South Africa Port Activity: Daily Call Counts and Shipment Volumes

PortWatch provides daily port call counts and shipment volume estimates in metric tons for maritime hubs in South Africa. This time-series data tracks both incoming and outgoing trade activity with updates recorded through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily fluctuations in South African trade using port call counts
• Estimating total maritime export capacity via outgoing shipment volume metrics
• Monitoring port congestion by tracking daily incoming shipment volume estimates

Strengths

• Daily temporal resolution for port activity tracking
• Includes volume estimates measured in metric tons
• Covers both incoming and outgoing shipment flows

Limitations

• Shipment volumes are estimates rather than verified customs records
• Lack of explicit column headers in metadata may require initial data exploration

Provenance

Source

PortWatch

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

South Africa