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Cape Town Port

South Africa

General Information

Address P O Box 4245
Cape Town, Roggebaai 8000
South Africa

Port Authority Transnet National Ports Authority

Phone 21 449 3408

Fax 21 449 3107

Email -

Coordinates -33º -56' -44'' S, 18º 25' 51'' E

Decimal -33.9457019, 18.4309816

UN/LOCODE ZACPT

Port Type Seaport

Port Size Medium

Website www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net

Terminal Yes

List of main shipping lines serving the port

Alianca, COSCO, DAL, DCL, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Libra, MACS, Maersk, Misc Berhad, MSC, NDS, OACL, PIL, Safmarine, Stinnes, Tasman Orient

Port Detail

Inland port No

Entrance Restrictions

Mean tide 1 foot m

Tide

Overhead Limit

Swell

Water Depth

Channel 41 - 45 feet 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Cargo Pier 31 - 35 feet 9.4 - 10 meters

Mean Tide 1 foot

Anchorage 36 - 40 feet 11 - 12.2 meters

Oil Terminal 31 - 35 feet 9.4 - 10 meters

Harbor Characteristics

Harbor Size Medium

Shelter Good

Max Vessel Size Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area Yes

Pilotage

Compulsory

Available

Advisable

Local Assist

Supplies

Provisions

Fuel Oil

Deck

Water

Diesel Oil

Engine

Lifts & Cranes

0-24 Ton Lifts

25-49 Ton Lifts

50-100 Ton Lifts

100+ Ton Lifts

Fixed Cranes

Mobile Cranes

Floating Cranes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Med Moor

Ice

Anchor

Beach

Tugs

Assist

Salvage

Quarantine

Pratique

Deratt Cert

Port Services

Longshore

Electrical Repair

Steam

Electrical

Navigation Eq

Repairs, Drydock & Other Services

Ship Repairs Major

Marine Railroad Small

Degauss -

Drydock Size Large

Garbage Disposal

Dirty Ballast

Communications

Telephone

Radio

Air

Telegraph

Radio Tel

Rail

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