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Port of Cape Town daily activity

Cape Town handled an estimated average of 19 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-22.0% year on year), with an average of 3 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
South Africa · LOCODE ZACPT · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Metals

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

19 kt

28-day average

20 kt

Vs 28-day average

-4.3%

Year on year (same week)

-22.0%

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
Container3436 kt199 kt
Dry bulk13109 kt15 kt
General cargo1813 kt17 kt
Ro-Ro00 t0 t
Tanker18118 kt50 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Durban: 16,107 t/day estimated with Cape TownDurbanSingapore: 10,008 t/day estimated with Cape TownSingaporeLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 8,230 t/day estimated with Cape TownLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Ngqura: 7,166 t/day estimated with Cape TownNgquraWalvis Bay: 5,713 t/day estimated with Cape TownWalvis BayPort Elizabeth: 3,696 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort ElizabethPoint Noire: 3,078 t/day estimated with Cape TownPoint NoireAlgeciras: 2,323 t/day estimated with Cape TownAlgecirasRotterdam: 2,266 t/day estimated with Cape TownRotterdamLuanda: 1,640 t/day estimated with Cape TownLuandaNew York-New Jersey: 1,424 t/day estimated with Cape TownNew York-New JerseyRichards Bay: 1,196 t/day estimated with Cape TownRichards BayEast London: 1,181 t/day estimated with Cape TownEast LondonPort Klang: 1,050 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort KlangLome: 1,047 t/day estimated with Cape TownLomeLagos: 863 t/day estimated with Cape TownLagosSantos: 828 t/day estimated with Cape TownSantosJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 817 t/day estimated with Cape TownJabal Az Zannah-RuwaysLobito: 769 t/day estimated with Cape TownLobitoJebel Ali: 764 t/day estimated with Cape TownJebel AliSan Martin: 711 t/day estimated with Cape TownSan MartinAntwerp: 631 t/day estimated with Cape TownAntwerpMaputo: 607 t/day estimated with Cape TownMaputoPort of Sohar: 580 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort of SoharSaldanha Bay: 565 t/day estimated with Cape TownSaldanha BayFujairah: 562 t/day estimated with Cape TownFujairahSikka: 559 t/day estimated with Cape TownSikkaTema: 554 t/day estimated with Cape TownTemaTanjung Pelepas: 532 t/day estimated with Cape TownTanjung PelepasTianjin Xin Gang: 527 t/day estimated with Cape TownTianjin Xin GangRosario: 518 t/day estimated with Cape TownRosarioLondon Gateway: 517 t/day estimated with Cape TownLondon GatewayTangier-Mediterranean: 487 t/day estimated with Cape TownTangier-MediterraneanNew Mangalore: 465 t/day estimated with Cape TownNew MangalorePort Louis: 418 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort LouisSitrah: 361 t/day estimated with Cape TownSitrahCotonou: 341 t/day estimated with Cape TownCotonouTocopilla: 330 t/day estimated with Cape TownTocopillaPengerang: 325 t/day estimated with Cape TownPengerangNew Orleans: 318 t/day estimated with Cape TownNew OrleansKlaipeda: 302 t/day estimated with Cape TownKlaipedaBeira: 295 t/day estimated with Cape TownBeiraPort Everglades: 279 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort EvergladesFremantle: 275 t/day estimated with Cape TownFremantleVisakhapatnam: 271 t/day estimated with Cape TownVisakhapatnamParanaguá: 265 t/day estimated with Cape TownParanaguáHouston (US-TX): 264 t/day estimated with Cape TownHouston (US-TX)Shanghai: 262 t/day estimated with Cape TownShanghaiSarroch Oil Terminal: 258 t/day estimated with Cape TownSarroch Oil TerminalGdynia: 256 t/day estimated with Cape TownGdyniaKandla: 253 t/day estimated with Cape TownKandlaFreeport: 237 t/day estimated with Cape TownFreeportRio Grande: 230 t/day estimated with Cape TownRio GrandeDumai: 230 t/day estimated with Cape TownDumaiDaesan: 226 t/day estimated with Cape TownDaesanBunbury: 220 t/day estimated with Cape TownBunburyJubail: 209 t/day estimated with Cape TownJubailYanbu (King Fahd Port): 206 t/day estimated with Cape TownYanbu (King Fahd Port)Zhouliwang: 200 t/day estimated with Cape TownZhouliwangItapoa: 194 t/day estimated with Cape TownItapoaAbidjan: 191 t/day estimated with Cape TownXiuyu: 189 t/day estimated with Cape TownLuderitz Bay: 181 t/day estimated with Cape TownSines: 180 t/day estimated with Cape TownRas Laffan: 157 t/day estimated with Cape TownAratu: 155 t/day estimated with Cape TownCartagena: 154 t/day estimated with Cape TownSao Francisco: 151 t/day estimated with Cape TownAmsterdam: 149 t/day estimated with Cape TownItaqui: 147 t/day estimated with Cape TownDar Es Salaam: 146 t/day estimated with Cape TownMombasa: 139 t/day estimated with Cape TownDakar: 135 t/day estimated with Cape TownYarimca: 135 t/day estimated with Cape TownSouth Louisiana: 134 t/day estimated with Cape TownNingbo: 131 t/day estimated with Cape TownPanjang: 127 t/day estimated with Cape TownQuequén: 126 t/day estimated with Cape TownQinzhou: 121 t/day estimated with Cape TownMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 116 t/day estimated with Cape TownAliaga: 115 t/day estimated with Cape TownTangshan (Jingtang): 109 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Est: 107 t/day estimated with Cape TownDoha-Umm Said: 107 t/day estimated with Cape TownHamburg: 104 t/day estimated with Cape TownSete: 101 t/day estimated with Cape TownNovorossiysk: 100 t/day estimated with Cape TownKakinada: 97 t/day estimated with Cape TownSaint Petersburg: 97 t/day estimated with Cape TownZhoushan: 97 t/day estimated with Cape TownGalveston: 96 t/day estimated with Cape TownUst-Luga: 96 t/day estimated with Cape TownKhalifa Port: 90 t/day estimated with Cape TownPecem: 89 t/day estimated with Cape TownQingdao Port: 88 t/day estimated with Cape TownFawley: 86 t/day estimated with Cape TownCampana: 84 t/day estimated with Cape TownMundra: 83 t/day estimated with Cape TownColombo: 82 t/day estimated with Cape TownSan Pedro: 80 t/day estimated with Cape TownZhanjiang: 79 t/day estimated with Cape TownBaltimore: 79 t/day estimated with Cape TownDouala: 78 t/day estimated with Cape TownChennai (Madras): 78 t/day estimated with Cape TownBanten: 77 t/day estimated with Cape TownOnne: 76 t/day estimated with Cape TownPoint Lisas: 76 t/day estimated with Cape TownSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 73 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Kembla: 73 t/day estimated with Cape TownFreeport (US-FL): 73 t/day estimated with Cape TownBahia Blanca: 72 t/day estimated with Cape TownKingston: 71 t/day estimated with Cape TownShougang Jingtang: 70 t/day estimated with Cape TownVila Do Conde: 67 t/day estimated with Cape TownTuticorin: 67 t/day estimated with Cape TownCharleston: 66 t/day estimated with Cape TownPorto de Itaguai: 65 t/day estimated with Cape TownCorpus Christi: 65 t/day estimated with Cape TownTubarao: 62 t/day estimated with Cape TownGhent: 61 t/day estimated with Cape TownKrishnapatnam Port: 61 t/day estimated with Cape TownFos: 61 t/day estimated with Cape TownLazaro Cardenas: 61 t/day estimated with Cape TownGeraldton: 60 t/day estimated with Cape TownBarcelona: 59 t/day estimated with Cape TownGwangyang (Kwangyang): 59 t/day estimated with Cape TownBrisbane: 57 t/day estimated with Cape TownDas Island: 57 t/day estimated with Cape TownRizhao: 57 t/day estimated with Cape TownGeelong: 56 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Hedland: 56 t/day estimated with Cape TownVarna: 55 t/day estimated with Cape TownToamasina: 55 t/day estimated with Cape TownPuerto Nuevo: 55 t/day estimated with Cape TownBrofjorden: 54 t/day estimated with Cape TownRio De Janeiro: 53 t/day estimated with Cape TownMap Ta Phut: 52 t/day estimated with Cape TownDjibouti: 52 t/day estimated with Cape TownUlsan: 52 t/day estimated with Cape TownMalabo: 52 t/day estimated with Cape TownPhiladelphia: 51 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Arthur: 51 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Botany: 50 t/day estimated with Cape TownMurmansk: 50 t/day estimated with Cape TownMarcus Hook: 50 t/day estimated with Cape TownLuoyuan: 50 t/day estimated with Cape TownBandar Khomeini: 49 t/day estimated with Cape TownPorto De Suape: 48 t/day estimated with Cape TownValencia: 48 t/day estimated with Cape TownVictoria: 47 t/day estimated with Cape TownMina Al Ahmadi: 47 t/day estimated with Cape TownFairless Hills: 47 t/day estimated with Cape TownBeaumont: 47 t/day estimated with Cape TownChittagong: 46 t/day estimated with Cape TownLake Charles: 46 t/day estimated with Cape TownRostock: 46 t/day estimated with Cape TownKawasaki: 46 t/day estimated with Cape TownEsperance: 45 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort De Salvador: 44 t/day estimated with Cape TownHaldia: 44 t/day estimated with Cape TownJaigad Port: 44 t/day estimated with Cape TownVentspils: 44 t/day estimated with Cape TownPenang: 43 t/day estimated with Cape TownVeracruz: 42 t/day estimated with Cape TownBonny: 42 t/day estimated with Cape TownTownsville: 42 t/day estimated with Cape TownMatadi: 41 t/day estimated with Cape TownAviles: 40 t/day estimated with Cape TownPipavav Port: 40 t/day estimated with Cape TownXiamen: 39 t/day estimated with Cape TownEl Grao: 38 t/day estimated with Cape TownGävle: 38 t/day estimated with Cape TownShuaiba: 38 t/day estimated with Cape TownWilmington, DE: 37 t/day estimated with Cape TownPort Owendo: 37 t/day estimated with Cape TownPorto De Maceio: 36 t/day estimated with Cape TownMorehead City: 36 t/day estimated with Cape TownYokohama: 36 t/day estimated with Cape TownKarachi: 36 t/day estimated with Cape TownMuara: 36 t/day estimated with Cape TownDel Guazu: 35 t/day estimated with Cape TownFangcheng: 35 t/day estimated with Cape TownAugusta: 34 t/day estimated with Cape TownBrownsville (US-PA): 34 t/day estimated with Cape TownSubic Bay: 34 t/day estimated with Cape TownImbituba: 33 t/day estimated with Cape TownBristol: 33 t/day estimated with Cape TownLe Havre: 33 t/day estimated with Cape TownBuchanan: 32 t/day estimated with Cape TownRas Tanura: 31 t/day estimated with Cape TownLa Baie (Port Alfred): 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownNamibe: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownBrighton: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownMarina Di Carrara: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownCadiz: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownGamba: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownDongjiakou: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownKagoshima: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownHay Point: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownKotka: 30 t/day estimated with Cape TownCape Town
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Full footprint: all 452 connections of Cape Town 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.DurbanSouth Africa5.9 days between calls
  2. 2.SingaporeSingapore22.3 days between calls
  3. 3.NgquraSouth Africa3.6 days between calls
  4. 4.Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Spain14.9 days between calls
  5. 5.Walvis BayNamibia4.6 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.DurbanSouth Africa6.6 days between calls
  2. 2.Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Spain12.3 days between calls
  3. 3.Walvis BayNamibia3.8 days between calls
  4. 4.NgquraSouth Africa3.3 days between calls
  5. 5.SingaporeSingapore17.1 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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