| Port of Ngqura | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality |
| Coordinates | 33°48′03″S 25°41′02″E / 33.80083°S 25.68389°E |
| UN/LOCODE | ZACNGQ[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2009 (commercially) 2012 (officially, by former President Jacob Zuma) |
| Operated by | Transnet National Ports Authority |
| Owned by | Transnet National Ports Authority |
| Type of harbour | Artificial |
| No. of berths | 4 container berths at -16m Port Chart Datum, 2 general cargo berths at -16m Port Chart Datum and 1 general cargo berth at -18m Port Chart Datum |
| Statistics | |
| Annual container volume | 2.0 million TEU per annum (design capacity) |
| Port Chart Datum | 1.026m below South African Mean Sea Level |
| 2023 World Bank Container Port Performance Index | 404th (out of 405) |
The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast (Indian Ocean) of South Africa, 20 km northeast of Gqeberha. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational in October 2009 when the MSC Catania docked at the port.[2][3]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (ZA) - SOUTH AFRICA". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Smit, Petronel (2009-12-11). "Deep-water port of Ngqura launched". Engineering News (Creamer Media). Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "First ships dock at Port of Ngqura". SouthAfrica.info. 2009-10-13. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 9 March 2010.