South Africa
Ports shaping South Africa’s maritime network.
8 gateways connected to the global FreightWeave map.
Latest available activity · Oct 16, 2026
South Africa gateways
8 gateways in the global port network
Observed calls208 gateways observed
Est. imports77,4278 gateways observed
Est. exports576,6288 gateways observed
Most active gateways
8 shown| Gateway | Calls | Imports | Exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01DurbanZADUR | 9 | 42,204 t | 149,234 t |
| 02Richards BayZARCB | 5 | 234 t | 270,721 t |
| 03East LondonZAELS | 2 | 31,935 t | 509 t |
| 04Saldanha BayZASDB | 2 | 1,778 t | 98,023 t |
| 05Ngqura | 1 | 0 t | 54,746 t |
| 06Port ElizabethZAPLZ | 1 | 1,276 t | 3,395 t |
| 07Cape TownZACPT | 0 | 0 t | 0 t |
| 08Mossel BayZAMZY | 0 | 0 t | 0 t |
Semi-live cargo pulse
Cargo near South Africa gateways
4 recent cargo positions near major gatewaysLatest received Oct 28, 9:01 PM UTCGateway-area sample · 8 major gateways · last 30 minutes
Freshest vessels4 shown
Observed activity
Recent maritime activity
Oct 14 – Oct 27
Partial reporting-area coverageObserved across 8 of 8 reporting areas.13 days without an observation are left out.
Observed port calls201 of 14 days observed
Estimated import tonnes77,4271 of 14 days observed
Estimated export tonnes576,6281 of 14 days observed
Reporting areas8of 8 in scope