Southern African ports

Subject (Course) - Ports in Southern Africa: Port of Durban, Richards Bay, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Port of Walvis Bay.

1. The largest Ports in Southern Africa
2. South Africa: Port of Durban
3. Other Ports in South Africa: Richards Bay, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, and Saldanha
4. Namibia: Port of Walvis Bay

The objectives of the subject “Southern African ports” are:

1. To know the largest ports in Southern Africa
2. To analyse the main features of Southern African ports

Sample of the subject - Ports in Southern Africa:

Subject Description: Southern African Ports

Estimations of distances and times between (in nautical miles - Nm):

Nm: nautical miles.

Southern African region consists of seven countries:

1. Countries with Sea access of Southern Africa: Namibia and South Africa
2. Landlocked countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Trans-African Highways related to Southern African countries:

1. North-South Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
2. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
3. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor: Namibia.
4. Beira-Lobito Corridor: Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Southern African ports belongs to the Southern African Economic Area of the African Civilisation.

Integration and regional institutions in the Southern African region:

1. SACU (Southern African Customs Union)
2. SADC (Southern African Development Community)
3. COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
4. Tripartite FTA COMESA-EAC-SADC

Maritime Transport in Africa