Mossel Bay
Exports Imports Condensates Oil Products (petrol, diesel, etc) (via offshore buoy)
Ngqura
Exports Imports Containers (including wool) Containers
Port Elizabeth
Exports Imports Vehicles Containers (especially with vehicle parts) Fruit Oil Products (petrol, diesel, liquid chemicals, etc) Containers (including wool & fruit) Rubber Manganese Carbon Black
East London
Exports Imports Containers Containers (including containerised vehicle parts) Vehicles Oil Products (petrol, diesel, etc.) Grain
Durban
Exports Imports Containers Containers (including containerised vehicle parts) Petroleum Products Crude oil (via offshore buoy) Woodchip Chemicals Ferro-chrome Project Cargoes Steel Grain Graded coal Fruit Household detergents Sugar (bulk and bagged) Forest Products e.g. Paper Vehicles
Richard’s Bay
Major Exports Major Imports Steam Coal Coking Coal (for the steel industry) Woodchip Petroleum Products Ferro-chrome Alumina Mineral Sands Project Cargoes Steel Liquid Pitch Aluminium Grain Forest Products
Southern African Ports
The following parts are profiled in this section: Richards Bay Durban East London Port Elizabeth Ngqura Mossel Bay Cape Town Saldanha Bay Simon’s Town Distances Between Ports (Nautical Miles) Walvis Bay – Cape Town 705 Cape Town – Mossel Bay 245 Mossel Bay – Port Elizabeth 188 Port Elizabeth – East London 135 East London…
Lloyd’s Register of Ships
Lloyd’s Register of Ships is a list of most ships above 500 gross register tons (see below) and gives many details about each vessel – her owner, previous names, length, beam, draught, cargo capacity, machinery and other details. (See the examples below of three ships – Scott Spirit, Safmarine Mafadi, and IVS Gleneagles.) The register…
Introduction
A Note for Teachers Welcome to the Grade 11 section of the MaritimeSA website that has been made possible through generous sponsorship by African Marine Solutions (AMSOL), the well-known South African company that specialises in salvage and towing operations, as well as ship management, bunkering and offshore services. We hope that the website will help…
Careers in the maritime industry
Many of the careers mentioned in this module will be explained in more detail in Grades 11 and 12. Harbour Services Ship Chandlers and Repair services Ship Chartering (Hiring of ships) Ship management Ship brokering Crewing of ships Cargo Forwarding & Clearing Cargo logistics Liner Services Salvage Operations Maritime Law Policing Shipping