Transnet port terminals was
established in 2000, when Transnet’s then single port division, Portnet,
was divided into operations and landlord businesses namely, SAPO
(Transnet port terminals) and National Port Authority (TNPA). Since its
inception, Transnet port terminals has played a key role in supporting
the South African government’s export-led growth strategy.
Most Southern African import and export commodities are handled
through South Africa’s six largest ports, Richards Bay, Durban, Saldanha,
Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and East London. The new deepwater port of
Ngqura is currently under development just 7 kilometers outside of Port
Elizabeth. Port Terminals not only handles these cargoes but implements
logistics management solutions for its container, bulk, break-bulk
(multi-purpose) and car terminal operations.
Port Terminal’s major customers represent a broad spectrum of the economy and
include the shipping industry, vehicle manufacturers, agriculture, timber and
forest products, the mining industry and exporters of minerals, metals and
granite.
Container Terminals
Durban, Africa’s busiest port, has the southern hemisphere’s largest
and best-equipped container terminal. Its capacity of 3.7 million TEUs
of containers in 2007 will be increased over the next three years to
cope with the considerable growth in container traffic.
Close to the southern tip of Africa, Cape Town’s container terminal
is a well-located hub for traffic from west to the northern hemisphere
and to South America and the Far East.
A third of South Africa’s major-handling facilities are at Port
Elizabeth. This handles some 250 000 TEUs a year and specializes in
cargoes for the vehicle manufacturing and vehicle components industries.
Car Terminals
South Africa has experienced exponential growth in the automotive
industry with vehicle imports and exports soaring from 23000 units a
year to 550 000 units in 2006/7.
Early in 2003 a new era began for the Durban car terminal (which
handles two-thirds of all the vehicles leaving or entering South
Africa). The event was the start of work on Durban's much-needed port
expansion project. Included in this project was a three-storey
structure, housing 3800 additional parking bays and an over-pass linking
the car terminal with the quayside.
Durban Car Terminal is currently increasing its parking capacity from
10 000 parking bays to 14 000 parking bays, resulting in an increased
throughput from 400 000 units to 570 000 units per annum.
Breakbulk (Multi-Purpose) Terminals
Recent developments have included:
- Richards Bay: The break-bulk terminal has resulted from a
merger of the bulk metal and combi terminals. The combined
infrastructure has improved the terminal's handling of a variety of
break-bulk, neo-bulk and containerised cargoes.
- Durban:
The multi-purpose terminal, which handles break-bulk, bulk and
containerised cargoes, has become this port's largest general
cargo-handling facility.
- East London: The terminal is
equipped to handle import, export and coastwise cargoes ranging from
cars to livestock, wheat and other grain and scrap steel.
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Port Elizabeth: This port's multi-purpose terminal handles all types
of unitise, free flowing and ro-ro cargoes, originating from and
destined to the Eastern Cape's fruit, fish, granite, timber, steel and
copper cargoes. The bulk terminal is equipped to handle a range of
grains, as well as cement, scrap steel and Bentonite.
- Cape
Town: MPT is a well-established business unit within the Port of
Cape Town and operates across six berths offering specialized and
similar cargo services. MTP is split into Two Terminals. Combi Terminal
handles containers, fruit, fish, general cargo and steel. Bulk Terminal
handles fish, barley, grains/wheat maize, soya/oats and fertilizers.
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Saldanha: This multi-purpose terminal's principal cargoes are
exported steel coils and imported steel pellets.
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