Lome Togo

The port of Saldanha Bay accepts vessels witha draught of up to 20.5m although the harbour master conditionally accepts vessels with a draught of 21.5m. The port entrance channel is dredged to a depth of -23m Chart Datum and -23.7m CD at the commencement of the entrance channel. The entrance channel has a minimum width of 400m. The turning basin seaward of the jetty has a diameter of 580m and a depth of -23.2m CD.

The draught at the multi purpose quay is 12m for berth 201 and 13.4m for berths 202 and 203. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are required for ship working.

Transnet has announced several ambitious plans for Saldanha Port which include facilities for ship and oil rig repair and to cater for the various aspects of the developing oil and gas industry. More details of these are expected to be forthcoming.