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Port of Saldanha Bay daily activity

Saldanha Bay handled an estimated average of 107 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-34.4% year on year), with an average of 1 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
South Africa · LOCODE ZASDB · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Metals, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

107 kt

28-day average

126 kt

Vs 28-day average

-15.5%

Year on year (same week)

-34.4%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container00 t0 t
Dry bulk310 t3.4 Mt
General cargo22.0 kt7.6 kt
Ro-Ro00 t0 t
Tanker492 kt323 t

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Fangcheng: 18,851 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFangchengRotterdam: 18,133 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRotterdamRizhao: 8,064 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRizhaoTianjin Xin Gang: 8,005 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTianjin Xin GangNingbo: 7,910 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNingboPyeongtaek: 7,195 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPyeongtaekTangshan (Jingtang): 6,040 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTangshan (Jingtang)Hamburg: 4,846 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHamburgZhanjiang: 4,773 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayZhanjiangKoper: 4,089 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKoperHuanghua: 4,037 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHuanghuaPort Elizabeth: 3,751 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort ElizabethLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 3,585 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Shanghai: 3,275 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayShanghaiVisakhapatnam: 3,058 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayVisakhapatnamQinzhou: 2,844 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayQinzhouShougang Jingtang: 2,801 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayShougang JingtangOita: 2,674 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayOitaKisarazu: 2,648 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKisarazuGwangyang (Kwangyang): 2,614 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGwangyang (Kwangyang)Richards Bay: 2,261 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRichards BayMundra: 2,187 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMundraXiagong: 2,088 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayXiagongDongjiakou: 1,915 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDongjiakouLianyungang: 1,897 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLianyungangLanqiao Port: 1,762 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLanqiao PortKashima-Ibaraki: 1,643 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKashima-IbarakiConstantza: 1,485 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayConstantzaDurban: 1,450 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDurbanEregli: 1,265 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayEregliQingdao Port: 1,237 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayQingdao PortJiangyin: 1,218 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJiangyinSuzhou (Taicang): 1,189 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySuzhou (Taicang)Suzhou (Zhangjiagang): 1,181 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySuzhou (Zhangjiagang)Dung Quat: 1,090 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDung QuatSingapore: 1,085 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySingaporeAlgeciras: 1,076 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayAlgecirasKrishnapatnam Port: 1,032 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKrishnapatnam PortDhamra Port: 1,018 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDhamra PortKawasaki: 954 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKawasakiSitrah: 931 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySitrahTaranto: 773 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTarantoBayuquan: 766 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBayuquanZhuhai: 708 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayZhuhaiManila: 707 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayManilaQiwei: 658 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayQiweiPohang: 630 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPohangYakacik: 614 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayYakacikHigashiharima: 572 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHigashiharimaCape Town: 565 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCape TownMobile: 552 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMobileMizushima: 543 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMizushimaMormugao: 540 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMormugaoZhoushan: 496 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayZhoushanLuderitz Bay: 481 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLuderitz BayDunkirk: 475 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDunkirkMaputo: 454 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMaputoDalian: 451 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDalianMontoir: 435 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMontoirHouston (US-TX): 405 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHouston (US-TX)Mombasa: 403 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayXiuyu: 393 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFukuyama: 366 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBaltimore: 358 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySanta Cruz De Tenerife: 350 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMap Ta Phut: 334 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySines: 333 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJubail: 321 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDafeng: 291 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDandong: 277 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKaohsiung: 263 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKhalifa Port: 251 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayChangzhou: 251 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayZhouliwang: 248 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFos: 247 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 242 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRiga: 242 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGladstone: 232 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort Hedland: 231 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMailiao: 231 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJaigad Port: 231 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGijon: 230 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMarcus Hook: 221 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 221 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPorto de Itaguai: 220 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayShidao Newport: 208 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayVlissingen: 201 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTuticorin: 193 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySanta Panagia: 193 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort of Sohar: 191 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayArzew: 190 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayIstanbul: 189 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCanaport (St. John): 186 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPoint Tupper: 186 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHazira: 185 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGdansk: 183 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDahej: 180 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKandla: 179 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLe Havre: 178 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTaichung: 177 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJuaymah: 176 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayChennai (Madras): 172 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 172 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySwinoujscie: 168 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayVentspils: 168 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySan Nicolas: 167 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayParadip: 167 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKuantan: 160 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNew Orleans: 160 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPorto Grande: 158 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 155 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNgqura: 146 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHay Point: 145 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNarvik: 144 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBeira: 142 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPunta Arenas: 138 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFairless Hills: 138 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayEl Dekheila: 136 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBilbao: 133 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPecem: 132 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDampier: 130 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNantong: 130 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayChiriquí Grande: 129 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayYarimca: 125 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCartagena: 124 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLa Coruna: 124 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDuqm: 124 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayWilhelmshaven: 122 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHaldia: 122 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLos Angeles-Long Beach: 121 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTubarao: 121 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTanjung Pelepas: 120 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMilazzo: 120 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDar Es Salaam: 119 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNagoya: 119 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCivitavecchia: 118 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayDoha-Umm Said: 118 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort Louis: 118 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFawley: 117 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKiire: 116 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMongstad: 116 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTarragona: 115 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySarroch Oil Terminal: 112 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayHimeji: 111 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLagos: 107 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayJinzhou: 104 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayVillanueva: 104 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNew Mangalore: 104 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMuroran: 101 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySantos: 96 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySept Iles: 95 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMina Saqr: 95 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLisboa: 92 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBanten: 92 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayWalvis Bay: 91 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKitakyushu (Wakamatsu): 91 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFinnart Oil Terminal: 90 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMurmansk: 88 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayWakayama-Shimotsu: 86 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRio De Janeiro: 86 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayTema: 81 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort Cartier: 78 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayAbidjan: 78 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKamarajar Port: 76 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPhiladelphia: 73 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCorpus Christi: 72 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySantander: 68 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCartagena: 67 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySan Vicente: 67 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRio Grande: 64 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayIligan: 64 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort Aransas: 64 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayRas Laffan: 63 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayEhoala: 63 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMadre De Deus: 63 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPort Arthur: 62 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayBeaumont: 61 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayValencia: 61 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNemrut Bay: 61 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCastries: 61 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayYanbu (King Fahd Port): 61 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayVado Ligure: 60 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayKakinada: 60 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCovenas Offshore Term.: 60 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayAugusta: 60 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayQuebec: 60 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayCai Mep: 59 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayMilford Haven: 59 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayAliaga: 59 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGöteborg: 58 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayPachi: 58 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayEl Grao: 58 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayFujairah: 54 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayLake Charles: 53 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGeelong: 53 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGemlik: 52 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayGamba: 52 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayIJmuiden: 51 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayAntwerp: 51 t/day estimated with Saldanha BayNapier: 50 t/day estimated with Saldanha BaySaldanha Bay
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Full footprint: all 314 connections of Saldanha Bay aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.ShanghaiChina40.8 days between calls
  2. 2.MundraIndia24.2 days between calls
  3. 3.Richards BaySouth Africa11.5 days between calls
  4. 4.VisakhapatnamIndia28.5 days between calls
  5. 5.Dhamra PortIndia26.2 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.FangchengChina32.9 days between calls
  2. 2.RotterdamThe Netherlands28.1 days between calls
  3. 3.NingboChina36.7 days between calls
  4. 4.RizhaoChina36.1 days between calls
  5. 5.Tianjin Xin GangChina36.9 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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