Super ships set to test Durban Harbour

May-June 2016 Issue 20
Super ships
set to test
Durban
Harbour
Maritime
Newsletter
Message from the MD
that SMEs can benefit from. We will also collaborate with our
education partners to deliver training courses to capacitate
entrepreneurs.
Our Industry promotion has a cross-cutting function to enhance the efforts of all programmes, through marketing and
communication. Some of the planned activities towards this
involved creating a concept document for Durban a Smart Port
City that will be work-shopped with our stakeholders during
the year.
Under the banner of Industry Promotion EMC attended the
Marine and Coastal Operation Phakisa Lab and was instrumental in ensuring that cruise tourism is included in the programmes of this Lab.
Towards fulfilling our commitment to supporting the development of the maritime curriculum in high schools and teacher
capacitation, the EMC held two events: In collaboration with
stakeholders EMC organised a port tour for 9 learners, and a
maritime educators’ training workshop. Read more on this on
page …
With the first quarter behind us it is important to note that a
significant amount of work has been done towards achieving
key deliverables of our programme implementation plans and
much more is still to be done.
The Training and Skills Development Programme will also
continue to provide placement opportunities for graduates in
the maritime industry, capacitate maritime educators and
schools, provide curriculum support and package Durban and
KZN as centres of maritime education.
One of the highlights of first quarter was our Annual General
Meeting on June 6, at which we reflected on the performance
of the past year. It is with pleasure that EMC was able to report We believe that over the years we have entrenched longstanding partnerships with our industry stakeholders, and we
that it had received an unqualified audit and met the goals it
hope that we will continue to enjoy support from our partners
had set out to achieve for the 2015/2016 financial year.
as we journey towards achieving a common vision of growing
We have taken a close look at our 2016/17 implementation
our maritime industry.
plans and incorporated the recommendations made during the
commissions of the 1st Annual Durban Maritime Summit to
ensure that they are driven during the year.
Thato Tsautse
The Enterprise Development Programme has enrolled 10 small
businesses in its Accelerator programme. The programme
Managing director: EThekwini Maritime Cluster
seeks to fast track the entry of relevant businesses, five years
and older, into the maritime sector. Furthermore, we are engaging the maritime industry to unpack business opportunities
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Inside this issue
Super ships set to
test Durban harbour……………..…….2
The maritime industry needs to
drive African integration………………..3
Maritime teachers
in class during
holidays………………3
Maritime earners’
horizons broadened……………………4
Durban firm provides students with
bursaries to
Lawhill………………..4
Durban Boat Show
growing in diversity………………………...5
SAMSA commemorates International
Day of the Seafarer.
In Durban……….….5
SAFMARINE
returning home to
South Africa……….6
Ships collide outside Richards
Bay……..……………...6
Navis upgrade puts
TPT in forefront of
terminal operations……………..…….7
Port Statistics for
May 2016…………….8
Upcoming
events………………...9
Superships set to test Durban Harbour
MSC Flavia, at 13 000-TEU she will become the biggest container ship to enter Durban next week. Picture: Shipspotting
T
ransnet is about to be tested with the first of a series of supersized
container ships due to arrive in port whether it is ready or not.
Starting next week Wednesday July 13 Transnet National Ports
Authority will face up to the challenge of catering for the first
supersized container ship.
ships of between 12,000 TEU and 13,000 TEU will begin arriving in Durban
from next week, regularly. Because of their great lengths of 366m these
ships will not be calling at Cape Town.
Because of draught restrictions they are unable to carry full container loads.
This may not be a problem at present because of the economic downturn
but that could change quite quickly.
The shipping line setting the pace of change in South Africa is Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), who intends placing at least four giant ships The arrival of these superships is going to test the Port of Durban not only
in the 12,000 and 13,000 TEU capacity range on their Asia – South Africa –
on the marine side of berthing and manoeuvring these 366 metre mega
West Africa service, on what MSC refers to as their Africa Express service.
ships with deep draught requirements, but also because of the congestion
they could introduce at the terminals and on the road systems, with their
The rate at which these superships are arriving on the South African trade, much larger than usual container arrivals at one time.
long before most of South Africa’s ports are capable of handling them fully
loaded without high tide conditions, is a result of what is taking place else- The ships due in Durban are as follows:
where in the world. The building of ever larger container ships continues
unabated, despite a global economic downturn that has resulted in negative 13 July - MSC Fabiola, 366 metres LOA, 48.2m wide and 12,560-TEU capacigrowth on many countries including South Africa.
ty.
20 July – MSC Fillippa, sister ship to Fabiola.
New ships, capable of carrying over 19,000 TEU at a time and with hints of
even bigger ships on the horison, are being introduced on the East-West
3 August – MSC Flavia, 366m LOA, 48.4m wide, 13000-TEU capacity.
trades, mostly between Asia and Europe. These developments are taking
place so quickly that even US ports are proving incapable of handling them 17 August – MSC Beryl, sister ship to Flavia.
at the moment, which has forced at least one shipping line – France’s CMA
CGM - to pull back from its planned introduction of 18,000 TEU sized ships
on the trans-Pacific service.
But, where these superships are entering the Asia-Europe service, it has
displaced an increasing number of smaller ‘superships’ in the 10,000 to
14,000 TEU range that are being cascaded onto secondary services, whether
they are ready or not.
MSC’s Africa Express service is one of these secondary services, and four
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The maritime industry needs to drive the African continent integration
Tilayi highlighted South Africa’s important geographical position between the East and West
trade blocs and pointed out that this strategic
position provided enormous potential for the
country and industry. It was so important that
South Africa was part of the International Maritime Organisations governing body.
From Left: Nomalanga Sokhela, eThekhwini Municipality
maritime project manager, Zeph Ndlovu, EMC chairman,
Thato Tsautse, EMC managing director and Sobantu Tilayi,
But this was meaningless to the people of country and the continent unless it could be turned
into something that resolved social and economic issues.
South Africa’s maritime industry held the key to
the integration and development of the African
continent, Sobantu Tilayi, South African MariAs the country grappled with its economic activtime Safety Association (SAMSA) Acting Chief
ity, it needed to identify niche areas that would
Executive told the EThekwini Maritime Cluster’s
accelerate growth. Whether or not it was Operath
7 Annual General Meeting, yesterday.
tion Phakisa that sought to mainstream the
maritime sector into the economy, there is a
“The maritime industry must get its act together very strong reason for Durban to drive this.
and drive this. It is a pre-condition for the development of the continent,” he said.
Dialogue between ourselves need to be im-
proved and even more so between government
and the maritime industry because government
creates the enabling environment while industry
creates the jobs, said Tilayi. “We have a developing nation status which means there are a number of things that we need to talk about.”
It was essential for Transnet, SAMSA and local
governments to create an environment for the
maritime industry to flourish.
Tilayi pointed out that EThekwini Maritime
Cluster was the most developed maritime cluster in South Africa and provided a benchmark
for others to replicate. He appealed to EMC to
continue its work and assured that SAMSA was
fully committed to the cluster.
Maritime teachers in class during holidays
EMC through its Training and Skills Development
Programme, continues to embark on activities
that support capacitation of maritime studies’
teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the development of the maritime curriculum.
tional shipping containers; and on day three the
educators visited Southern African Shipyards
(SAS), Africa's leading commercial, naval shipbuilding & ship Repair Company where they were
taken through a tour of the shipbuilding yard's
facility.
The first session of the teacher’s workshop that
was held for three days in April at the University
of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban University of
Technology (DUT), and Transnet Maritime
School of Excellence (MSoE). A second session
was held for four days, 28-30 June 2016. This follow up session, which is still a partnership involving EMC, UKZN, DUT and the Department of
Education saw teachers attend a lecture at the
beginning of each day then visit a port operation
site as part of their experiential training linked to
the theory they had learnt earlier.
The content that the teachers were exposed to
through expert lecturers: Professor Trevor Jones
(UKZN), Mr Langa Dlamini (UKZN) and Mr Leon
Govender (DUT) included history of South Africa
maritime trade, principles governing transport
trade, maritime law, transgression of maritime
law, meteorological factors that impact on shipping operations and containerisation: its advantages and disadvantages.
The visits to various areas in and around the port
of Durban included, on the first day, a visit to the
Durban harbour aboard the Transnet ferry,
Isponono; on the second day they visited Zac
Pack, a state of the art Container Freight Station
specializing in loading and unpacking of interna-
and DUT to ensure the success of this series of
workshops.”
Sithembiso Tshabalala, coordinator of maritime
studies in the Department of Education, said:
"The teacher capacitation came at a time when
there is a dire need to actualise the objectives of
the transformation of the schooling system which
aims at increasing the number of schools offering
Maritime Studies subjects in the province.”
The knowledge and skilled gained during the
workshop will enable teachers to teach the subject with confidence, having received relevant
information from experts. Linking theory with
practice assists teachers in understanding the
operations in the Maritime sector and gives them
the opportunity to give practical examples to
their learners. The DoE values the partnership
with all stakeholders in the Maritime sector."
Pictured here are teachers attending the first
day of the teachers workshop facilitated by
Professor Trevor Jones of UKZN
Zandile Mbambo, maritime studies educator at
Phendukani High School: “We benefited a lot
because of the workshop’s structure which contained the theoretical and practical component.
Thato Tsautse, managing director of EThekwini
This has helped us a lot in terms of capacitating
Maritime Cluster, said: “Our education and train- us as teachers to be able to teach the subject in
ing efforts do not stop at higher education. We
class. The facilitators were excellent they are
also ensure that our programmes address the
clearly well-versed in their subject matter. Transmaritime studies curriculum at high school level. net’s tour guide, Khulekani Xaba, was superb in
It is on this premise that we host such a workshop taking us through the port operations such as the
to capacitate educators from KZN schools offering processes involved in the movements of ships in
maritime economics and nautical sciences. EMC
and out, when importing and exporting takes
has partnered with the Transnet Maritime School place.”
of Excellence, Department of Education, UKZN
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Learners’ horizons broadened
“These learners live several kilometres from the
sea and ports, some of them although studying
maritime have never been to the sea let alone the
port in their lives. Hence, we see this year’s programme as an opportunity to contribute to the
learning experience of learners from Phendukani
High School,” said Zenzile Makelo, training and
skills development manager at EMC.
T
he Youth Month Maritime Industry
Orientation Session is an initiative of
the EMC that began in 2015, which
seeks to expose the youth to career
opportunities within the maritime industry. This
is achieved through collaborative work with our
various stakeholders in delivering informative
presentations and port operations’ tours.
During this year’s session held on the 24th of June
EMC exposed 9 maritime studies learners from
Phendukani High School in Newcastle to port
operations at of the Durban container terminal.
This EMC-lead initiative was a collaborative effort
of MSC, the Department of Education and Transnet Port Terminals
ships, tugs, container offloading and stacking.
This certainly augments what they have learnt in
class.”
Over and above the port visit the learners where
hosted by MSC for lunch at the Royal Natal Yacht
Club, where MSC presented them with information packs about the maritime industry to
supplement their maritime studies learning material. After that, they were given access to visit the
13th Durban International Boat and Lifestyle
Show. This is where the learners were given more
information about careers in the maritime industry, through a presentation by Captain Thembela
Taboshe, Master Mariner: Ship Surveyor at the
South African Maritime Safety Authority.
Zandile Mbambo, maritime studies educator at
Phendukani High School, said: “It is for the very
first time that these learners are visting Durban
let alone the port. This tour has definitely stimulated interest in them to pursue a career in maritime. They have been able to see, first hand, all of
the things they learn in class theoretically such as
Durban firm provides students with bursaries to Lawhill
Lawhill's maritime studies programme is one of
only a very few examples of a specific industry
playing a role, at secondary school level, in
providing industry-focused education which improves the school leaver's chances of finding employment. The programme is aimed at stimulating maritime awareness among young people,
attracting them to the shipping industry and
providing the industry with high quality, skilled
and knowledgeable employees. Because the
Lawhill Maritime Centre receives no state funding, its students - the majority of whom come
from financially-stressed homes - are reliant on
bursaries provided by the maritime and related
industries to fund their education from Grade 10
Pictured from left to right are Gershwyn Poole,
to 12.
Siyamtanda Vuyelwa and Phaphama Kepu
The three bursars are Siyamtanda Vuyelwa;
urban firm Subtech South Africa reGershwyn Poole; and Phaphama Kepu.
cently awarded three Grade 12 Lawhill What binds these three kids and Subtech is a
Maritime Centre students at Simonpassion for all things maritime! We look forward
stown School full bursaries for the
to monitoring their progress over 2016 and wish
2016 education year. These bursaries will cover
them well for their matric year, said a Subtech
both school fees and hostel fees, allowing these
spokesperson.
enthusiastic students to continue with their mari- Subtech also recently hosted five TNPA trainees
time studies.
for a 2-week period in the Port of Ngqura to pro-
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vide them with work exposure and on-the-job
training.
The learners - Thozamile Vimba, Lubabalo Magangxana, Mawambe Sicubu, Bonga Ndaben and
Masiza Vimba - were provided with a theoretical
introduction to working on deck by means of the
Subtech Deckhand training course, which is designed to introduce learners to the skills required
to work safely aboard ships and barges as a deck
hand.
On the practical side, each trainee has been provided with:
* Time on the Subtech RHIB
* Time onboard the Subtech Covec hoppers
* Training in rope work, knots, splices etc
* Basics in paint work and general deck work
Such exposure is intended to add value to the
development of these young people within the
Port of Ngqura and their careers within the maritime industry.
Durban Boat and Lifestyle Show growing in diversity
numbers,” says Organiser of the Durban
Boat & Lifestyle Show, Barry Meehan. “We
did however note that there was a far more
diverse audience at 2016’s event, which
indicates that boating is slowly gaining
interest once again.”
T
he 13th Durban Boat & Lifestyle Show,
which took place at the Durban Marina has lifted anchor until next year!
The three-day event – which took
place over the weekend of Friday, 24 June to
Sunday, 26 June – attracted more than 8 500
visitors from Durban and some from as far as the
Western Cape, Free State and Northern Cape.
“We saw a 10% dip in the turnout of guests to the
show this year, when compared to last year’s
marine craft such as jet-skis, bow riders, offshore
boats and skeeters.
On the lifestyle section, visitors to the show interacted with clothing, accessories and technical
equipment for beginners and veterans in boating
and fishing. One of the stand-out exhibitors in
Some of the popular yacht attractions this section was The Big Green Egg, a modern
included the Knysna 500 built by the ceramic marvel that can be used as a grill, oven
Knysna Yacht Club and a collection of and smoker.
yachts from Boating that included the
Riviera 50 (aptly named Madness III, val- The show also featured off-road vehicles and
ued at R30 Million), a Riviera 41 (valued at 4x4’s, caravans and outdoor equipment, includR5.9 Million) and a Fairline Squadron 41 ing some amazing outdoor furniture made from
(valued at R6 Million). The Riviera 41 and Fairline scrapped Arab dhows from Tanzania. DestinaSquadron 41 both found buyers over the week- tions also featured prominently, from fishing
expeditions in Mozambique and Tanzania to
end.
safaris to Botswana and around Southern Africa.
The South African Maritime Safety Authority,
whose mandate is to ensure safety of life and Speaking on the 14th Durban Boat & Lifestyle
property at sea, were also at the show. They en- Show, Barry Meehan says “Next year we do it all
gaged with prospective and non-prospective over again, we planning on making it bigger and
buyers, about safety, security and pollution in the better with more attention grabbing yachts, lifemarine environment, and the countries maritime style products and services and interactive
interests. The marine divisions of Yamaha and events. Keep an eye on our website and social
Suzuki showcased some of their more affordable media pages for dates for the next boat show”.
SAMSA commemorates International Day of the Seafarer in Durban
world’s economic growth and sustainability.
Tilayi encouraged the country to get together and
acknowledge these unsung heroes with the rest of
Acting chief executive officer of SAMSA, Sobantu the world on International Day of the Seafarer:
Tilayi said that seafarers were the face of the
“The Day of the Seafarer is a day for the more
maritime industry: “Seafarers are those brave
than 1.5 million worldwide Seafarers. People
hearts who risk their lives, give up months of
should clap hands and join to concede the role
family time and being on land, to go out to sea, to that Seafarers play in our lives. If we understand
not only support and protect our beloved country the work, and the lives endured by seafarers we
and their nations, but also to create an impact on go leaps ahead in understanding the role they
each and every citizen by ensuring international
play,” said Tilayi.
trade, which affects us all. They make sure that
the environment is protected, trade is flowing
SAMSA maintains that as a commemoration to
Mr Sobantu Tilayi at the Durban boat
and our communities are able to thrive and devel- the seafarers and their challenging job, the entity
show celebrating the International Day
op themselves. It is therefore essential to raise
continuously aims to support and provide jobs in
of the Seafarer.
our hands in salutation to these fearless men and the maritime industry both for men and women.
women,” said Tilayi.
“Our involvement in the Operations Phakisa
In commemorating the International Day of the
Oceans Economy Initiative places us at the foreSeafarer, which took place on the 25th of June
front of ensuring that South Africa produces sea2016, the South African Maritime Safety Authority
farers of international standards. The maritime
(SAMSA) held an event creating awareness of
industry provides 98% of the country’s trade and
seafarers at the Durban International Boat and
is seen as one of the leading and vital industries
to be part of. SAMSA would like to combine this
Lifestyle Show.
industry where an abundance of jobs are available
This 2016 theme to celebrate the maritime industo combat the countries current plight in unemployment,” said Tilayi.
try’s unsung heroes was “At Sea for all”.
Pictured here are sea scouts who
Elizabeth
were Port
part of
the International Day of
Seafarers are at the coal face of driving economies
harbour
scene
the Seafarer commemoration
in
around the world: supporting international trade
Durban
and playing a significant role in ensuring the
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SAFMARINE returning home to South Africa
B
y the end of this year Safmarine will have returned to
its roots - South Africa. Or at
least as far as relocating its
head office, that is.
The company is owned by Maersk and
operates as a division alongside Maersk
Line. But in recent years Safmarine's
head office has moved about, from Cape
Town to Antwerp and then to Denmark,
but will now return to the city where
Safmarine was founded in the late 1940s
- Cape Town.
"We will relocate our head office to
Cape Town, South Africa thereby returning to our roots," Safmarine said
Picture by SAFMARINE
earlier in May.
Since 1999 Safmarine has been a part of
the Maersk Group of companies. After
moving the head office to Antwerp, Safmarine was again relocated this time to Copenhagen in 2012. But now, because of its
strong ties with Africa, the return 'home' is becoming a reality.
Safmarine has 48 offices in Africa alone. "We are committed to Africa. We want to continue to support the development of
its emerging economies. And in so doing so open markets and provide opportunities for current and new customers. I am
convinced that [this] announcement will help do just that," said Vincent Clerc, Chief Commercial officer of Maersk Line.
Safmarine's CEO, David Williams, will not only relocate with the head office, but will also take over the position as Maersk
Line's Regional Manager for Africa (sub-Saharan) on 1 August 2016.
"We have two strong brands in Africa: Safmarine and Maersk Line. In order for them to continue to be successful, we need
to strengthen the local coordination. We believe this can best happen under one leadership team based in the region," says
Clerc.
Ships collide outside Richards Bay
T
wo ships at anchor in the outer anchorage
outside the port of Richards Bay collided during a south-west 'Buster' that blew up the coast
in June, bringing high winds and high seas.
The 76,302-dwt dry bulk carrier MARITIME HARMONY
dragged her anchor shortly after the buster struck the
area - the floor of the sea at the Richards Bay off Richards
Bay is relatively flat and sandy and provides less than the
best 'grip' for anchors in such conditions.
The ship was blown down onto AFRICAN CENDANA
(46,834-dwt), also a dry bulker and managed by MUR
Shipping. Maritime Harmony has suffered a damaged
hull and sailed to Durban to undergo repairs on the
berth at 104.
The extent of any damage to African Cendana is not
known but a few days later the ship appeared to be
working cargo on one of the berths.
African Cendana. Picture by Mapmost / Vesseltracker
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Navis upgrade puts TPT in forefront of terminal operations
T
he recently successful upgrade of Navis software from
version 2.3 to 2.6 at all Transnet Port Terminals (TPT)
sites across the country has once again
positioned them at the forefront of
terminal operations, TPT believes. And
according to the GM of EIMS at TPT,
Deirdre Ackermann, this seamless
transition to the industry's most advanced operating system available was
no small feat.
"We pulled out all the stops to ensure
that this upgrade was incident-free,
which included undertaking a number
of interventions to mitigate the business risks for both Transnet Port Terminals and our customers," stated
Ackermann.
She explained that TPT drew on experience gained from previous installations and upgrades of Navis which led
them to taking on a new approach for
this particular installation. This approach involved the system undergoing four types of testing that included
user acceptance testing, stress testing,
an emulation tool, and finally a roll-
back solution which tested that TPT
was able to revert back to the existing
Navis 2.3 system if needed. Terminal
staff were also trained in readiness for
the switchover and TPT 'super users' as
well as Navis engineers were on
standby to assist while the upgrade
was taking place.
"I believe the success of this software
migration was as a result of our client's
cooperation, TPT's thorough preparation and new testing approach that
gave us the confidence to be ready for
any unforeseen situation if it had come
to light, but ultimately it enabled us to
deal flawlessly with this upgrade and
without detriment to operations.
"Our constant communication with
clients throughout the process has also
been key and I would like to thank our
customers for their contribution to all
the phases of the upgrade. TPT's central Command Centre is still open until
18 May 2016 to address any concerns or
questions our customers may have
24/7," Ackermann added.
This latest Navis version boasts a number of new features like enhanced rail
functionality, improved performance
and scalability, amongst others. The
software is the only solution that allows planning and operational staff to
view, manage and control multiple
terminals from a central location at the
click of a button. Key enhancements
available in the N4 2.6 include a refreshed planning and control user interface (UI), robust system management and administration capabilities,
tools to ease N4 migrations and improvements to electronic data interchange and gate functionality.
"We believe that with this new software we will be better equipped than
ever before to handle increased capacity. The Navis upgrade is part of TPT's
infrastructure investment strategy,
which forms part of Transnet's Market
Demand Strategy (MDS)," said Ackermann.
This upgrade will be complemented by
ongoing investment in the terminals,
such as the introduction of tandem lift
cranes for moving empties, the speeding up of transit through the gates and
the modernisation of rail terminals
operated by TPT in the ports.
TPT improves port efficiencies in Benin
T
he terminal operator SOBEMAP in the port of
Cotonou in Benin, West Africa has experienced a
major increase in port efficiencies since the deployment of a skilled team from Transnet Port
Terminals (TPT) in January 2016.
As a result of TPT's globally compliant systems and procedures being implemented in the areas of safety and operations, the progress made thus far has been significant. The
improved efficiencies demonstrate TPT's progress and
commitment to the contract which was signed by Transnet
and SOBEMAP in 2015.
"We are happy with the operational improvements and
Port of Cotonou, Benin
impressive results seen so far based on our combined
efforts to deliver on the contract for the BeniSA Maritime
Project. The 20 percent improvements so far provide assurance that we will reach our target," stated TPT Country Manager
for BeniSA, Lulamile Mtetweni.
Deliverables of the contract that have already been executed include:
* The re-design of SOBEMAP's port yard with Zone 1's configuration being completed and traffic directional flow being
updated. This is already assisting with container volume growth and increased productivity.
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Port Statistics for May 2016
P
ort statistics for the month of May 2016, covering the eight commercial ports under the
administration of Transnet National Ports
Authority, reveal that total cargo handled at
all eight ports during the past month amounted to
23.195 million tons, compared with the previous month
(April 2016) when 26.201 million tons of cargo was handled.
By way of comparison, in May 2015 the combined ports
handled a total of 24.670mt of cargo which included
374,882 TEU (this year 333,681), which is a loss this year
of over 40,000 TEU for the month.
Richards Bay's bulk exports were down on the previous
month but coal exports remain on target to meet budgeted figures. Bulk exports at Saldanha totalled almost
5.5 million tons of which almost all was for export.
Durban Container Terminal scene. Picture by EMC
Cargo handled by tonnes during May 2016, including containers by weight (based on
average of 13.5t per TEU)
PORT
May 2016 million tonnes
Richards Bay
8.590
Durban
5.374
Saldanha Bay
5.620
Cape Town
1.490
Port Elizabeth
0.992
Ngqura
0.760
Mossel Bay
0.153
East London
0.215
Total all ports
23.195 million tonnes
The statistics shown here reflect an adjustment on the
overall tonnage compared to those kindly provided by
Transnet. This is to include containers by weight; an
adjustment necessary because Transnet NPA measures
containers by the number of TEUs and does not reflect
the weight.
The calculation uses an average of 13.5 tonnes per TEU,
which is below the estimated international norm of 14
tons per TEU. Without making this calculation South
African ports would be seriously under-reported internationally and locally.
Ship Calls for May 2016
CONTAINERS (measured by TEUs) during May 2016
(TEUs include Deepsea, Coastal, Transship and empty containers all subject to
PORT
May 2016 vessels
gross tons
Durban
314
10,642,603
Cape Town
211
5,036,368
Richards Bay 171
6,668,792
Port Elizabeth
95
2,626,972
Saldanha
Bay
39
2,574,290
Ngqura
50
3,156,047
East London 31
0,977,238
Mossel Bay
77
271,204
Total ship
calls
988
31,953,514
being invoiced by NPA
PORT
May 2016 TEUs
Durban
178,196
Cape Town
83,430
Port Elizabeth
8,880
Ngqura
55,810
East London
6,365
Richards Bay
1,000
Total all ports
333,681 TEU
- source TNPA, with adjustments made by Ports & Ships to include container tonnages
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22 Dorothy Nyembe Street
Durban
4001
www.maritimecluster.co.za
[email protected]
031-3010950/9
The eThekwini Maritime
Cluster (EMC) is a non-profit
company that was launched in
2009. The EMC provides a
platform for collaborative
engagement between different
levels of government, state
owned enterprises and the
maritime community to
implement programs of
common interest that support
the growth and improve
performance and
competiveness of the maritime
industry.
Ethekwini Maritime Cluster
@emc_maritime
Newsletter compiled and produced by Sibonakaliso Msane
(EMC) and Terry Hutson
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