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Durban Harbour Expansion Set to Make SA Africa\'s Top Container Port
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May 11 2026
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Durban Port Expansion
Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips officially broke ground on Phase 2 of the Durban Container Terminal Berth Expansion, a project that will make Durban the largest container port by capacity in sub-Saharan Africa upon completion.
The expansion adds 8 new deep-water berths capable of handling 24,000 TEU super-panamax vessels, eliminates the current 2-week average vessel waiting time, and integrates a 1,400-hectare inland container depot connected by a dedicated rail link.
Logistics industry representatives welcomed the announcement, noting that port inefficiency has cost South Africa an estimated R100 billion annually in diverted trade.
This article was reported by the AfriDevMonitor editorial team. Additional reporting contributed by our correspondents in Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Lagos, Johannesburg, and Cairo.
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