South African Port Operations
Encyclopedia
SAPO was the old name for what is now Transnet Port Terminals, which operates 13 terminals
in 6 South African port
s. It is the port management division of Transnet
, the South African transport
giant.
The new port of Ngqura
, at Coega
, 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth, scheduled to open in 2006, is funded by Transnet and operated by SAPO.
SAPO operates in four sectors: automotive, container
, break-bulk and bulk
. A detailed description of the company's operational organization is written at its website's "SA Terminals" section.
The company has budgeted R1.5 bn for improvements in its 2007 fiscal year, according to the operational report at Transnet.
As of 2009 the company has rebranded as Transnet Port Terminals with new logo.
Dock (maritime)
A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language...
in 6 South African port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
s. It is the port management division of Transnet
Transnet
Transnet SOC Ltd is a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, headquartered in the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. It was formed as a limited company on April 1, 1990. A majority of the company's stock is owned by the Department of Public Enterprises, or DPE, of the South African...
, the South African transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
giant.
Operations
List of ports:- Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
- DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
- "the largest port in Africa" according to the company's website - East London
- Port Elizabeth
- Richards Bay
- Saldanha BaySaldanha BaySaldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of...
- handles South Africa's iron ore exports.
The new port of Ngqura
Ngqura
The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast of South Africa, 20km north east of Port Elizabeth. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational in October 2009 when the MSC Catania became the first commercial...
, at Coega
Coega
The Coega Industrial Development Zone covering 110 km² of land , is situated in the Nelson Mandela Municipality, Eastern Cape province of South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality near Port Elizabeth...
, 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth, scheduled to open in 2006, is funded by Transnet and operated by SAPO.
SAPO operates in four sectors: automotive, container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
, break-bulk and bulk
Bulk
-Industry:* Bulk cargo* Bulk liquids* Bulk mail* Bulk material handling* Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products* Bulk purchasing- Physics :*Bulk density*Bulk modulus...
. A detailed description of the company's operational organization is written at its website's "SA Terminals" section.
The company has budgeted R1.5 bn for improvements in its 2007 fiscal year, according to the operational report at Transnet.
As of 2009 the company has rebranded as Transnet Port Terminals with new logo.