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DUBE TRADEPORT CORPORATION

CEO: Hamish Erskine
www.dubetradeport.co.za

A PREMIER BUSINESS HUB including horticulture, aquaculture, and floriculture;
electronics manufacturing and assembly; medical
The Dube TradePort Corporation is charged with and pharmaceutical production and distribution; and
the responsibility to develop the province’s biggest clothing and textiles.
infrastructural project. The designated Special
Economic Zone (SEZ) is home to the state-of-the- The supplementary sectors include: freight-forwarding
art King Shaka International Airport and is ideally and aviation services; warehousing and storage;
positioned 30 minutes from Africa’s busiest cargo logistics and distribution; light manufacturing and
port, Durban Harbour, and 90 minutes from Richards assembly; high-tech and automotive industries; general
Bay Harbour. Dube TradePort takes advantage of its manufacturing; renewable industry; and cold storage.
prime location as the only facility in Africa combining Dube TradePort SEZ is working closely with the dti
an international airport, dedicated cargo terminal, aerospace development programme to enhance the
warehousing, offices, retail, hotels and agriculture. manufacturing and assembling of the value-added
Dube TradePort, a highly competitive business- manufactured products and services e.g. maintenance,
operating environment, forms the heart of the repair and overhaul (MOR) services.
emerging Durban Aerotropolis. The first purpose-built
aerotropolis in Africa and destined to become a premier Development Zones
business and trade hub, this coastal location in KwaZulu- Dube TradePort is surrounded by development zones,
Natal makes logistics a cost-effective proposition. namely:
Special Economic Zones Dube Cargo Terminal
Special Economic Zones are one of the Government’s As a purpose-planned airport city and master-planned
strategic instruments implemented to drive an inclusive business environment, infrastructure has been
economic growth and deepen industrialisation and designed in line with freight-orientation and cargo
industrial rebalancing. The precinct is also aligned to and is supported by the King Shaka International
the National Development Plan. Over and above the Airport, which accommodates the world’s largest
fact is that the Dube TradePort SEZ enjoys full support new generation aircraft. Digital tracking and cargo
from both national and provincial government as well flow through on-site statutory bodies ensures that the
as local government. Dube TradePort is a key priority cargo facility is the most secure in Africa.
infrastructural development project for the Province
of KwaZulu-Natal. Dube TradeZone
Comprising 77 hectares, growing to 300 hectares, of
The designation of the Dube TradePort as a SEZ
demonstrates an effort by the Government to enhance specialised, prime and fully-serviced industrial estate
the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and within the SEZ. In close proximity to Dube Cargo
encourage the beneficiation of available resources Terminal, this zone is ideally positioned for new-
in the country, by offering a range of benefits for generation warehousing, manufacturing, assembling,
enterprises located within the designated zone. air-related cargo distribution and more.
TradeZone One is fully leased, attracted approximately
Priority Sectors R1.08bn investments in the zone and has led to the
The targeted priority sectors include: creation of 9 880 jobs in the South African economy
Aerospace and aviation-linked manufacturing and (both direct and indirect jobs), of which 7 395 have
related services; agriculture and agroprocessing been created within KwaZulu-Natal.
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