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Gqeberha

UN/LOCODE ZAPLZ · South Africa · Africa · EC

Reference

Coordinates: -33.95, 25.6
Time zone: Africa/JohannesburgUTC +02:00no DST
Local currency: ZAR— Rand
Languages: en
Nearest airport: PLZChief Dawid Stuurman International Airport~5 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs C, D, M, N(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: CfbOceanic / temperate
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1-345---
seaport · road terminal · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Port Elizabeth VTS / TNPA Gqeberha

VHF: Ch 12 / 16
Phone: +27 41 507 1555
Web: www.transnet.net/Ports

P&I correspondents

· Bowman Gilfillan Port Elizabeth
· Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
· Cox Yeats Attorneys PE

Port agents

· GAC South Africa PE
· Inchcape PE
· Safmarine agents Port Elizabeth

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Now officially Gqeberha; container terminal and vehicle terminal; swell entry conditions; strong SE wind advisory; Agulhas current advisory.

Helplines for seafarers in South Africa

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ITF South Africa Inspectorate
Africa · Office hours, 24/7 emergencies · en
📞 +27 31 301 4108 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
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ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector

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Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (ZA)retrieved 2026-05-06
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (ZA)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (ZAR)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (ZAR)retrieved 2026-05-06
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (ZA)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Africa/Johannesburg)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Johannesburg)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Johannesburg)retrieved 2026-05-06
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (ZA)retrieved 2026-05-06
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-345---)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (PLZ)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q125434)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (ZA)retrieved 2026-05-07

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