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Durban: port calls and disruption history

Durban recorded a mean of 5.8 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026), compared with 6.2 in the previous 28 days (-7.7%). The archive records 3 disruptions at this port.

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Key facts

Country
South Africa
UN/LOCODE
ZADUR
Rank by daily calls
150 of 2,065 PortWatch ports
Mean daily calls, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
6.8
Recorded events
3
Data through
2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)
  • Durban averaged 5.8 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11.
  • Durban ranks 150 among IMF PortWatch ports by mean daily calls between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026.

Disruption history

3 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Durban
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2026-08-15Durban Gateway Terminal backlog follows terminal operating system cutoverCongestion episodeongoing2 Moderate
2023-10-01Vessel congestion at the Port of Durban container terminalsCongestion episodeended3 Significant
2021-07-22Cyberattack on Transnet disrupts South African container terminalsCyber incidentended2 Moderate

Full event history for Durban

Port calls

Durban, port calls, last 120 daysDurban, port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-07-24 to 17 calls per day on 2026-08-31, with a mean of 6.4 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 6 calls per day.051015202026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-07-24 to 17 calls per day on 2026-08-31, with a mean of 6.4 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 6 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-177
2026-05-187
2026-05-194
2026-05-209
2026-05-217
2026-05-224
2026-05-239
2026-05-249
2026-05-254
2026-05-268
2026-05-277
2026-05-284
2026-05-298
2026-05-306
2026-05-313
2026-06-0110
2026-06-029
2026-06-037
2026-06-047
2026-06-057
2026-06-066
2026-06-078
2026-06-086
2026-06-098
2026-06-107
2026-06-116
2026-06-123
2026-06-139
2026-06-144
2026-06-154
2026-06-169
2026-06-1710
2026-06-1811
2026-06-199
2026-06-204
2026-06-215
2026-06-2210
2026-06-2311
2026-06-247
2026-06-256
2026-06-267
2026-06-277
2026-06-284
2026-06-2911
2026-06-305
2026-07-015
2026-07-027
2026-07-035
2026-07-045
2026-07-058
2026-07-066
2026-07-076
2026-07-0810
2026-07-095
2026-07-104
2026-07-117
2026-07-123
2026-07-136
2026-07-146
2026-07-158
2026-07-1610
2026-07-176
2026-07-188
2026-07-195
2026-07-2010
2026-07-217
2026-07-224
2026-07-237
2026-07-240
2026-07-2510
2026-07-265
2026-07-277
2026-07-287
2026-07-298
2026-07-302
2026-07-314
2026-08-017
2026-08-023
2026-08-039
2026-08-047
2026-08-058
2026-08-068
2026-08-078
2026-08-082
2026-08-099
2026-08-100
2026-08-117
2026-08-127
2026-08-138
2026-08-148
2026-08-1510
2026-08-167
2026-08-176
2026-08-182
2026-08-196
2026-08-204
2026-08-216
2026-08-225
2026-08-238
2026-08-245
2026-08-254
2026-08-2610
2026-08-270
2026-08-285
2026-08-290
2026-08-309
2026-08-3117
2026-09-012
2026-09-028
2026-09-033
2026-09-044
2026-09-059
2026-09-067
2026-09-075
2026-09-083
2026-09-094
2026-09-106
2026-09-116

Container ship port calls

Durban, container ship port calls, last 120 daysDurban, container ship port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-18 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-16, with a mean of 1.7 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.02462026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, container ship port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-18 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-16, with a mean of 1.7 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, container ship port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-173
2026-05-180
2026-05-192
2026-05-203
2026-05-213
2026-05-222
2026-05-232
2026-05-241
2026-05-251
2026-05-262
2026-05-273
2026-05-280
2026-05-292
2026-05-301
2026-05-311
2026-06-013
2026-06-024
2026-06-032
2026-06-041
2026-06-052
2026-06-063
2026-06-070
2026-06-082
2026-06-094
2026-06-101
2026-06-111
2026-06-121
2026-06-133
2026-06-141
2026-06-151
2026-06-166
2026-06-172
2026-06-181
2026-06-191
2026-06-203
2026-06-212
2026-06-222
2026-06-232
2026-06-242
2026-06-252
2026-06-262
2026-06-272
2026-06-281
2026-06-293
2026-06-302
2026-07-012
2026-07-021
2026-07-032
2026-07-042
2026-07-050
2026-07-062
2026-07-072
2026-07-083
2026-07-092
2026-07-101
2026-07-111
2026-07-120
2026-07-132
2026-07-143
2026-07-151
2026-07-162
2026-07-173
2026-07-180
2026-07-190
2026-07-203
2026-07-212
2026-07-221
2026-07-234
2026-07-240
2026-07-253
2026-07-261
2026-07-271
2026-07-283
2026-07-294
2026-07-300
2026-07-311
2026-08-012
2026-08-020
2026-08-033
2026-08-043
2026-08-051
2026-08-063
2026-08-071
2026-08-081
2026-08-093
2026-08-100
2026-08-111
2026-08-123
2026-08-130
2026-08-144
2026-08-152
2026-08-162
2026-08-171
2026-08-180
2026-08-191
2026-08-201
2026-08-211
2026-08-222
2026-08-233
2026-08-241
2026-08-251
2026-08-264
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-304
2026-08-313
2026-09-010
2026-09-021
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-054
2026-09-061
2026-09-073
2026-09-081
2026-09-091
2026-09-100
2026-09-112

Tanker port calls

Durban, tanker port calls, last 120 daysDurban, tanker port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-19 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-29, with a mean of 1.7 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 4 calls per day.02462026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, tanker port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-19 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-29, with a mean of 1.7 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 4 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, tanker port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-173
2026-05-182
2026-05-190
2026-05-203
2026-05-211
2026-05-221
2026-05-232
2026-05-241
2026-05-251
2026-05-262
2026-05-271
2026-05-281
2026-05-294
2026-05-303
2026-05-310
2026-06-011
2026-06-022
2026-06-031
2026-06-043
2026-06-051
2026-06-061
2026-06-075
2026-06-081
2026-06-090
2026-06-103
2026-06-111
2026-06-120
2026-06-132
2026-06-141
2026-06-152
2026-06-162
2026-06-173
2026-06-183
2026-06-193
2026-06-200
2026-06-210
2026-06-223
2026-06-233
2026-06-242
2026-06-253
2026-06-261
2026-06-272
2026-06-281
2026-06-296
2026-06-301
2026-07-012
2026-07-024
2026-07-031
2026-07-042
2026-07-050
2026-07-063
2026-07-073
2026-07-082
2026-07-091
2026-07-100
2026-07-113
2026-07-121
2026-07-131
2026-07-142
2026-07-151
2026-07-163
2026-07-171
2026-07-182
2026-07-194
2026-07-203
2026-07-212
2026-07-222
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-253
2026-07-263
2026-07-272
2026-07-282
2026-07-291
2026-07-300
2026-07-310
2026-08-012
2026-08-020
2026-08-034
2026-08-041
2026-08-052
2026-08-062
2026-08-074
2026-08-080
2026-08-094
2026-08-100
2026-08-113
2026-08-122
2026-08-133
2026-08-140
2026-08-152
2026-08-162
2026-08-172
2026-08-181
2026-08-191
2026-08-202
2026-08-212
2026-08-221
2026-08-232
2026-08-241
2026-08-250
2026-08-263
2026-08-270
2026-08-282
2026-08-290
2026-08-303
2026-08-314
2026-09-010
2026-09-022
2026-09-031
2026-09-040
2026-09-052
2026-09-061
2026-09-071
2026-09-081
2026-09-091
2026-09-102
2026-09-114

Dry bulk port calls

Durban, dry bulk port calls, last 120 daysDurban, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-17 to 7 calls per day on 2026-08-31, with a mean of 1.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 0 calls per day.024682026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-17 to 7 calls per day on 2026-08-31, with a mean of 1.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 0 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-170
2026-05-183
2026-05-190
2026-05-201
2026-05-213
2026-05-221
2026-05-233
2026-05-243
2026-05-250
2026-05-262
2026-05-273
2026-05-281
2026-05-292
2026-05-301
2026-05-311
2026-06-011
2026-06-023
2026-06-032
2026-06-041
2026-06-052
2026-06-061
2026-06-072
2026-06-080
2026-06-094
2026-06-102
2026-06-112
2026-06-121
2026-06-134
2026-06-141
2026-06-150
2026-06-161
2026-06-172
2026-06-183
2026-06-194
2026-06-200
2026-06-212
2026-06-221
2026-06-235
2026-06-241
2026-06-250
2026-06-262
2026-06-272
2026-06-280
2026-06-291
2026-06-302
2026-07-011
2026-07-021
2026-07-031
2026-07-041
2026-07-053
2026-07-060
2026-07-070
2026-07-082
2026-07-090
2026-07-102
2026-07-110
2026-07-121
2026-07-133
2026-07-140
2026-07-153
2026-07-165
2026-07-171
2026-07-183
2026-07-191
2026-07-202
2026-07-213
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-252
2026-07-261
2026-07-274
2026-07-282
2026-07-291
2026-07-302
2026-07-311
2026-08-012
2026-08-022
2026-08-032
2026-08-040
2026-08-054
2026-08-062
2026-08-071
2026-08-081
2026-08-091
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-133
2026-08-142
2026-08-152
2026-08-162
2026-08-171
2026-08-181
2026-08-192
2026-08-201
2026-08-212
2026-08-220
2026-08-232
2026-08-241
2026-08-251
2026-08-262
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-317
2026-09-011
2026-09-022
2026-09-031
2026-09-042
2026-09-052
2026-09-063
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-091
2026-09-102
2026-09-110

Estimated import volume

Durban, estimated import volume, last 120 daysDurban, estimated import volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-24 to 335,248 metric tons per day on 2026-08-04, with a mean of 100,423.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 115,667 metric tons per day.0100,000200,000300,000400,0002026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, estimated import volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-24 to 335,248 metric tons per day on 2026-08-04, with a mean of 100,423.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 115,667 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, estimated import volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-1769,413
2026-05-1858,181
2026-05-1923,620
2026-05-20275,799
2026-05-21100,012
2026-05-2286,358
2026-05-2394,734
2026-05-2442,768
2026-05-25142,516
2026-05-2685,510
2026-05-27134,973
2026-05-2833,791
2026-05-2922,382
2026-05-30192,988
2026-05-3146,889
2026-06-01238,331
2026-06-02102,468
2026-06-03145,801
2026-06-0496,401
2026-06-05117,535
2026-06-0667,500
2026-06-07168,537
2026-06-0870,671
2026-06-09148,152
2026-06-1070,644
2026-06-1185,123
2026-06-1229,989
2026-06-13188,578
2026-06-14525
2026-06-157,098
2026-06-16131,659
2026-06-1784,304
2026-06-1836,261
2026-06-19125,456
2026-06-20276,212
2026-06-2155,067
2026-06-2293,273
2026-06-23149,041
2026-06-24262,540
2026-06-2595,593
2026-06-2659,271
2026-06-27181,353
2026-06-2835,639
2026-06-29265,322
2026-06-3040,953
2026-07-0121,099
2026-07-02234,900
2026-07-0387,293
2026-07-04143,463
2026-07-0591,277
2026-07-06110,661
2026-07-07135,079
2026-07-08206,994
2026-07-0958,283
2026-07-1017,743
2026-07-1164,526
2026-07-1263,620
2026-07-1367,029
2026-07-1454,897
2026-07-1576,256
2026-07-16233,635
2026-07-17100,842
2026-07-18164,158
2026-07-1981,585
2026-07-20137,391
2026-07-21121,367
2026-07-22288,613
2026-07-2323,069
2026-07-240
2026-07-25219,499
2026-07-2634,299
2026-07-2732,283
2026-07-28105,903
2026-07-29122,724
2026-07-3011,958
2026-07-3120,587
2026-08-018,873
2026-08-0264,319
2026-08-03180,162
2026-08-04335,248
2026-08-05136,193
2026-08-0651,947
2026-08-0749,029
2026-08-080
2026-08-09219,364
2026-08-100
2026-08-1162,403
2026-08-12117,922
2026-08-13201,641
2026-08-14128,408
2026-08-15131,879
2026-08-1646,174
2026-08-17122,657
2026-08-1817,033
2026-08-1967,981
2026-08-20116,681
2026-08-2184,243
2026-08-2238,563
2026-08-23150,235
2026-08-2483,857
2026-08-256,073
2026-08-26190,345
2026-08-270
2026-08-2891,289
2026-08-290
2026-08-30130,570
2026-08-31150,492
2026-09-011,771
2026-09-02108,267
2026-09-0318,911
2026-09-0422,847
2026-09-05223,734
2026-09-0680,312
2026-09-07106,612
2026-09-0846,545
2026-09-0985,472
2026-09-1086,021
2026-09-11115,667

Estimated export volume

Durban, estimated export volume, last 120 daysDurban, estimated export volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-05-25 to 272,424 metric tons per day on 2026-05-24, with a mean of 75,054.5 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 79,857 metric tons per day.0100,000200,000300,0002026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Durban, estimated export volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-05-25 to 272,424 metric tons per day on 2026-05-24, with a mean of 75,054.5 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 79,857 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Durban, estimated export volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-1781,675
2026-05-1874,830
2026-05-196,359
2026-05-2028,867
2026-05-2186,415
2026-05-2269,018
2026-05-239,554
2026-05-24272,424
2026-05-250
2026-05-2650,019
2026-05-27186,983
2026-05-2857,052
2026-05-29148,725
2026-05-3047,698
2026-05-3130,777
2026-06-01229,992
2026-06-0247,607
2026-06-0357,126
2026-06-0422,670
2026-06-0549,008
2026-06-0663,757
2026-06-0782,154
2026-06-0837,002
2026-06-09166,528
2026-06-10135,067
2026-06-1152,389
2026-06-120
2026-06-13132,149
2026-06-14137,612
2026-06-1518,731
2026-06-1650,282
2026-06-17173,276
2026-06-18183,103
2026-06-1965,965
2026-06-2027,059
2026-06-21159,427
2026-06-2298,223
2026-06-23131,597
2026-06-243,032
2026-06-25101,922
2026-06-2678,339
2026-06-2716,141
2026-06-2817,875
2026-06-2943,578
2026-06-3088,537
2026-07-0187,100
2026-07-022,976
2026-07-03127,219
2026-07-0481,187
2026-07-0521,489
2026-07-0624,766
2026-07-0722,410
2026-07-0876,537
2026-07-0995,608
2026-07-1052,390
2026-07-110
2026-07-124,422
2026-07-13144,091
2026-07-14135,220
2026-07-1514,377
2026-07-16216,989
2026-07-17126,853
2026-07-1814,057
2026-07-190
2026-07-20121,981
2026-07-2173,270
2026-07-22472
2026-07-2335,082
2026-07-240
2026-07-2542,495
2026-07-2626,132
2026-07-27245,031
2026-07-28243,350
2026-07-29117,302
2026-07-3053,685
2026-07-3143,780
2026-08-01234,675
2026-08-020
2026-08-0367,342
2026-08-0442,114
2026-08-0527,679
2026-08-06266,091
2026-08-0715,578
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