Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- ZASAL
- Port Type
- Bulk
- Terminals
- 2
- Berth Count
- 6
- Max Draught
- 21.5 m
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
Conditions
Current Weather
12°C
Drizzle
Feels like 9°
Wind
8 kn SSW
gusts 15 kn
Humidity
79%
Precip
0.1 mm
Waves
2.1 m
Today
15° 9°
Thu
15° 7°
Fri
16° 8°
Sat
17° 7°
Live weather · Open-Meteo
Overview
About This Port
South Africa's deepest port, purpose-built for the export of iron ore from the Sishen mine. Located on the west coast of the Western Cape.
Location
Coordinates
33.0333°S, 17.9667°E
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Official Website
www.transnet.net
Official port website
Live Data
Port Congestion
Waiting Vessels
0
Avg Wait Time
--
At Anchorage
0
Berth Occupancy
17%Low
30-Day Berth Occupancy Trend
<30%
30-70%
>70%
Waiting Vessels Trend
Port-call activity
Arrivals, time in port and cargo operations detected from AIS — the position-inferred congestion signal, with the full dwell distribution rather than a single average.
In port now
0
Arrivals · 7d
1
Median dwell
11 h
P90 dwell
11 h
long-tail wait
Recent calls
- · 11 h
Community
Port Comments