Cape Town is situated approximately 120 nautical miles north-west of Cape Agulhas, the most southerly point in Africa. Port limits extend westwards by a straight line between Green Point and Robben Island Lighthouses, and northwards by a straight line from Robben Island Lighthouse east (true) to the eastern shore of Table Bay, southwards along high water mark, so as to include the Foreshore to the Castle, and back to Green Point Lighthouse.

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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.

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The Port of East London is situated on the east coast of South Africa between Durban and Port Elizabeth, at the mouth of the Buffalo River. East London, South Africa's only river port serves as the gateway to the entire Border-Kei areas, as well as other southern and central countries.

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Mossel Bay has always been a fishing port of substance with limited commercial cargo activity. More recently, however, it has started to service the oil industry as well and today, these two industries play a major role in the development of the port.

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The Port of Port Elizabeth is managed by Transnet National Ports Authority, a division of Transnet LTD and is situated in Algoa Bay on the south-eastern coast of Africa, midway between the Ports of Durban (384 nautical miles north-east) and Cape Town (423 nautical miles west) . The port is striving to be a world class port by adhering to international standards such as ISPS code. The port has integrating systems as this provides a framework for a holistic management system that can embrace all the processes and elements that need to be controlled. The port has the following accreditations: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and AMS 16001.

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Since it's opening, the Port of Richards Bay has expanded rapidly with the establishment of one new berth every 2nd year on average, proudly fulfilling its aim of making it South Africa's leading port in terms of cargo volumes. The establishment of the port transformed a small fishing village into a dynamic industrial city. The port's hinterland comprises the northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Mpumalanga regions.

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Situated on the west coast of Africa, 60 nautical miles north-west of Cape Town, the port of Saldanha is the deepest and largest natural port in Southern Africa and is partly protected by an artificial breakwater.

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