{"@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":"Built to serve South Africa's coal belt, Richards Bay is dominated by a single trade: the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), Africa's largest coal export facility, designed for 91 million tonnes a year. In 2024 it shipped just over 52 million tonnes, most of it to Asia and above all India. Bulk carriers made up close to 80 percent of the port's roughly 1,500 vessel calls that year. Alongside coal, the Transnet-run multipurpose terminal handles other bulks such as magnetite, heavy-mineral sands, ","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"}