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DUBE TRADEPORT CORPORATION

Hamish Erskine
www.dubetradeport.co.za

A PREMIER BUSINESS HUB industrialisation and industrial rebalancing. The
precinct is also aligned to the National Development
The Dube TradePort Corporation is charged with Plan. Over and above the fact is that the Dube
the responsibility to develop the province’s biggest TradePort SEZ enjoys full support from both national
infrastructural project. The designated Special and provincial government as well as local government.
Economic Zone (SEZ) is home to the state-of-the Dube TradePort is a key priority infrastructural
art King Shaka International Airport and is ideally development project for the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.
positioned 30 minutes from Africa’s busiest cargo The designation of the Dube TradePort as a SEZ
port, Durban Harbour, and 90 minutes from Richards demonstrates an effort by the Government to enhance
Bay Harbour. Dube TradePort takes advantage of its
prime location as the only facility in Africa combining the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and
an international airport, dedicated cargo terminal, encourage the beneficiation of available resources
in the country, by offering a range of benefits for
warehousing, offices, retail, hotels and agriculture.
enterprises located within the designated zone.
Dube TradePort, a highly competitive business
operating environment, forms the heart of the Priority Sectors
emerging Durban Aerotropolis. The first purpose- The targeted priority sectors include:
built aerotropolis in Africa and destined to become Aerospace and aviation-linked manufacturing and
a premier business and trade hub, this coastal related services; agriculture and agroprocessing
location in KwaZulu-Natal makes logistics a cost- including horticulture, aquaculture, and floriculture;
effective proposition. electronics manufacturing and assembly; medical
Special Economic Zones and pharmaceutical production and distribution; and
clothing and textiles.
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are one of the
Government’s strategic instruments implemented The supplementary sectors include: freight-forwarding
to drive an inclusive economic growth and deepen and aviation services; warehousing and storage;
logistics and distribution; light manufacturing and
assembly; high-tech and automotive industries; general
manufacturing; renewable industry; and cold storage.
Dube TradePort SEZ is working closely with the dti
aerospace development programme to enhance the
manufacturing and assembling of the value-added
manufactured products and services e.g. maintenance,
repair and overhaul (MOR) services.
Development Zones
Dube TradePort is surrounded by development zones,
namely:
Dube Cargo Terminal
As a purpose-planned airport city and master-planned
business environment, infrastructure has been
designed in line with freight-orientation and cargo
f DubeAgriZone-Greenhouses and is supported by the King Shaka International
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