7 Major Ports of South Africa

Port of Richards Bay

The coasts of South Africa lie on the Southern end of the continent’s landmass. The country touches the Indian Ocean on its east and the South Atlantic on its West coast. This allows cargo and cruise vessels of all sizes to have 3-way access to the South African coasts. The major ports in South Africa line up along the 1,739 miles long coastline.

As of 2019, the country has over 8856 port calls that include ships of all sizes. Major credit to this goes to the mineral-rich diversity of the...

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Cyber Attack Disrupts South African Ports, Brings Down Systems

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A cyber attack has caused disruptions in container operations at the South African port of Cape Town. The busiest shipping terminal of sub-Saharan Africa, Durban, had been greatly impacted.

Cape Town Harbour Carriers Association informed members that the port operating systems had been prey to cyber-attacks. So, cargo movement will be on hold until the system has been restored.

On Thursday, Transnet’s website was down. It kept displaying an error message. Transnet operates major South African...

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