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Port of Durban (South Africa) - PMAESA (ID: 13069)
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The Port of Durban has a total land and water area amounting to 1 854 hectares. The port is protected by the north and south breakwaters, which are 335 m and 700 m long respectively. The distance around the port is 21 km. Rail tracks total 302 km. The port has 57 berths and over 4000 commercial vessels call at the port each year. It was developed primarily for import cargo but over the years cargo flows have changed significantly and exports have become more important. The port is the main South Africa s general cargo and container port, and handles in excess of 30 million tons of cargo every year. 40% of South Africa s breakbulk cargo and 61% of all containerised cargo flows through the Port of Durban. An average of 83 000 containers per month are handled at the Port of Durban container terminal, making it the largest in the southern hemisphere. Chart of the port (Courtesy of SA Navy and Ports of Southern Africa) Not suitable for navigation. Pier No.1 Wharf Length (m) Max Draught (m) Remarks Harbour craft quay 103 4,8 Berth100 276 8,8 Berth101 229 12,1 Berth102 213 10,7 Berth103 235 12,0 Berth104 351 11,9 Berth105 235 11,4 Berth106 213 11,7 Berth107 238 11,9 Island View Berth Length Depth 1 230m 12.8m 2 175m 10.3m 3 165m 11.1m 4 175m 9.7m 5 175m 10.9m 6 175m 9.2m 7 230m 12.2m 8 230m 12.3m 9 245m 12.5m Point and T-jetty Berth Length Depth Tug Jetty 183m 9.1m A Extension 62m 11.5m A 288m 11.5m B 329m 9.9m C 213m 9.1m D/E 275m 7.9m F 345m G 346m L M 305m N 262m O 310m P 310m Q 183m R 183m Container Terminal Deep sea berths 109 205 and coastal berth108. There are eight deep sea container berths totalling 2128 m length, maximum depth 12,8 m. The terminal is served by 14 gantry cranes, 4 of which are post panamax size and 10 have a safe working load of 40 tons under the spreader. Cranes: 7 MEMAG ship to shore gantry cranes; 4 NOELL ship to shore gantry cranes; 2 DEMAG road/road transfer cranes; 1 self-propelled floating crane with 200 tonne lifting capacity at 21.m radius, and 125 tonne lifting capacity at 35.0 m radius. A fleet of 39 TCM 350 and 25 Noell straddle carriers are in use to move containers between ship-side and holding stack. Straddle carriers have maximum rated loaded under spreader of 35 tons, maximum height of lift of 9.03 m and stacking ability of 3 high and 2.9 m high. There are 55 haulers in the fleet. City Terminals Under cover in-transit storage of 43 631m? with a stacking volume of 118 750m?. Open storage area of 50 526m?. Combi Terminal New Shed = 12 000 m? Existing shed 101 and 103 = 13 542 m? Dedicated stacking area under Goliaths = 10 567 m? Open stacking area = 24 533m? Container stacking area (3 high with 5 high option) = 13 736 m? Container Terminal Total area = 102 hectares, 11650 TEU slots, 528 reefer plug points General Berths Sheds and storage accommodation are available at several berths where bulk cargo is handled. Fruit is stored and shipped on pallets at three berths, which are served by shore cranes. Dry Dock/Ship Repair Facilities The Port of Durban is equipped to handle ship repairs at the Prince Edward Graving Dock and on a Floating Dock at Bayhead, while small craft are repaired on a slipway. Prince Edward Graving Dock: The Prince Edward Graving Dock can be divided into 2 compartments of 206,m and 138,68m. The graving dock can be emptied in 4 hours. 5 electrical cranes serve this dock ranging from 50 ton to 10 ton. Floating Dock: The floating dock has a lifting capacity of 4 500 tons and has two 5 ton electrical cranes capable of travelling the full length of the starboard and port side of the dock. Eldock-Privately Operated Floating Dock: Operated by Elgin, Brown and Hamer Group, and offers a full range of services. Pilotage Pilotage is compulsory. Entrance Channel The entrance channel has a depth of 12,8 m from Chart Datum, and a width of 122 m between the caissons. Stevedoring Stevedoring aboard vessels is undertaken by private stevedoring companies. Working Hours Pilotage, berthing and tug services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Conventional quays: Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 06:00 to 22:00, Sunday 07:15 to 15:15. Pier No. 1: Three eight-hour shifts are provided, although on a limited basis. General cargo: Documentation: 24 hour basis, 5 days per week, Saturday and Sunday single shift, 07:00 to 12:00. Extended hours can be arranged. Combi Terminal: Monday to Friday, 3 shifts (06:00 14:00, 14:00 22:00, 22:00 06:00). Saturday and Sunday, 2 shifts (06:00 18:00, 18:00 06:00). Container terminal: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (excluding Christmas, New Year and Workers Day). Grain elevator: Monday to Friday except public holidays: 06:00 to 14:00. Dry dock and Floating dock: Office hours: Monday to Friday except public holidays: 07:00 to 17:00. Movement of ships in and out of docks is restricted to docking 06:00 to 18:00, undocking 06:00 to 18:00, seven days a week. Private Terminals Bulk Cargo 4 privately owned bulk handling facilities are available in the port for the import and export of free-flowing bulk commodities. 4 coal berths are available for the handling of coal and anthracite. A privately owned sugar terminal is situated at Maydon Wharf and handles bulk and bagged sugar exports. Numerous other privately owned facilities for the handling of specialized commodities such as forest products, granite, molasses etc. are situated in the port. Tanker Berth Vessels berth starboard side alongside. Generally all product/chemical tankers subject to daylight berthing only. Island View No. 1 (draught = 12,5 m) Used as a lay-by berth but also for bunkering (pump rate very slow). Fuel oil and diesel oil only no gas oil or blends. Island View No. 2 (Dolphin Berth) (draught = 10,3 m) Chemical Terminal used for caustic soda, tallow, molasses, vegetable oils and chemicals. Simultaneous load and discharge under certain conditions. 6" lines. Berth also used for bunkering of fuel oil and diesel oil only. Island View No. 3 (Dolphin Berth) (draught = 12,4 m) Durban Bulk Shipping privately owned grain terminal but also has limited storage for vegetable oils. When berth is not in use can be used for bunkering of fuel oil and diesel oil only. Island View No. 4 (draught = 10,3 m) Used for vegetable oils, chemicals and solvents. Numerous 6" lines available. Simultaneous load and discharge under suitable conditions. Also used for fuel oil, diesel oil and gas oil. Island View No. 5 (draught = 10,6 m) Used for Sapref and Engen products except Avgas and Lubes. 3 lines of 8". Also used for some Island View Storage cargo and bunkering of fuel oil, diesel oil, gas oil and blends. No simultaneous load and discharge. Island View No. 6 (draught = 10,3 m) Products handled: Avgas, Kero, Jet, Laws, Mogas, gas oil,diesel oil, fuel oil. 3 lines of 8". No simultaneous load and discharge. Island View No. 7 (Dolphin Berth) (draught = 12,4 m) Products handled: fuel oil, diesel oil, gas oil and Mogas. 2 booms 10" lines for white oils. 2 booms 10" lines for black oils. No simultaneous load and discharge. Island View No. 8 (Dolphin Berth) (draught = 12,3 m) Products handled: Black oil only. 4 booms 10" lines. All bunkers available. Island View No. 9 (Dolphin Berth) (draught = 12,5 m) Crude Oil Berth also bunkering of fuel oil and diesel oil. Excluding petroleum products Tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 UNLOADED Break-Bulk 4,125,513 3,404,285 2,063,490 2,711,532 2,749,520 Container Cargo 6,669,290 7,171,348 6,051,192 8,027,830 7,456,574 Sub-total Gen. cargo 10,794,803 10,575,633 8,114,682 10,739,362 10,206,094 Bulk 2,015,323 2,493,115 2,478,360 2,726,947 2,306,885 TOTAL 12,810,126 13,068,748 10,593,042 13,466,309 12,512,979 LOADED Break-Bulk 6,222,599 6,002,552 5,630,464 5,268,849 5,099,072 Container Cargo 4,932,000 5,477,365 5,451,330 6,816,772 6,583,988 Sub-total Gen. cargo 11,154,599 11,479,917 11,081,794 12,085,621 11,683,060 Bulk 4,109,157 4,174,878 3,769,512 4,630,956 5,204,335 TOTAL 15,263,756 15,654,795 14,851,306 16,716,577 16,887,395 GRAND TOTAL 28,073,882 28,723,543 25,444,348 30,182,886 29,400,374 No information available on the breakdown of cargo into liquid bulk and dry bulk 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TEU's (numbers) IN Full 306,025 318,725 277,663 363,539 335,775 Empty 53,043 61,731 95,870 92,367 114,605 Sub-total (TEU's) 359,068 380,456 373,533 455,906 450,380 Tonnage 6,669,290 7,171,348 6,051,192 8,027,830 7,456,574 Transhipment Full 109,802 118,585 96,571 132,852 117,891 Empty 9,913 20,812 14,110 33,016 32,012 Sub-total (TEU's) 119,715 139,397 110,681 165,868 149,903 Tonnage 2,323,709 2,387,566 1,840,334 2,537,854 2,366,332 Total TEU's IN 478,783 519,853 484,214 621,774 600,283 Total Tonnage IN 8,992,999 9,558,914 7,891,526 10,565,684 9,822,906 TEU's (numbers) OUT Full 294,717 318,560 318,003 413,562 407,340 Empty 91,414 101,882 56,187 89,896 66,075 Sub-total (TEU's) 386,131 420,442 374,190 503,458 473,415 Tonnage 4,932,000 5,477,365 5,451,330 6,816,772 6,583,988 Transhipment Full 109,802 118,585 96,571 132,852 117,891 Empty 9,913 20,812 14,110 33,016 32,012 Sub-total (TEU's) 119,715 139,397 110,681 165,868 149,903 Tonnage 2,323,709 2,387,566 1,840,334 2,537,854 2,366,332 Total TEU's OUT 505,846 559,839 484,871 669,326 623,318 Tonnage OUT 7,255,709 7,864,931 7,291,664 9,354,626 8,950,320 IN + OUT TEU's Full 600,742 637,285 595,666 777,101 743,115 Empty 144,457 163,613 152,057 182,263 180,680 Sub-total (TEU's) 745,199 800,898 747,723 959,364 923,795 Tonnage 16,248,708 17,423,845 15,183,190 19,920,310 18,773,226 Transhipment Full 219,604 237,170 193,142 265,704 235,782 Empty 19,826 41,624 28,220 66,032 64,024 Sub-total (TEU's) 239,430 278,794 221,362 331,736 299,806 Tonnage 4,647,418 4,775,132 3,680,668 5,075,708 4,732,664 GRAND TEU's 984,629 1,079,692 969,085 1,291,100 1,223,601 GRAND TONNNAGE 20,896,126 22,198,977 18,863,858 24,996,018 23,505,890 Port of Durban Development 2005 The Port of Durban Development 2005 is an upgrade programme involving an investment of Rand 1,34 billion. Additional shore and quayside equipment will be acquired, the Pier 1 will be converted to container terminal, and the City terminal redeveloped. Objectives of the Port of Durban Development 2005 are set as to: provide additional container handling capacity to meet future demand, consolidation of general cargo handling facilities, and alignment of operations with best practices. Upgrade Durban Container Terminal The upgrade (Infrastructure improvements) will increase the capacity of the Durban Container Terminal from 1.3 -1.6 million TEU s per annum. Thereafter additional capacity will be provided by the conversion of Pier 1. To optimize the capacity, the upgrade will require: Additional equipment (3 quayside cranes and 20 straddle carriers) Equipment replacement programme City terminal Development New deep-water quays to be developed in the City Terminal area (length -1 200 metres and 200 metres reclaimation). This will result in the consolidation of general cargo operations. The alignment of operations with the focus on best practices will result in: New and replaced equipment Re-model terminal infrastructure and layout The future relocation of the passenger terminal from an operational area to a site adjacent to the Point Waterfront Development (improving the port/city interface), and A future tug basin. Convert Pier 1 for Container Handling The conversion of Pier 1 for Container handling will encompass the following: The conversion of infrastructure and acquisition of equipment Additional container handling capacity of 325 000 TEU s per annum Convenient location to Durban Container Terminal The Port of Durban has a total land and water area amounting to 1 854 hectares. Port of Durban (South Africa) - PMAESA