August 22, 2016

Simon’s Town

Naval Harbour only
August 22, 2016

Saldana Bay

Exports Imports Iron Ore Crude Oil (to Cape Town via pipeline) Pig Iron Steel Pellets Concentrates (lead, zinc & copper) Project cargoes (esp. wind turbines) Manganese Granite Mineral Sands Steel
August 22, 2016

Major ship repair facilities in South African ports

Cape Town Sturrock Drydock Docking Length  360m Breadth  38.4. (floor) Water Depth 14m Robinson Drydock Docking Length  161m Breadth  17.2m (floor) Water Depth  7.9m Synchrolift Maximum lift: 1750 tons There is also a small shipbuilding industry in Cape Town, specialising in tugs, small patrol vessels, crew-change vessels.   East London […]
August 22, 2016

Test Yourself: Southern African Ports

Through which port(s) is/are 1.1   crude oil imported? 1.2   fruit exported? 1.3   iron ore exported ? 1.4   coal exported? 1.5   motor vehicles exported? 1.6   manganese exported? 1.7   grain imported? 1.8   oil products exported? Which ports have a specialised container terminal? What type of ships carry most of the export fruit? […]