The Durban Port Activity Dashboard tracks Durban’s role as South Africa’s trading gateway, highlighting how goods are moving in and out of the city’s economy. Durban is home to the country’s busiest harbor – the Port of Durban is the main cargo port in South Africa – and this dashboard showcases the data behind that status. It presents key indicators of trade such as the volume of exports and imports through Durban’s seaport. It features the throughput of the Port of Durban, measured in TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) for container traffic, to illustrate port activity levels. This includes both full containers and empties, and it helps users see trends like seasonal peaks or the impact of global events (a surge during a holiday season, or a slowdown due to international supply chain disruptions). The Trade & Port Activity Dashboard is a critical tool for city economic planners and the business community. For city officials, it provides real-time insight into Durban’s trading economy, which is essential for policy decisions around infrastructure and economic strategy. For instance, if the dashboard shows a continuous increase in container traffic, city planners and Transnet can use that evidence to justify investments in port capacity, logistics infrastructure, or inland freight facilities. Alternatively, if export values are declining, it might prompt an investigation and response – perhaps an export promotion program or support for affected industries. The Trade & Port Activity Dashboard ultimately reinforces Durban’s identity as a port city: it captures the ebb and flow of commerce that passes through our docks and into our economy, informing decisions from City Hall to the warehouse floor and ensuring that Durban’s development plans remain anchored in the reality of trade dynamics.