Port of Cape Town (ZACPT), Cape Town, South Africa

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Cape Town

Local Port Name
:

Port of Cape Town

Port Authority
:

Transnet National Ports Authority

Port Code
:

ZACPT

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

33° 54' 0" S

Longitude
:

18° 26' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

Yes

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Medium

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Medium

Shelter
:

Good

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area
:

Yes

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

Yes

Overhead Limit
:

Yes

Swell
:

No

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

41 - 45 feet, 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Cargo Pier
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Mean Tide
:

1 foot

Anchorage
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Oil Terminal
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

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Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

No

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

Yes

Contact Details
Address
:

P O Box 4245 Cape Town, Roggebaai 8000 South Africa

Fax
:

21 449 3107

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

---

Website
:

www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net

Phone
:

21 449 3408

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

---

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

Yes

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

Yes

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

Yes

Steam
:

Yes

Electrical
:

Yes

Navigation Equipment
:

Yes

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

No

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

No

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Major

Marine Railroad Size
:

Very Small

Degauss
:

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Drydock Size
:

Medium

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

Cape Town (ZACPT)

South Africa