Cape Town is a seaport near Cape Town in South Africa (ZA). It is 16km away from the nearest airport (Cape Town International Airport). The offical 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
- Bulk
- General Cargo
- Tanker
- Gas
- Passenger
- Reefer
- Container
- RoRo
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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 14 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 1-2 days | 9% on time (avg. 9 days late) | More details |
 | 2-4 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 9 days late) | More details |
 | 1-2 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | 1-2 times a week | 100% on time | More details |
 | 1-2 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 2 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time (avg. 14 days late) | More details |
 | Every 2-4 weeks | More details | |
 | Every 2-4 weeks | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Mini
Small
Capesize
VLBC
General Cargo
Tanker
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
Coastal
LR2
ULCC
VLCC
Gas Carrier
VLGC
Small range
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Passenger
Reefer
Container
Small feeder
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Cargo Types
Grain
Crude
Black Products
LNG
NGL
White Products
Ore
General Cargo
Coal
Bulk Other
Passenger
Container
Reefer
Roro
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Chemicals
Livestock
Others
Lubricants
Asphalt
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#186Global Rank
Cape Town is ranked 186th in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
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.
Dec OTP 3.70%
Previous month OTP 22.73%
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.
Dec 8.4 days
Previous month 7.0 days