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Logistics Capacity Assessment

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Table of Contents

1 1 South Africa Country Profile 4

2 2 South Africa Port of Durban 5

2.1 Port Overview 5

2.2 Port Picture 6

2.3 Description and Contacts of Key Companies 7

2.4 Port Performance 8

2.5 Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges 10

2.6 Berthing Specifications 10

2.7 Port Handling Equipment 10

2.8 Container Facilities 11

2.9 Terminal Information 13

2.9.1 Multipurpose Terminal 13

2.9.2 Grain and Bulk Handling 13

2.9.3 Main Storage Terminal 14

2.10 Stevedoring 14

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Country name South Africa

Official country name South Africa

Review dates

From (Month / Year) July 2015 (for Zimbabwe LCA)

To (Month / Year) November 2015 (for Zimbabwe LCA)

Name of Reviewer Andrew Chimedza (for Zimbabwe LCA)

Title and Position Logistics Associate

Contact (email and phone number) Andrew.chimedza@wfp.org

+263(4)799216

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1 1 South Africa Country Profile

Generic Information:

Wikipedia Information on South Africa

IMF Information on South Africa

Economist Intelligence Unit Information on South Africa*

(*note - this is a paid service)

Humanitarian Info:

Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Regional Office for Southern Africa

Facts and Figures:

Wolfram Alpha Information on South Africa

World Bank Information on South Africa

World Population Review Information on South Africa

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2 2 South Africa Port of Durban

2.1 Port Overview

The Port of Durban has a total land and water area amounting to 1,854 hectares. The port is

protected by the north and south breakwaters which are 335 m and 700 m long, respectively.

The water surface is 892 hectares at high tide and 679 hectares at low tide. The distance

around the port is 21 km.

Rail tracks total 302 km and it is one of the few cities in the world where the harbour is a mere

block from the Central Business District. The port has 57 berths and over 4,000 commercial

vessels call at the port each year. It was developed primarily for import cargo but over the years

cargo flows have changed significantly and exports have become more important. 

For more information, see the .Port of Durban website

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database.com

Port Location and Contacts

Country Republic of South Africa

Province or District KwaZulu Natal

Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km)

Name: Durban

km: 0

Port's Complete Name Port of Durban

Latitude -29.86667

Longitude 31.03333

Managing Company or Port Authority

Transnet National Ports Authority

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Port Location and Contacts

Management Contact Person Ricky Bhikraj, Port Manager

Tel: (27) 031 361 8795

Email: ricky.bhikraj@transnet.net

Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations

Airport Name: (King Shaka Durban International Airport

Airport) (DUR / FALE) 17.1 km from port

Airlines: Mango Airline (JE), Comair (MN), South African

Airways (SAA), Emirates (EK), British Airways (BA), Air

Mauritius Airways (MK)

2.2 Port Picture

2010 Port Layout

 

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Current aerial view

 

2.3 Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Please see the following link for contact information: Port of Durban Company Contacts

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2.4 Port Performance

The port of Durban operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. The entrance channel has a

depth of 12.8 m from Chart Datum. The channel width has been widened to 222 m at its

narrowest point. The entrance channel is 19 m deep in the outer entrance, shallowing to 16 m

draught inside Durban Bay. At present and during daylight ships are supposedly restricted to

243.8 m length with a maximum width of 35 m and a draught of 11.9 m, or 12.2 m according to

tide and harbour master's clearance. Larger vessels are however common and ships up to 300

m length and 37 m beam are regular callers in Durban. Night restrictions are for a ship length of

200 m and a beam of 26 m, maximum draught of 11.6 m. The harbour master has to be

consulted for permission regarding larger vessels. The largest ships to have entered Durban

harbour were in the region of 230,000 dwt but even larger vessels are catered for in the outer

anchorage. On two occasions in recent years the largest vessel afloat, the 564,650-dwt ULCC

tanker Jahre Viking (now a FPSO in the Persian Gulf), which has a length of 458 m and a beam

of 69 m underwent repairs and a survey while at anchor at the Outer Anchorage off Durban.

Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels from a point three nautical miles northeast of the port

entrance, with a helicopter performing most pilot transfers, backed up by pilot boat service

when the helicopter is unavailable. Navigation is subject to vessels tracking service system

(VTS) controlled from the Millennium Tower on the Bluff including all shipping movements

inside port limits. Tug assistance is required. Draught within the port varies according to

location. The port of Durban handles the greatest volume of sea-going traffic of any port in

southern Africa.  The port of Durban handles the greatest volume of sea-going traffic of any

port in southern Africa. For the 2008/09 financial year ended 31 March 2009, the Port of

Durban handled a total of 4,554 sea-going ships with a gross tonnage of 114,723,266 or about

38 per cent of the ships calling at all South African ports. Cargo handled during the fiscal year

2011/12 amounted to 78,100,851 tons, which included oil and petroleum products

and containers. Total tonnage handled by the port (including a calculation for containers)

constituted 45,282,995 t of imports, 25,613,589 t of exports and 7,204,267 t of transhipment

cargo giving a total tonnage for the port of 78,100,851 tons.

 

Bulk cargo handled at the port in 2011/12 was 34,677,840 t, of which imports were 25,815,759

t, exports were 8,623,952 t, and transhipments totaled 238,129 t. Breakbulk cargo totaled

6,997,676 tons, of which imports were 4,330,820 t, exports 2,446,560 t, and transhipments

220,296 t. Container volumes (2.698 million TEUs) totaled 36,425,335 tons. The combined

Durban container terminals handled 2,698,173 TEUs (twenty foot equivalents) during 2011/12

of which imports were 1,121,216 exports were 1,077,265 and 499,692 TEU were transhipped.

Included in the above were 32,130 TEUs that were shipped coastwise. Containers handled at

Durban represented 62 percent of the total number of containers handled at South African

ports. Containers handled at Durban represented 67,4 percent of the total number of containers

handled at South African ports. (Source: )Ports & Ships Durban

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Durban Container Terminal has been upgraded to optimize capacity. The additional equipment

at the terminal includes 3 quayside cranes and 20 straddle carriers. The upgrade will increase

the capacity of the terminal from 1.3 to 1.6 million TEU’s per year. Thereafter, additional

capacity will be provided by the conversion of Pier 1. New deep-water quays will be developed

in the City Terminal area (length -1 200 metres and 200 metres reclamation) which will result in

the consolidation of general cargo operations.

Sub-Saharan African ports usually range between 7 and 20 moves per hour per crane while the

global standard is usually around 25. This increases ship turnaround times and does not incite

the use of large ships. Durban recently acquired tandem-lift cranes and uses modern ship to

shore (STS) cranes, coupled with straddle carriers and rubber tyre gantries. South African ports

handle about 23% of the Sub-Saharan Africa container volume. A great share of this volume is

hinterland traffic linked with the dynamism of the national economy that in 2011 accounted for

31.7% of the regional GDP.

 

Seasonal Constraints Yes / No From <month> to <month>

Rainy Season Yes October to March

Major Import Campaigns Yes  

Handling Figures Year 2014

Vessel Calls 4,554

Container Traffic (TEUs) 40,477,697

Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk Year 2014

Bulk (MT) 34,205,900

Break bulk (MT) N/A

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2.5 Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Please see the for information on Discharge Rates and Terminal Transnet Tarriff Handbook

Handling Charges. 

2.6 Berthing Specifications

Type of Berth Quantity Length (m) Maximum Draft (m)

Conventional Berth 31 228 9.6

Container Berth 10 295 11.9

Silo Berth N/A N/A N/A

Bulk Liquid 9 288 12.8

Berthing Tugs N/A    

Water Barges N/A    

2.7 Port Handling Equipment

The port equipment is privately managed.

Equipment Available(Yes / No)

Total Quantity and Capacity Available

Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage

Dockside Crane

Yes 2

2

50 mt

10 mt

Floating Cranes

Yes 1

1

235 t at 10 m

125 t at 24 m

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Equipment Available(Yes / No)

Total Quantity and Capacity Available

Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage

1 60 t at 6.1 m / 40.6 mt at 16.2 m

Harbour Boat

Yes 1 100 passengers

Floating Dock

Yes 2

2

4,500 mt

5 mt (electric)

With more than 90% of the world’s trade (in volume) being seaborne and approximately 98% of

South Africa’s exports being conveyed by sea, the country’s commercial ports and terminals

play a strategic role in facilitating trade and economic growth in the Southern African region.

Port Terminals plays an integral role in the logistics chain by providing cargo handling, storage

and warehousing services to a wide range of shipping lines, freight forwarders and cargo

owners. Operations are divided into four major business segments, namely Containers, Bulk,

Break-Bulk and Automotive. Port Terminals manages 16 cargo terminal facilities across seven

South African ports with a total staff complement of more than 6,500 employees.

2.8 Container Facilities

The South African Government has embarked on a significant infrastructure drive to boost the

economy and to alleviate poverty. As part of the MDS, Port Terminals will invest R37.2 billion

over the next seven years to maintain and create new terminal capacity, ensuring that its

terminals can facilitate projected demand. The container sector will see the largest expansion,

with capacity increasing by 41% from 5,6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2014 to

7.9 million TEUs per year in 2021. The bulk sector will increase its capacity from 93 million tons

per year in 2014 to 99 million tons in 2021, while break-bulk capacity will increase from 15.6

million tons per year in 2014 to 16.6 million tons in 2021. Automotive capacity will increase by

25% from 787,000 fully built units (FBUs) in 2014 to 987,000 FBUs in 2021. The fleet of ship-to-

shore (STS) cranes in the container sector is planned to increase from 43 cranes in 2014 to 64

cranes in 2021. The number of straddle carriers will increase from 159 to 202; and there will be

an increase in the number of Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTGs), from 72 to 140. In the bulk sector,

the number of tipplers will increase from six to nine and the number of ship loaders/unloaders

will increase from 19 to 21.

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Overview of 2014 performanceContainer volumes increased by 6.3% to 4,503,425 TEUs (2013: 4,236,685 TEUs). There was

a 2.0% increase in automotive volumes to 687,799 units (2013: 674,231 units) and a 3.4%

increase in bulk and break-bulk volumes to 88.2 mt (2013: 85.3 mt). Port Terminals’ primary

measure of container efficiency, average moves per gross crane hour (GCH) across all

terminals remained fairly stable overall compared to the previous year. The Cape Town

Container Terminal improved its GCH from 31 in the prior year to 34 in the current year. Durban

Pier 1 improved its GCH marginally from 23 to 24. The Durban Pier 2 GCH decreased from 28

to 25 due to problems experienced with the operational system, inclement weather conditions

and teething problems relating to the introduction of the new tandem lift cranes. The Ngqura

Container Terminal GCH decreased from 32 to 26 due to capacity constraints relating to

landside equipment. The Dry Bulk Terminal at Richards Bay improved its loading rate to 752

tons per hour from 729 tons per hour in the prior year. The loading rate at the Saldanha Iron

Ore Terminal increased by 3.3% from 7,899 to 8,157 tons per hour.

 

Facilities 20 ft

Container Facilities Available Yes

Container Freight Station (CFS) Yes

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Facilities 20 ft

Refrigerated Container Stations Yes

Pre-cooling facilities at berths O and P

Other Capacity Details

Daily Take Off Capacity (Containers per day) No

Number of Reefer Stations (connection points) 11 cooling chambers 27,000 m³

69 pre-cooling funnels 9,500 m³

Open storage 4,000 m³

2.9 Terminal Information

2.9.1 Multipurpose Terminal

The Multi Purpose Terminal (also known as the City Terminal), and Maydon Wharf 5 are bulk

loading and discharge facilities.

Total Storage capacity = 42,000 m³

Load rate (Agricultural) = 500 mt / hr

Draught available = 9.6 m

Vessels can be loaded deeper on rising tide subject to Port Authority approval.

2.9.2 Grain and Bulk Handling

The Grain Elevator – Agri-port (Maydon Wharf 8) facility is used to export grain products.

Capacity = 34,560 mt

Loading rate = 1,200 mt / hr

Draught = 10.3 m, 11.5 on rising tide

Discharge rate = 275 mt / hr

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2.9.3 Main Storage Terminal

Storage Facility – Contact

Company Manica Africa

Contact Dean Harris/Royston Denysschen

Telephone +27(031)3280284

2.10 Stevedoring

For contact information for stevedoring companies operating at the Port of Durban, please see

the following attachment: Stevedoring Companies 

 

Port Security

On 29 June 2004, South Africa’s 7 commercial ports, owned and managed by the Transnet

National Ports Authority of SA, became fully ISPS Code compliant. The milestone is a

culmination of a concerted effort by the authority to re-assess, evaluate and upgrade its

security and safety processes in conjunction with various government departments such as

National Intelligence, South African Police Service, and South African Defense Force, etc.

To date, Transnet National Port Authority has spent a substantial amount of time and money

upgrading security. Security assessment plans were drawn up, security personnel retrained

and groomed, port boundaries have been re-fenced and guard houses were relocated.

Transnet National Port Authority has also installed advanced security features such as closed-

circuit television for some of its terminals and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) that allow

for remote ship identification by port control. The most obvious aspect of this compliance is that

it impact access to ports by non-port related users. Many areas previously accessible by the

general public such as cargo working terminals and ship repair lay-up quays are now only

accessible by authorized personnel. The new Security regulations required the appointment of

a Port Security Officer for each port and a Port Facility Security Officer for each terminal. These

persons will coordinate security planning, implementation and maintenance between the port

authority and port facility operators.

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The port of Durban handles the greatest volume of sea-going traffic of any port in southern

Africa. Durban's Port operates on a common user basis and consists of five business units

managed by SA Port Operations (SAPO) - Durban Container Terminal (Africa's busiest), Pier 1

Container Terminal, Multi Purpose Terminal (also known as the City Terminal), Durban Car

Terminal (three berths), and Maydon Wharf Terminal.

The wide-area surveillance and perimeter protection solution at Durban Port is comprised of an

'intelligent' command and control system that transforms a network of cameras into intelligent

object detection, tracking and recording sensors. At Durban's Port over 120 cameras were

placed on the perimeter with the addition of 13 PTZ cameras. Any breach in the perimeter or

suspicious behaviour detected by the cameras sets off an alarm in the control centre via the

command centre software, enabling the security personnel can react accordingly.

Security

ISPS Compliant

(Yes / No)

Yes

Current ISPS Level

1 Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional

 

For more information on the Port of Durban, please see the following attachment: Additional

Information for Port of Durban