of Lagos (Nigeria)
Port of Dakar (Senegal)
Port of Casablanca (Morocco)
Port of Mombasa (Kenya)
Port of Santos (Brazil)
Port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
Port of Shanghai (China) |
Distance (Nm)
1,608
2,481
2,691
3,746
5,287
6,613
1,945
4,838
8,156
8,494 |
Estimated time (Days)
6.7
10.3
11.2
15.6
22
27.6
8.1
20
34
35 |
Nm: nautical miles.
The Southern African region consists of seven countries:
- Countries with Sea Access of Southern Africa: Namibia and South Africa
- Landlocked Southern African Countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Trans-African Roads related to the Southern African Countries:
- North-South Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Cairo-Gaborone Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor: Namibia
- Beira-Lobito Corridor: Zimbabwe and Zambia
Southern African Ports belongs to Southern African Economic Area (African Civilisation).
Integration and regional institutions in Southern African:

- SACU (Southern African Customs Union)
- SADC (Southern African Development Community)
- COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement


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