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Saldanha

Saldanha is a city on the west coast of South Africa in the Western Cape province, situated about 110 km north of Cape Town. The city lies on the shores of Saldanha Bay, one of the largest natural harbours in the world and a strategically important deep-water port. Saldanha serves as a major industrial and logistics hub, with its economy centred on iron-ore exports, fishing, aquaculture and steel production. The port handles substantial volumes of iron ore shipped from the Northern Cape via a dedicated rail link, making it a critical node in South Africa's mining export infrastructure. The city is also home to industrial facilities including steel plants and oil storage terminals. Saldanha's population is modest, but the town plays an outsized role in the national economy owing to its port capacity and industrial base. The bay itself supports a thriving fishing industry and is an important site for marine biodiversity. In recent decades the government has promoted Saldanha as an industrial development zone to attract investment in manufacturing, logistics and energy projects. The city's strategic location and deep-water access continue to underpin its significance in South Africa's trade and industrial landscape.

Saldanha Updates


Dominic Goncalves
Opinion: Will the Hormuz crisis further delay South Africa’s gas-to-power plans?
8th May 2026

In this article, Naviara Energy founder and director and Cresco Project Finance energy strategy advisory partner Dominic Goncalves writes that South Africa's planned gas-to-power are unlikely to be... 


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On-The-Air (08/05/2026)
8th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about hydrogen’s growing role in energy storage, a new refuelling station at North-West University, and the need to lower manganese rail costs. 


Manganese port activity.
Give South Africa’s manganese mines a good logistics future right now – don’t wait
8th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Without compromising the positions of any stakeholders or the credibility of the process, a way must be found to fast-track a good logistical future for South Africa’s very important manganese... 


The biggest restart and sale opportunities for AMSA are at the mothballed Saldanha Works
AMSA mulls monetisation options for assets in care and maintenance worth R5bn-plus
20th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

In parallel to “expedited” negotiations with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) over its future corporate structuring, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is considering partnership and... 


AMSA's Vanderbijlpark works
Arcelor’s South African assets get approach from steel processors
17th February 2026 By: Bloomberg

South African steel processors have approached the country’s biggest development-finance institution with a proposal to help take control of ArcelorMittal SA’s struggling local unit. The industry... 


The biggest restart and sale opportunities for AMSA are at the mothballed Saldanha Works
AMSA mulls monetisation options for assets in care and maintenance worth R5bn-plus
5th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

In parallel to “expedited” negotiations with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) over its future corporate structuring, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is considering partnership and... 


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AMSA confirms discussions with ArcelorMittal, IDC
22nd January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that it is engaged in advanced discussions with Luxemburg-based steel giant and parent company the ArcelorMittal Group, as well as South... 


Steel production
AMSA, IDC reopen deal talks with nonbinding offer for mills
21st January 2026 By: Bloomberg

ArcelorMittal and South Africa’s biggest development finance institution have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based steel giant’s operations in the African country,... 


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