Fluent Cargo

Seaport name

Cape Town ZACPT

Port type

Seaport (Major)

Location

South Africa (ZA)

Coordinates

-33.914, 18.440

Timezone

Africa/Johannesburg

Local time

Seaport Access

  • Road
  • Rail
  • Inland Waterway

Cargo Types

  • Bulk
  • Container
  • Gas
  • General Cargo
  • Tanker
  • Passenger
  • Reefer
  • RoRo

Nearby airports

Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Cape Town International Airport

    CPT • 16km

  2. George Airport

    GRJ • 364km

  3. Plettenberg Bay Airport

    PBZ • 452km

  4. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

    PLZ • 663km

Alternative seaports

Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Port Elizabeth

    ZAPLZ • 664km

  2. Ngqura

    ZANGQ • 670km

  3. East London

    ZAELS • 885km

  4. Durban

    ZADUR • 1271km

Carriers that service this port

There are 9 carriers that service Cape Town. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.

Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 1-2 days38% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
1-2 times a week25% on time (avg. 2 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: macs-maritimeMACS Maritime
1-2 times a week0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: ocean-africaOcean Africa
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
Every 1-2 weeks0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 1-2 weeks67% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 1-2 weeks0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: EGLVEvergreen
Every 2-4 weeksMore details

Port features & facilities

Port Access

  • Road

  • Rail

  • Inland Waterway

Vessel Groups

  • Bulk Carrier

    • Handymax

    • Handysize

    • Panamax

    • Small

    • Capesize

    • Mini

    • VLBC

  • Container

    • Feeder

    • Feedermax

    • Panamax

    • New Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Small feeder

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Gas Carrier

    • Small range

    • Large range

    • Medium range

    • Q-Flex

    • VLGC

    • Q-Max

  • General Cargo

    • Tanker

      • Coastal

      • LR1

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

      • LR2

    • Passenger

      • Reefer

        Cargo Types

        • Black Products

        • Container

        • Crude

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • LNG

        • Lubricants

        • NGL

        • Ore

        • Passenger

        • White Products

        • Asphalt

        • Bulk Other

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Chemical Other

        • Roro

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • Edible Oils

        • Livestock

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Oil Other

        • Fertilizer

        • Reefer

        • Others

        Port statistics

        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.

        Nov OTP 19.05%

        Previous month OTP 42.86%

        -23.81%

        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.

        Nov 2.0 days

        Previous month 3.0 days

        -1.0 days

        Frequently asked questions about Cape Town