{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Richards Bay","identifier":"ZA RCB","unlocode":"ZA RCB","city":null,"country":"South Africa","waterBody":"Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":18.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-28.81,"longitude":32.098333333},"description":"Richards Bay (ZA RCB), South Africa's leading coal-export port in KwaZulu-Natal, is home to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) — Africa's largest coal-loading facility, designed for 91 million tonnes a year — which shipped 57.66 million tonnes in 2025, up more than 10 percent year-on-year. Asia absorbed roughly 80 percent of 2025 exports, with India leading at 25.75 million tonnes (45 percent), while Morocco was the continent's largest buyer. By end-June 2026 RBCT had already exported just ov","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/richards-bay-port-za-rcb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/richards-bay-port-za-rcb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Richards Bay · (UN/LOCODE: ZA RCB) · South Africa · Medium · 18.9 m"}