Port Elizabeth is a seaport near Uitenhage in South Africa (ZA). It is 3km away from the nearest airport (Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is ZAPLZ.
Port Elizabeth
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: ZAPLZ
Seaport name
Port Elizabeth ZAPLZ
Port type
Seaport (Minor)
Location
South Africa (ZA)
Coordinates
-33.962, 25.634Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Bulk
- Container
- General Cargo
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Gas
- Reefer
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Port Elizabeth. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Port Elizabeth. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 7 carriers that service Port Elizabeth. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maersk | 2-4 times a week | 100% on time | More details |
 MSC | 1-2 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 2 days late) | More details |
 Ocean Africa | Every 1-2 weeks | More details | |
 CMA CGM | Every 1-2 weeks | 100% on time | More details |
 MACS Maritime | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Hapag-Lloyd | Every 1-2 weeks | 0% on time | More details |
 Asyad | Every 1-2 weeks | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Small
Capesize
Mini
VLBC
Container
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Small feeder
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
General Cargo
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Gas Carrier
Medium range
Small range
Large range
VLGC
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Reefer
Cargo Types
Black Products
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemicals
Coal
Container
Crude
General Cargo
Lubricants
Ore
Passenger
Roro
Vehicle Carrier
White Products
Bulk Other
Chemical Other
LNG
NGL
Asphalt
Reefer
Grain
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Livestock
Others
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#227Global Rank
Port Elizabeth is ranked 227th in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
Regional Rankings
On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Port Elizabeth as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Jan OTP 14.29%
Previous month OTP 50.00%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Port Elizabeth.
Jan 2.0 days
Previous month 1.0 day