PORT INFORMATION
Longitude and Latitude
Longitude 18 26 ‘ E Latitude 33 54 ‘ S
At the south western extremity of the continent of Africa. Cape Town is a large commercial port situated in Table Bay on the south west coast of South Africa and on the north side of Cape Peninsula. The port consists of four main docks – Victoria Basin, Alfred Basin (used for recreation and fishing), Duncan Dock and Ben Schoeman Dock (used for cargo and containers), all protected by breakwaters. Good anchorage is found in the bay.
Limitations e.g. Harbour Entrance Depth
|
PORT LIMITATIONS |
(M) |
|
Depth at entrance channel |
15.9 |
|
Entrance Depth at chart datum: Victoria Basin Duncan Dock Ben Schoeman Dock |
11.6 13.3 13.0 |
|
Permissible vessel dimensions: Maximum length Maximum beam Maximum draft |
350.0 87.0 13.1 |
BERTHS AND CARGO
|
BERTH |
DRAFT (M) |
BERTH |
DRAFT (M) |
|
DUNCAN DOCK |
VICTORIA BASIN |
||
|
Berth A |
12.0 |
East Pier |
10.5 |
|
Berth B |
12.0 |
No. 7 Quay |
11.1 |
|
Berth C |
10.7-12.2 |
No. 2 Jetty |
10.4 |
|
Berth D |
9.1-10.7 |
No. 6 Quay |
7.8-8.1 |
|
Berth E |
9.1-12.2 |
No. 1 Jetty |
6.3 |
|
Berth F |
12.2 |
Collier Jetty |
7.0-8.8 |
|
Berth G |
12.2 |
Elbow |
9.3 |
|
Berth H |
12.8 |
||
|
Berth J |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth K |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth L |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth M |
10.7 |
||
|
REPAIR QUAY |
|||
|
Berth 1 |
12.0 |
||
|
Berth 2 |
12.0 |
||
|
Berth 3 |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth 4 |
6.1 |
||
|
CONTAINER TERM |
|||
|
Berth 500 |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth 501 |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth 502 |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth 600 |
10.7 |
||
|
Berth 601 |
15.5 |
||
|
Berth 60.2 |
15.5 |
||
|
Berth 603 |
14.0* |
||
|
Beth 604 |
14.0* |
||
|
Berth 700 |
10.0 |
||
|
Berth 701 |
10.0 |
||
|
Berth 702 |
10.0 |
||
|
Berth 703 |
10.0 |
*Berth 603-604 are in the process of deepening to 15.5m