Manufacturing Indaba 2022 saw, Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone seize the opportunity to position the province of KwaZulu-Natal as a sound location for South Africa's manufacturing sector. The industry-driven event provided Dube TradePort with a unique opportunity to build business connections with manufacturers and industrial property developers, as well as showcase the expansion of its light industrial precinct. 

• Dube Cargo Terminal has a 100,000-tonne capacity.
• Has IATA-certified staff. 
• 900 sqm refrigeration capacity facility, with 3 distinct temperature zones. 
• Certified to handle dangerous goods.
• 24/7 operation.
• 6 On-site regulatory bodies.
• Apron capacity, two wide-body aircraft.

Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone is a world-class commercial and light industrial precinct offering globally integrated logistics and manufacturing infrastructure and support for a range of airport-related activities, including cargo operations, warehousing, agricultural growing, processing and cold storage, as well as commercial real-estate for office, retail and hospitality.

Dube TradePort is a Special Economic Zone and comprises a precinct purpose-planned to drive industrial and commercial development in South Africa through the promotion and attraction of both domestic and foreign direct investment to this part of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Durban Aerotropolis is the brainchild of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government. However, it has partnered with a range of like-minded entities to give effect to the realisation of the airport city concept