City of Cape Town aims to redesign ports

Mluleki Mrwebi
29 August 2013

The Western Cape Government is busy development a redesign for the Port of Cape Town. 

This comes as the city hosted this year African Ports Evolution Forum. 

MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde said the redesign will create 14 700 jobs in the province especially in the oil and gas vessel repair industry. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Bronwynne Jooste said the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town together with the national government are developing a proposal to redesign the port of Cape Town and they are still waiting for imminent designation of the industrial development in Saldanha Bay.