Cape Town is a seaport in South Africa (ZA). It is 16km away from the nearest airport (Cape Town International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is ZACPT.
Cape Town
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: ZACPT
Seaport name
Cape Town ZACPT
Port type
Seaport (Major)
Location
South Africa (ZA)
Coordinates
-33.912, 18.440Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Cape Town. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 11 carriers that service Cape Town. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 MSC | Every 1-2 days | 30% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 Maersk | Every 1-2 weeks | 52% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 MACS Maritime | Every 1-2 weeks | 23% on time (avg. 11 days late) | More details |
 ONE | Every 1-2 weeks | 29% on time (avg. 7 days late) | More details |
 PIL | Every 1-2 weeks | 24% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 CMA CGM | Every 1-2 weeks | 41% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 COSCO | Every 2-4 weeks | 40% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 Hapag-Lloyd | Every 2-4 weeks | 51% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Small feeder
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Small
Capesize
Mini
VLBC
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Medium range
Small range
Large range
VLGC
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Black Products
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemicals
Coal
Container
Crude
General Cargo
Lubricants
Ore
Passenger
Roro
Vehicle Carrier
White Products
Bulk Other
Chemical Other
LNG
NGL
Asphalt
Reefer
Grain
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Livestock
Others
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#193Global Rank
Cape Town is ranked 193rd in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
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On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Cape Town as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Mar OTP 22.22%
Previous month OTP 10.34%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Cape Town.
Mar 11.8 days
Previous month 12.2 days