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Durban is South Africa's busiest port for non-bulk products.
It is the second busiest port in the Southern Hemisphere.
Main imports include oil, coal, tobacco products, motor vehicles, and machinery.
Main exports include iron ore, iron and steel, wood pulp, newsprint, and paper, sugar.
It is known for passenger ships, particularly those arriving from England.

Richards Bay is South Africa's bulk port.
It is one of the largest and most efficient bulk ports globally.
It handles about 70 million tonnes of coal per year.
Other exports include fertilizer, chemicals, chrome, sand, manganese ore, and wood.
Imports include aluminum ore for the Richards Bay aluminum plant and chemicals.

Port Elizabeth is a significant port situated on the South African southeast coast in Algoa Bay.
Ships used to stop at Port Elizabeth to collect freshwater during the 1820s.
European settlers established farms near Port Elizabeth during the 1820s.
Main exports include manganese ore, cars, wool, fruit, and grain.
Main imports include car parts, petroleum producers, clothes, toys, and household items.
Clothing and toys are imported from China and India.

Cape Town is a busy container port, second only to Durban in South Africa.
It handles the largest amount of fresh fruit.
Fishing is significant in the port's economic activity.
Large Asian fishing fleets use Cape Town as a transhipment logistics and repair base.

Trade involves exchanging goods and services.
Most trade today involves money and transport.
Types of trade:
- Trade between individuals (normal buying and selling)
- Regional trade (between businesses in different regions of a country)
- International trade (between countries, involving long-distance transport)
Transport is crucial for all types of trade.
Improved transport methods like refrigerated ships, oil pipelines, and container transport have increased global trade volume.
In the past, farms needed to be close to cities.
Today, refrigerated transport keeps food fresh, allowing farmers to send food globally.
Transport in urban areas enables workers to travel to work.
Public transport systems like buses, trains, taxis, and cars are vital for urban commuting.
Workers trade their labor for money, which they use to buy goods.

The invention of large container ships has reduced the cost of transporting goods between countries.
Transport improvements, such as high-speed trains, facilitate quicker movement of goods and people.

There have been concerns about passenger safety on Metrorail trains due to crime and accidents.
Serious incidents include murders, assaults, level-crossing accidents, and a crash in Soweto.
Train-burning by disgruntled passengers and cable theft disrupt services.
The Faure level crossing accident in 2006 resulted in 19 deaths.

Gauteng, South Africa's economic hub, experiences traffic congestion on its major roads.
The Gautrain Rapid Rail system is intended to provide an alternative mode of public transport for car users.
It aims to reduce traffic congestion, stimulate economic development, and offer environmental benefits over other transport forms.
The Gautrain utilizes a rapid rail link between Tswane and Johannesburg.

Harbours connect to other transport systems such as roads, rail, and pipelines.
A gas pipeline connects Richard Bay to Gauteng.
Pipelines transport liquid fuels and gas from refineries in Durban.
Shorter pipelines transport oil from tankers to loading and storage facilities in oil terminals.
Other pipelines transport liquid products to Southern African countries.