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Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Deep-water crude storage on the Cape route. We arrange tankage, blending and VLCC freight at Saldanha Bay's commercial and strategic terminals.

Very large crude tanker at a jetty in a wide sheltered bay with low hills

Saldanha Bay is one of the few natural deep-water harbours on Africa's Atlantic coast, and it lies beside the route tankers take around the Cape of Good Hope. It hosts South Africa's strategic crude storage and a commercial terminal where traders store and blend crude.

The Strategic Fuel Fund leases spare tanks commercially, and traders use Saldanha for contango storage. We source tankage, plan blending, fix VLCC freight and appoint inspectors at the jetty.

45M bblStrategic Fuel Fund storage capacity in six in-ground tanks
9.9M bblCommercial crude terminal, first phase
21.25 mPermitted draught at the tanker berth
VLCCLargest tanker the jetty can take

Storage for traders and the state

The Strategic Fuel Fund, owned by the Central Energy Fund, built six large partly buried tanks at Saldanha. A commercial terminal next to it has nine tanks holding about 1.6 million cubic metres in its first phase, with room to grow, and offers blending. Cargoes are usually priced against Brent or Dubai.

Rules at the port

The Transnet National Ports Authority runs the port, and NERSA licenses storage facilities under the Petroleum Pipelines Act of 2003.

  • Crude tankage in strategic or commercial terminals
  • Crude blending to refinery specifications
  • VLCC freight on the Cape route
  • Independent inspection at the jetty
  • Tracking from load port to Saldanha

Frequently asked questions

Can traders lease strategic tanks at Saldanha?

Yes. The Strategic Fuel Fund leases spare capacity commercially.

Can crude be blended at Saldanha?

Yes, at the commercial terminal.

Why store crude at Saldanha?

Deep water, VLCC access and a position on the Cape of Good Hope route between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.

Saldanha BaySouth AfricaCrude storageContangoBlendingCape route

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Send grade, volume and storage period. We will propose tankage, blending and freight at Saldanha Bay.

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