2.1.2 South Africa Port of Cape Town Port Overview Port Picture Description and Contacts of Key Companies Cape Town Services Dry dock/ship repair facilities Robinson Dry Dock Sturrock Dry Dock Bunkering Chandlers Port Performance Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges Berthing Specifications General Cargo Handling Berths Port Handling Equipment Container Facilities Customs Guidance Terminal Information Multipurpose Terminal Grain and Bulk Handling Main Storage Terminal Stevedoring Hinterland Information Port Security Port Overview The Port of Cape Town is the premier port for the Western Cape region, providing a wide range of round-the-clock port operations. With a land area of 253 ha and a water area of 9163 ha, the port provides port services to a variety of sectors, including containers, general cargo, fresh produce and fishing (including international operations and exports), as well as the burgeoning offshore oil and gas industry. Local and international demand for bunkering and ship repair is growing rapidly, and Cape Town has 3 ship repair facilities, one of which includes the largest dry dock in Southern Africa. The port also provides comprehensive marine services: navigation, towage, pilotage, berthing, and pollution control. Cape Town is positioned as a hub linking the Americas and Europe with Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. As a result, a large percentage of cargo handled is transhipment cargo for onward transit. South Africa’s growing exports, particularly fresh fruit, perishables and frozen produce, travel to global destinations via the Port of Cape Town. Cargoes fall into four clusters: containers, liquid bulk, dry bulk and break-bulk. The port has facilities and infrastructure for container, multi-purpose and fresh produce terminals. Port website: https://www.transnetportterminals.net/Ports/Pages/CapeTown_Multi.aspx Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com Port Location and Contact Country Republic of South Africa Province or District Western Cape Nearest Town or City Cape Town (0 km) with Distance from Port Port's Complete Port of Cape Town Name Latitude -33.912347 Longitude 18.428383 Managing Company Transnet National Ports Authority or Port Authority Management Sipho Nzuza – Port Manager Contact Person +27 021 449 2612 Email : [email protected] Page 1 Nearest Airport and AIRPORT NAME : Cape Town International Airport (IATA: CPT, ICAO: FACT) 19.5 km from port Airlines with Frequent LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS : Mango Airline (JE), Comair (MN), South African Airways (SAA), Emirates (EK), International Arrivals British Airways (BA), Air Mauritius Airways (MK), Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Botswana (BP), Air Canada (AC), Air France /Departures (AF), Air India (AI), Asiana Airlines (OZ), Cemair (5Z), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Kenyan Airways (KQ). https://www.capetown- airport.com/airlines.php Port Picture Image below, displays port layout showing approach channel, depths alongside and berth / quay number / letter naming. Page 2 Image below, displays an aerial view of the port showing all ship repair facilities available to port users. Description and Contacts of Key Companies Cape Town Services Page 3 Working hours: Port Control – For emergencies and handling of ships – 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Cartage – 24 hours per day. Breakbulk – 06:00 – 22:00, Monday to Friday. Containers – 24 hours a day, 362 days per year (not 1 January, 1 May and 25 December). Office hours - (including Revenue) 08:00 to 16:30 Monday to Friday, not public holidays. Tankers are restricted to daylight berthing and unberthing. Under certain circumstances, vessels with a double hull will not be subject to these conditions. Dry dock/ship repair facilities Transnet National Ports Authority owns and operates two dry docks, a repair quay and a synchrolift. Robinson Dry Dock Situated at Victoria Basin, overall docking length 161,2 m, length on bottom = 152,4 m, width at entrance top 20,7 m, maximum width at bottom = 17,2 m, depth over entrance sill HWOST = 7,9 m. Sturrock Dry Dock Situated at Duncan Dock, overall docking length 360 m, length on bottom (dock floor) = 350,4 m, width at entrance top = 45,1 m, maximum width at bottom (dock floor) = 38,4 m, depth 14 m, depth over entrance sill HWOST = 13,7 m. A docking length of 369,6 m can be achieved by placing the caisson in the emergency stop at the entrance. The dock can be divided into two compartments of either 132,5 m and 216,1 m or 205,7 m and 142,9 m. Repair Quay Length: 456 m, landing wall 548 m. SYNCHROLIFT can handle 1 806 tonnes and vessels up to 61 m in length and 15 m in width. Repair lanes available (length) = 2 x 70 m, 1 x 55 m, 2 x 75 m. Work is undertaken by private companies and services include, ship repair, engineering, refrigeration, hydraulics, cleaning and painting. Bunkering The Port of Cape Town has 61 bunkering points supplying marine fuel oil, gas oil and blended fuels at most berths. Bunker fuels are delivered by pipeline, gas oil is delivered by barge and diesel oil is not available. Joint Bunkering Services is a joint venture between BP South Africa, Caltex Oil, Shell SA and Engen Petroleum. Consumers can choose which oil company they want to supply their fuel while gaining from the economy of scale from the shared distribution system of the JBS. Chandlers Chandling services are available from private companies located around the port. For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List. Port Performance The port of Cape Town remains open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The depth at the entrance channel is -15.9m Chart datum, is -15.4m at the 180m wide entrance into Duncan Dock and -14m at the entrance to Ben Schoeman Dock. The depth in the Duncan Dock varies between -9.9m near the repair quay to -12.4m at the tanker basin. Ben Schoeman Dock varies from -9m to -13.9m. Dredging is carried out regularly to maintain required depths alongside and in the harbour. Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels with the pilot being taken on board 1.6 miles and 155º off the main breakwater. Pilot transfer is by pilot boat. Navigation is subject to VTS (vessel tracking system) and tug service is provided by four tugs. The harbour and Table Bay are subject to strong winds during the Cape winter (April to September) that can disrupt cargo and ship working in the port. Seasonal Constraints Occurs Time Frame Rainy Yes From April to September Season Major Yes From November to February Import Campaigns Page 4 Other During October to March Cape Town is subject to it windy season with the south-easterly bring gale force condition over Cape Town Comments and especially the exposed port area, bringing most container and vessel traffic to a standstill sporadically. Handling Figures for 2020 Vessel Calls 552 Container Traffic (TEUs) 26,801,656 Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk for 2020 Bulk (MT) 3,532,483 Break bulk (MT) 2,434,820 Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://www.transnetportterminals.net/Customer/Tariffs/TPT%20Tariff%20Book% 202020.pdf Berthing Specifications Type of Berth Quantity Length (m) Maximum Draft (m) Comments Conventional Berth 8 1937 m 12.2 m Container Berth 4 1151 m 14.2 m Silo Berth No Berthing Tugs 4 40 ton Bullard pull Water Barges No Quay side supply General Cargo Handling Berths Cargo Type Berth Identification Imports - Bagged Cargo Berths : B, C, D, E, F, J Exports - Bagged Cargo Berths : B, C, D, E, F, J Imports and Exports - RoRo N/A Other Imports Hydrocarbons, Berths : TB1 & TB2 Port Handling Equipment Terminal assets within the two main container terminals (CTCT and Multipurpose terminal) are owned by the Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) a state owned company (SOC). Other leased terminals own handling equipment privately. Equipment Available Total Quantity and Capacity Available Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage Dockside Crane Yes 8 x 70 MT Good Container Gantries Yes 28 Good Mobile Cranes Yes 23 x 4 MT , 2 x 5 MT Good Reachstacker Yes 5 Good RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer) No Page 5 Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines No Transtainer No Forklifts No Container Facilities The image above shows the main container terminal know as CTCT (Cape Town Container Terminal). In the foreground is a straddle-carrier operated empty stacking yard with dry container and immediately next it (right foreground) are empty reefer containers in a typical wind-stack formation. Opposite the empty stack reefer towers for cold chain power supply and monitoring are visible. Along the main quay are container ships berthed and STS cranes extended, behind these a further RTG (Rubber Tyred Gantry) stacking yard is visible. More depots, performing storage, pack/unpack, maintenance and repairs, prepping and other cargo and container related activities are also available within the immediate vicinity of the port terminal. Facilities 20 ft 40 ft Container Facilities Available Yes Yes Container Freight Station (CFS) Yes Yes Refrigerated Container Stations Yes Yes Other Capacity Details - - Daily Take Off Capacity (Containers per Day) 528 528 Number of Reefer Stations (Connection Points) - 4000 Emergency Take-off Capacity 1080 1080 Off take Capacity of Gang Shift (Containers per Shift) 176 176 Customs Guidance Page 6 Customs and Excise office is located with the port precinct, customs also hold a 24/7 presence within the terminals for ongoing operations. Turnaround times are generally between 3 – 5 days from submission of clearance documents (without any queries). A container X-ray scanner is also located within the port precinct, alongside the reefer gate close to the main container terminal gate, for any container deferred for further assessment, operating from 08: 00 to 18:00.