SALDAHNA BAY STORAGE TERMINAL (SBST)
Port of Saldanha Bay (ZASDB) South Africa
“The Only VLCC Capable Crude Oil Terminal with Storage In The
Entire Region”
Latitude 33”2”S , Longitude 17”5”E, situated on the West Coast of South Africa some 60 nautical miles north-west of Cape Town, the Port of Saldanha, since its “discovery in the year 1601, remains the largest and deepest natural port in the Southern Hemisphere able to accommodate vessels with a draft of up to 21.5 meters (70.54 feet).
The port covers a land and sea surface of just over 19,300 hectares = 47,691 acres within a circumference of 91kilometer = 56.54 miles with maximum water depths of 23.7meters (77.76 feet).
The port covers a land and sea surface of just over 19,300 hectares = 47,691 acres within a circumference of 91kilometer = 56.54 miles with maximum water depths of 23.7meters (77.76 feet).