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Port of Port Elizabeth daily activity

Port Elizabeth handled an estimated average of 23 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+21.7% year on year), with an average of 2 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
South Africa · LOCODE ZAPLZ · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

23 kt

28-day average

32 kt

Vs 28-day average

-30.1%

Year on year (same week)

+21.7%

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
Container1819 kt93 kt
Dry bulk2874 kt511 kt
General cargo63.0 kt11 kt
Ro-Ro64.1 kt2.6 kt
Tanker1996 kt92 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Ngqura: 10,194 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNgquraTianjin Xin Gang: 7,899 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTianjin Xin GangDurban: 7,855 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDurbanSaldanha Bay: 3,751 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSaldanha BayCape Town: 3,696 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethCape TownItaqui: 3,564 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethItaquiQinzhou: 3,475 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethQinzhouSantos: 3,404 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSantosMaputo: 3,321 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMaputoVisakhapatnam: 3,285 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethVisakhapatnamRichards Bay: 3,212 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRichards BaySingapore: 2,704 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSingaporeParanaguá: 2,675 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethParanaguáLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 2,556 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Tubarao: 2,404 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTubaraoQuequén: 2,176 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethQuequénNew Orleans: 2,027 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNew OrleansNingbo: 1,716 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNingboItapoa: 1,615 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethItapoaBahia Blanca: 1,593 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBahia BlancaSan Martin: 1,497 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSan MartinVila Do Conde: 1,431 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethVila Do CondeHouston (US-TX): 1,332 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHouston (US-TX)Rio Grande: 1,290 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRio GrandeZhoushan: 1,265 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethZhoushanCai Mep: 1,257 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethCai MepEast London: 1,222 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethEast LondonKandla: 1,191 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKandlaBanten: 1,111 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBantenFangcheng: 1,096 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFangchengRosario: 1,089 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRosarioRizhao: 1,070 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRizhaoMontevideo: 1,038 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMontevideoKakinada: 962 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKakinadaJebel Ali: 961 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethJebel AliMombasa: 955 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMombasaPanjang: 923 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPanjangBandar Khomeini: 880 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBandar KhomeiniDakar: 871 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDakarRotterdam: 855 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRotterdamDalian: 833 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDalianPorto De Suape: 821 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPorto De SuapeHaldia: 804 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHaldiaPort Est: 800 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort EstPyeongtaek: 788 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPyeongtaekFreeport (US-FL): 771 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFreeport (US-FL)Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 770 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)Fremantle: 767 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFremantleAbidjan: 759 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAbidjanBeira: 748 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBeiraAratu: 747 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAratuPort Klang: 746 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort KlangLanqiao Port: 731 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLanqiao PortImbituba: 690 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethImbitubaBunbury: 671 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBunburyTema: 633 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTemaJubail: 631 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethJubailZhanjiang: 615 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethZhanjiangGuangzhou (Nansha): 595 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGuangzhou (Nansha)Mizushima: 593 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMizushimaWalvis Bay: 587 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDahej: 575 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSao Francisco: 566 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFreeport: 544 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRio De Janeiro: 543 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDouala: 542 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHay Point: 540 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMuhammad Bin Qasim: 530 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLagos: 526 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTuticorin: 509 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethShanghai: 507 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSikka: 503 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKrishnapatnam Port: 480 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLuanda: 465 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethXiamen: 453 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMundra: 449 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMurmansk: 445 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLome: 441 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSouth Louisiana: 438 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBayuquan: 436 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDar Es Salaam: 436 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethJohor: 432 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethParadip: 431 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLianyungang: 429 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHuanghua: 423 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort De Salvador: 419 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethQingdao Port: 411 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLuderitz Bay: 399 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPortocel: 392 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSuzhou (Taicang): 387 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSantander: 380 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDumai: 378 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFujairah: 364 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAlgeciras: 355 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSan Pedro: 350 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 340 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAbbot Point: 338 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethCampana: 333 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKaohsiung: 327 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDjibouti: 325 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHazira: 320 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAntwerp: 320 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBeaumont: 315 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Louis: 314 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSão Sebastião: 314 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDongjiakou: 310 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFuzhou: 300 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLongkou Gang: 297 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Owendo: 293 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethCorpus Christi: 293 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTanjung Sekong: 292 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Kembla: 286 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTakoradi: 280 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKamsar: 280 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKarachi: 279 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMormugao: 278 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethCotonou: 277 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGeraldton: 271 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethShougang Jingtang: 267 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethQinhuangdao: 264 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethToamasina: 264 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPoint Noire: 259 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethOxelösund: 254 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPecem: 254 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNacala: 250 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDafeng: 250 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDammam: 249 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMadre De Deus: 247 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethEhoala: 247 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNueva Palmira: 236 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethFreetown: 233 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSitrah: 233 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNew York-New Jersey: 233 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDonghae: 228 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNew Mangalore: 226 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTangier-Mediterranean: 225 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBrisbane: 222 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMawan: 221 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethRas Laffan: 219 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTanjung Priok: 218 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDunkirk: 218 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPengerang: 212 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethConakry: 211 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Arthur: 206 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMonrovia: 203 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethXiuyu: 203 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKamarajar Port: 202 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethJinzhou: 200 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGeelong: 199 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAltamira: 198 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethChennai (Madras): 194 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGladstone: 193 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethYantai: 191 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethIJmuiden: 185 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTanjung Pelepas: 182 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMap Ta Phut: 179 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKashima-Ibaraki: 175 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort of Sohar: 174 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSalalah: 173 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethManila: 172 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethUmm Qasr: 171 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGuangxi Beibu Gulf Port: 171 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethHamburg: 169 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethBonny: 168 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNantong: 167 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethYarimca: 163 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMina Saqr: 161 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethShibushi: 158 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTangshan (Jingtang): 155 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGhent: 151 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSarroch Oil Terminal: 151 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTachibana: 149 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAmsterdam: 148 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethNewcastle: 148 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSaigon: 147 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKhalifa Port: 146 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 144 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKagoshima: 144 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPuerto Madryn: 141 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethLirquen: 141 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTanjunguban: 139 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Manatee: 138 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAl Hamriyah LPG Terminal: 138 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethUlsan: 136 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethColombo: 133 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 132 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethZhuhai: 132 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPorto de Itaguai: 132 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPalua: 131 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethKuantan: 131 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethGdansk: 131 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAntofagasta: 130 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDhamra Port: 129 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethMejillones: 128 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethAlbany: 127 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Botany: 125 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethSavannah: 125 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethDoha-Umm Said: 125 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPunta Arenas: 125 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethTaichung: 124 t/day estimated with Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth
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Full footprint: all 568 connections of Port Elizabeth 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 Africa2.8 days between calls
  2. 2.ItaquiBrazil18.5 days between calls
  3. 3.SantosBrazil22.7 days between calls
  4. 4.Saldanha BaySouth Africa3.6 days between calls
  5. 5.Cape TownSouth Africa3.0 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.NgquraSouth Africa1.4 days between calls
  2. 2.Tianjin Xin GangChina34.9 days between calls
  3. 3.DurbanSouth Africa4.1 days between calls
  4. 4.QinzhouChina29.9 days between calls
  5. 5.VisakhapatnamIndia20.8 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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