Cape Town is a seaport in South Africa (ZA). It is 16km away from the nearest airport (Cape Town International Airport). The official LOCODE for this seaport is ZACPT.
Cape Town
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: ZACPT
Seaport name
Cape Town ZACPT
Port type
Seaport (Major)
Location
South Africa (ZA)
Coordinates
-33.912, 18.440Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- RoRo
Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 11 carriers that service Cape Town. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Every 2-4 weeks | 41% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | Every 2-4 weeks | 41% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 28% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 29% on time (avg. 7 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 21% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 52% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 51% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 23% on time (avg. 11 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Feeder
Small feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Handysize
Panamax
Small
Capesize
Handymax
VLBC
Mini
Passenger
Tanker
LR1
MR
Small Tanker
LR2 / Aframax
Coastal
LR2
ULCC
VLCC
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Q-Flex
VLGC
Medium range
Small range
Large range
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Bulk Other
Black Products
Passenger
Roro
White Products
LNG
NGL
Crude
Container
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Asphalt
Chemicals
Coal
General Cargo
Grain
Ore
Reefer
Chemical Other
Livestock
Others
Lubricants
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#171Global Rank
Cape Town is ranked 171st in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
Regional Rankings
On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Cape Town as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Mar OTP 20.00%
Previous month OTP 10.34%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Cape Town.
Mar 11.4 days
Previous month 12.2 days