Saldanha Bay
About 60 million tonnes a year
Location and Figures
Overview
The deepest natural port in southern Africa, exporting iron ore since 1976 over the 861 kilometer Sishen railway. Around 60 million tonnes a year ship to steel mills worldwide, and crude transshipment and green hydrogen plans followed the ore berths.
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