LBH South Africa

The Port of Cape Town is the second busiest Port in South Africa , handling over 3000 vessel calls per year and about 20% of South Africa ’s Container traffic.

The Port offers ideal working facilities for the handling of dry or liquid bulk cargoes, deciduous fruits, frozen & fresh fish products, breakbulk cargoes and container handling. The Port also has Dry Docking facilities capable of handling vessels with LOA up to 370m. Bunkering facilities and a 24 hour Off Port Limit Services are also available.

The entrance channel draft limit is 15.9m, however the draft limits alongside the various berths varies from 10 – 14m and the draft restriction at the allocated berth therefore needs to be taken into consideration.

The Port works 7 days a week, however Cape Town is known for its frequent strong to gale force winds, which may occasionally affect operations and vessel movements.

Terminal Information:

General Cargo Terminal:

Berth Length Draft Commodities Load/Discharge Method

A 274.3m 12m Passengers, Cargo Wharf cranes (3 x 4 ton)

B 243.8m 12m Fruit Ship’s gear

C 213.4m 12.2m Fruit Exports Wharf cranes (18 x 4 ton)

D 185.0m 10.7m Fruit Loading rate: 26 pallets / hr.

E 225.6m 12.2m Containers, General Cargo

F 250m 12.2m Timber, Steel

G 250m 12.2m Maize, Paper, Machinery Wharf cranes (23 x 4 ton)

H 318.5m 12.8m Clinker, Coal, Gypsum,

Cement, Agriculture

J 250m 10.7m Rice, Paper, Timber, General Cargo

K 250m 10.7m Fish & Related products

L 246.3m 10.7m Scrap, Coal

M 261.8m 10.7m Fish

Container Terminal:

Berth Length Draft Commodities Load/Discharge Method

500 210m 10.7m Layby

501 183m 10.7m Coastal Wharf crane (1 x 35 ton)

502 183m 10.7m Containers / Ro-Ro Gantry crane (30 ton)

600 220m 10.7m Containers Gantry cranes (2 x 30 ton)

601 236m 12.8m Containers Gantry cranes (6 x 40 ton)

602 305m 14m Containers

603 305m 14m Containers

604 305m 14m Containers

700 173m 10m Layby

701 250m 10m Layby

702 250m 10m Layby

703 192m 10m Layby

Load / discharge rate: 16 Containers per crane / hour

Navigation channel: 14m

Cape Town Container Terminal handles about 20% of South Africa ’s Container traffic. It is ideally suited to serve as a hub for cargoes between Europe, the Americas , and Asia, as well as a feeder port for East & West coasts of South Africa .

Repair Quay:

Berth Length Draft Commodities Load/Discharge Method

No.1 426m 12m Layby / Repairs Wharf cranes (2 x 15 ton)

No.2 100m 12m Layby / Repairs

No.3 326m 10.7m Layby / Repairs

No.4 31m 6m Layby / Repairs

Landing Wall:

Berth Length Draft Commodities Load/Discharge Method

No.1 275m 14m Layby / Repairs / Bunkers

No.2 275m 12m Layby / Repairs / Bunkers

No.3 275m 14m Layby / Repairs / Bunkers

No.4 275m 12m Layby / Repairs / Bunkers