Since it's opening, the Port of Richards Bay has expanded rapidly with the establishment of one new berth every 2nd year on average, proudly fulfilling its aim of making it South Africa's leading port in terms of cargo volumes. The establishment of the port transformed a small fishing village into a dynamic industrial city. The port's hinterland comprises the northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Mpumalanga regions.

Transnet Freight Rail is the largest division of Transnet. It is a world class heavy haul freight rail company that specialises in the transportation of freight.

Transnet is the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain that delivers goods to each and every South African. Every day Transnet delivers thousands of tons of goods around South Africa, through its pipelines and both to and from its ports. It moves that cargo on to ships for export while it unloads goods for overseas. ...

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The Port of Port Elizabeth is managed by Transnet National Ports Authority, a division of Transnet LTD and is situated in Algoa Bay on the south-eastern coast of Africa, midway between the Ports of Durban (384 nautical miles north-east) and Cape Town (423 nautical miles west) . The port is striving to be a world class port by adhering to international standards such as ISPS code. The port has integrating systems as this provides a framework for a holistic management system that can embrace all the processes and elements that need to be controlled. The port has the following accreditations: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and AMS 16001.

The Port of East London is situated on the east coast of South Africa between Durban and Port Elizabeth, at the mouth of the Buffalo River. East London, South Africa's only river port serves as the gateway to the entire Border-Kei areas, as well as other southern and central countries.