South African Port Operations

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SAPO
Type
Founded
Headquarters	Durban
Industry	Port management
Products	Port management service
Revenue	~ R3.5 bn 2006
Employees	~ 4,800
Website	http://www.saponet.co.za/

SAPO operates 13 terminals in 6 South African ports. It is the port management division of Transnet, the South African transport giant.

[edit] Operations

List of ports:

• Cape Town
• Durban - "the largest port in Africa" according to the company's website
• East London
• Port Elizabeth
• Richards Bay
• Saldanha - handles South Africa's iron ore exports.

The new port of Ngqura, at Coega, 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth, scheduled to open in 2006, is funded by Transnet and operated by SAPO.

SAPO operates in four sectors: automotive, container, break-bulk and bulk. A detailed description of the company's operational organization is written at its website's "SA Terminals" section.

The company has budgeted R1.5 bn for improvements in its 2007 fiscal year, according to the operational report at Transnet.

[edit] External links

• South African Port Organization
• SAPO's Operational Report at the Transnet site
• South Africa's Ports and Ships website; report on the new port of Ngqura