The shipping platform

Location: The Port of Cape Town is situated in Table Bay on the southwestern coast of South Africa. General overview: The Port of Cape Town is a busy commercial port. It consists of four main basins with 34 berths, protected by breakwaters, offering good anchorage in the bay. It is a major container port handling the largest amount of fresh fruit, second only to Durban, and is also home to several large fishing fleets and repair and maintenance facilities. The port has several main terminals including the Benskoman Terminal, Duncan Wharf, Marina, and the Victoria and Alfred Harbour Basin. The cargoes mainly consist of agricultural products such as fruits, wine, and meat for export and machinery, clothing, and tiles for imports. Handling Equipment: - Quay Cranes - Ship Loaders - Floating Cranes Storage: - Oil Tanks - Open Yards - Warehouses - Cold Storage Traffic figures: Approx. 4,000 vessels, 316,000TEU and approx. 8,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer Max size: The port can accommodate vessels up to 350m LOA, 87m beam, and 14.4m draft, provided that the level of the tide is at least 0.9m above CD. Large vessels up to 350,000DWT in light condition displacing not more than 150,000t with a draft of max 10.7m may be berthed for bunkering or repairs.