Durban - Playground of the Zulu Kingdom

Durban Harbour

zoom Passenger Terminal - Durban Harbour Photo: Durban ICC

Core Features

The core features of the Durban Harbour from the north side of the harbour mouth round its perimeter and to the south side of its entrance are the following:

North Pier(breakwater) - 335m
Pump House
Ferry System
Kings Battery
Granite Wharf/Terminal
T Jetty- Ocean Terminal (Admin. Offices) & Monument to the 'Lady in White' - Perla Gibson who sang to departing troop ships in World War II, North Shed - Passenger Liners depart from here and Rice & Citrus Terminal
Small Craft Harbour - tugs, pilot boats etc. and the BAT Centre
Gardiner Street Jetty - Cafe Fish and pleasure cruise depart from here.
Yachting Basin and Promenade
Archers Hen House
Fishing Wharf - Fishing Boats, Dive Operators & small craft manufacture
Maydon Wharf - Sugar Terminal - molasses, sugar, maize, soda ash, fertiliser and timber products stored and transferred to ships in this area.
Prince Edward Graving Docks & Ship Repair area
Bluff Yacht Club
Mangroves
Container Terminal
Bulk Shipping Berths
Defence Force Offices
Old Whaling Station
South Pier - Innes Brakwater 700m
Control Tower on Bluff

Port Map - .gif 500kb Source: Portnet
Port Map - .jpg 80kb Source: Portnet

Some Facts

Has 57 berths
Some 302 km of rail tracks
Distance around port is 21km
12.8m deep
+/- 5000 ships visit the port a year.
R100bn of containers per year
Busiest container port in Africa.
Largest container capacity.
Busiest harbour in Africa.

zoom The Durban Point Area and North Pier of the harbour. Photo: Moreland Estates

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