Port of Saldanha, Natural deep-water port in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Port of Saldanha is a deep natural harbour on South Africa's Atlantic coast, about 140 kilometres north-west of Cape Town, with a total land and water area of 18,300 hectares. A four-kilometre jetty has divided the inner bay into Small Bay and Big Bay since 1975, and an artificial breakwater links the Hoedjies Point peninsula to the former Marcus Island. It has three multipurpose berths, two iron-ore berths and an oil tanker quay.

The facility opened in 1976 to ship iron ore from the Sishen mines via a specially built railway line. This connection transformed the location into a major export hub for South Africa's raw materials.

The port shapes daily work and commerce in the town, connecting inland mining areas to trading partners across the world. You can watch large vessels arriving and departing with cargo throughout the day.

The port lies about 140 kilometres north-west of Cape Town on South Africa's Atlantic coast, reached by road and by the Sishen–Saldanha ore railway. The harbour covers 18,300 hectares of land and water, and a four-kilometre jetty has separated Small Bay from Big Bay since 1975. The Langebaan Lagoon, part of the West Coast National Park, lies to the south.

The bay is naturally so deep that even the largest cargo ships can enter without expensive dredging work. This makes this facility one of the few South African ports able to directly serve Cape-size vessels.