Cape Town Harbour contact numbers and port chart

Emergency contact numbers FAX TELEPHONE
Area Code = +27 21
Port Control 449-2039 449-2805
Fire Brigade 461-4141
Flying Squad 10111 (No code required)
Sea Rescue Service 449-3500
South African Police 419-0260
P & I and Associates 421-1423 425-4924
Suite 1910, Main tower Telex 531320 PANDI
Standard Bank Centre Cell. 083 250-3380
P O Box 1270, Cape Town 8000 e-mail: flockhartc@picpt.co.za
Contact: Capt. C.D. Flockhart Cell: 083 250-3380 Home 794-2280
J. Mapp Cell: 083 225-6994 Home 674-1745
SAMSA Cape Town Office 419-0730 421-6170
19th floor, 2 Long Street, Cape Town · Private Bag X 7025, Roggebaai 8012
Port Presentation :

Cape Town is located on the south west coast of South Africa.

The port consists of four main areas:
Victoria Basin
Alfred Basinb
Duncan Dock
Ben Schoeman Dock
The port is situated in Table Bay at Longitude 18º 26' E and Latitude 33º 54' S and lies 120 n.miles northwest of Cape Agulhas (the most southerly point in Africa). The port of Cape Town remains open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The depth at the entrance channel is -15.9m Chart datum, is -15.4m at the 180m wide entrance to Duncan Dock and -14m at the entrance to Ben Schoeman Dock. The depth in the Duncan Dock varies between -9.9m near the repair quay to -12.4m at the tanker basin. Ben Schoeman Dock varies from -9m to -13.9m.

Summary :

Port Position Long : 18.25 E
Port Position Lat : 33.54 S
Terminal Type : General
Time Zone : GMT +2 (+/- hours)
Nearest Airport : Cape Town
Authority : Port Control
Leth Agencies Contact :
Max Draft Excl Tide : 13,1 m
Max Length : m
Max DWT : mt
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Tides :
Weather : During the winter months, April to September, north and north-west winds backing to south west are frequent. West gales can occur particularly during winter which can result in heavy range action at the berths. During the summer months, October to March, the prevailing winds are south-east. These may reach gale force. Weather bulletins and reports available from Cape Town Radio/ZSC. Automatic radio telex (ATOR) in FEC mode at 1000 and 1730 utc, frequencies 4214, 4317, 8688.5, 12698 and 17164 kHz. Radio telephone at 0948, 1333 and 1748 utc, frequencies 4435, 8719 and the following VHF channels: Alexander Bay 04 Milnerton 25 Port Nolloth 01 Constantiaberg 26 Hondeklipbaai 25 Hermanus 04 Doringbaai 87 Pearly Beach 85 Elandsbaai 23 Struisbaai 84 Saldanha Bay 27 Albertinia 86 Navtex at 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620 and 2020 utc, frequency 518 kHz, mode F1B FEC, transmission identification character C. Coastal weather bulletins via Navtex at 1220 and 1620 utc. Coastal weather reports via Navtex at 1310 utc.