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South African Port Operations

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Industry
  
Port management

Number of employees
  
~ 4,800

Founded
  
2000

Revenue
  
~ R3.5 bn 2006

Headquarters
  
Durban, South Africa

Parent organization
  
Transnet

South African Port Operations httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen885SAP

Products
  
Port management service

Website
  
http://www.transnetportterminals.net/

SAPO was the old name for what is now Transnet Port Terminals, which operates 13 terminals in 6 South African ports. It is the port management division of Transnet, the South African transport giant.

Operations

List of ports:

  • Cape Town
  • Durban - "the largest port in Africa" according to the company's website
  • East London
  • Port Elizabeth
  • Richards Bay
  • Saldanha Bay - handles South Africa's iron ore exports.

    • The new port of Ngqura, at Coega, 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth, scheduled to open in 2006, is funded by Transnet and operated by SAPO.

    SAPO operates in four sectors: automotive, container, break-bulk and bulk. A detailed description of the company's operational organization is written at its website's "SA Terminals" section.

    The company has budgeted R1.5 bn for improvements in its 2007 fiscal year, according to the operational report at Transnet.

    As of 2009 the company has rebranded as Transnet Port Terminals with new logo.

    References

    South African Port Operations Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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