The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast (Indian Ocean) of South Africa, 20km north east of Port Elizabeth. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational in October 2009 when the MSC Catania became the first commercial ship to dock at the port.

Overview

The Port of Ngqura will complement the existing deepwater ports in Richards Bay and Saldanha

Saldanha, Western Cape

Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 22,000 people, located north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development as a port for the export of iron ore from Sishen in...

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Sand bypass

Ngqura is the first port in the world to have a fixed embedded jet pump sand bypass.