Transnet National Ports Authority

Overview

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is a division of Transnet Limited and is mandated to control and manage all seven commercial ports on the 2954km South African coastline.

Situated at the tip of the African Continent, the South African ports are ideally situated to serve both the eastern and western seaboards.

Transnet National Ports Authority is the largest port authority in southern Africa, controlling seven of the 16 noteworthy ports in the region. These ports are Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town and Saldanha.

Unlike most European ports, each South African port has a natural hinterland with a defined market and this determines to a large extent the nature and types of cargo handled at each port.

Total Cargo Throughput

2012: 210,480,423

Total Container Traffic

2012: 4,309,069

Port Tariffs

http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/DoingBusinesswithUs/Pages/Port-Tariffs.aspx

Areas Served by the Ports

  • Namibia
  • Botswana
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Lesotho
  • Swaziland
  • Mozambique
  • Malawi

Related Documents

Detailed Port Statistics:
http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/DoingBusinesswithUs/Pages/Port-Statistics.aspx

Detailed Overview:
http://www.transnet.co.za/divisions/npauthority.aspx

National Ports Act:
http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/DoingBusinesswithUs/NationalPortAct/Pages/Port-Legal-Framework.aspx

Tariff Rebate:
http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/DoingBusinesswithUs/Pages/Tariff%20Rebate.aspx

General Contact

Headquarters:
P O Box 32696
Braamfontein
2017
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 351 9001
Fax: +27 11 351 9023

Port Contacts
Port of Richards Bay
P O Box 181
Richards Bay
3900
South Africa
Tel: +27 35 905 3604/3118
Fax: +27 35 905 3333

Port of Durban
Box 1027
Durban
4000
South Africa
Tel: +27 31 361 3755
Fax: +27 86 639 3048

Port of East London
P O Box 101
East London
5200
South Africa
Tel: +27 43 700 2300/1043
Fax: +27 43 700 2319

Port of Port Elizabeth
P O Box 162
Port Elizabeth
6000
South Africa
Tel: +27 41 507 1885/6
Fax: +27 41 507 2793

Port of Mossel Bay
P O Box 1942
Mossel Bay
6500
South Africa
Tel: +27 44 604 6271
Fax: +27 44 604 6232

Port of Cape Town
P O Box  4245
Cape Town
8000
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 449 3408/2612
Fax: +27 21 449 3107

Port of Saldanha
Private Bag X1
Saldanha
7395
South Africa
Tel: +27 22 701 4302/4
Fax: +27 22 714 4236

Website

http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/