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Port Elizabeth

South Africa

General Information

Address P O Box 162
Port Elizabeth 6000
South Africa

Phone 41 507 1885

Fax 41 507 2793

Email -

Coordinates -33º -55' -35'' S, 25º 36' 22'' E

Decimal -33.9265642, 25.6063843

UN/LOCODE ZAPLZ

Port Type Seaport

Port Size Medium

Website www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net

Terminal Yes

List of main shipping lines serving the port

DAL, DCL, GSL, Hapag-Lloyd, Libra, MACS, Maersk, Messina, MSC, OACL, PIL, Safmarine, Stinnes

Port Detail

Region East part of South Africa

Inland port No

Entrance Restrictions

Mean tide 5 feet m

Tide

Overhead Limit

Swell

Water Depth

Channel 46 - 50 feet 14 - 15.2 meters

Cargo Pier 31 - 35 feet 9.4 - 10 meters

Mean Tide 5 feet

Anchorage 41 - 45 feet 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Oil Terminal 31 - 35 feet 9.4 - 10 meters

Harbor Characteristics

Harbor Size Medium

Shelter Fair

Max Vessel Size Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area

Pilotage

Compulsory

Available

Advisable

Local Assist

Supplies

Provisions

Fuel Oil

Deck

Water

Diesel Oil

Engine

Lifts & Cranes

0-24 Ton Lifts

25-49 Ton Lifts

50-100 Ton Lifts

100+ Ton Lifts

Fixed Cranes

Mobile Cranes

Floating Cranes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Med Moor

Ice

Anchor

Beach

Tugs

Assist

Salvage

Quarantine

Pratique

Deratt Cert

Port Services

Longshore

Electrical Repair

Steam

Electrical

Navigation Eq

Repairs, Drydock & Other Services

Ship Repairs Moderate

Marine Railroad Large

Degauss -

Drydock Size

Garbage Disposal

Dirty Ballast

Communications

Telephone

Radio

Air

Telegraph

Radio Tel

Rail