
Southern African Ports: Durban, Walvis Bay
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Ports in Southern Africa: Port of Durban, Richards Bay, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Port of Walvis Bay
Pointe Noire (largest port in Congo) gateway to Chad, Central Africa

Logistics in Africa, Maritime Transport in Africa
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

Business in Southern Africa
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The educational aims of the Subject “Southern African Ports” are the following:
- To learn about largest ports in Southern Africa
- To analyze the main features of the Southern African Ports

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, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
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.
Trans-African Roads related to Southern African Countries:
- North-South Logistics Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Cairo-Gaborone Logistics Corridor: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
- Tripoli-Windhoek Logistics Corridor: Namibia
- Beira-Lobito Logistics Corridor: Zimbabwe and Zambia
Southern African Ports belongs to the Southern African Economic Area.
Integration and regional institutions in Southern Africa:

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