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Malta Freeport Terminals is a strategically located transhipment hub in the heart of the Mediterranean.
Malta Freeport is a fully-fledged state-of-the-art Container Terminal offering total operational deep water quays of 2,463 metres, a total area for container storage of 771,000 square metres, a total of 15,297 container ground slots and 2,180 reefer slots. All the mainline berths at Malta Freeport have a water depth of 17 metres enabling the Company to be able to accommodate the latest class of 24,000 TEU vessels. Both Terminals are equipped with 20 Quayside Cranes, 60 Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes, and various ancillary yard equipment.
Operational Deep Water Quays – 2,463m
Total Area – 771,000m2
Total Ground Slots- 15,297
Total Reefer Points – 2,180
Total Dredged Water Depth – -17m LAT
Total Quayside Cranes – 20
Present Capacity – 3.6 Million TEUs
The Panama Canal has a length of approximately 80 kilometers between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Bunker supply is possible at Balboa on the Pacific coast and Cristobal on the Atlantic coast. A full range of Fuel oil including HSFO, VLSFO and Gas oils such as MGO, LSMGO etc. can be supplied through Ex Pipe or Barge. Additional charges and taxes such as Fuel surcharge, Pipeline fee, Overtime fee, terminal fee etc. can be applicable. All the supplies are basis First come First Serve basis.
The Port of Houston is an inland port on Texas’ Gulf of Mexico coast.
VLSFO, MGO, LSMGO, ULSFO Bunker fuels are available through Barge and trucks. Generally, ISO 8217-compliant fuels are available. Additional charges such as (MTSA) compliance fee, Harbour fee, Port of Houston Security Fee, Wharfage and LUST Tax might be applicable. The suppliers can generally arrange the supply at Houston and its surrounding ports including Galveston (TX), Texas City (TX), Freeport (TX), Port Arthur (TX), Beaumont (TX), Lake Charles (LA), and, weather conditions permitting, at Bolivar Roads anchorage.
GIGIB UN LOCODE
The Port of Gibraltar is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Location: The port is situated on the western side of the Rock of Gibraltar in the Strait of Gibraltar.
General overview:
Gibraltar is a free port and comprises a commercial port area, a naval base and a ship repair complex
including dry docks. It is also a major bunkering and off port supply centre. It is an important centre
for transhipment cargo and tourism, with cruise vessels making frequent visits to the port. The main
harbour is enclosed by three moles. Transcoma runs a catamaran ferry service.
Traffic figures:
Approx 10,350 vessels visit the port, 20,000t of cargo, 1,500TEU and 328,600 passengers handled
annually.
draught vessels can be accommodated according to tide. Draught is unlimited in the anchorage.
Port Details :
Port Restrictions:
Max draft: 9.6Location
Port Services:
Bunkering:
Gibraltar is the largest bunkering port in the Mediterranean and its bunkering companies continue
to go from strength to strength bunkering continues to be the main activity within the Port of
Gibraltar.
Anchorage Area
Gibraltar’s Eastern Anchorage is reserved for vessels
awaiting orders or in lay-up.
The Bay has an anchorage for vessels requiring maritime services. This anchorage can be exposed to
south-westerly winds, so vessels should be prepared to move to alternative points on the north-west
side of the Bay.
For off-limits operations, three rendezvous points
have been set aside:
drawn east of Europa Point.
miles of position 36°02’N, 5°15’W (about 7 miles
SE of Europa Point).
Las Palmas is 2 nautical miles (nm) south of the island of Gran Canaria’s north easternmost point, Punta el Nido (28°10’N, 15°24’W), and 4 nautical miles south of Ciudad de Las Palmas. Las Palmas is a 12-kilometer-long manmade harbour that is separated into Outer Harbour and Inner Harbour are the two areas.
Bunker supply is possible through Ex pipe, Tank Truck and barge at Berth and anchorage. Generally, Suppliers offer delivered price in which all charges are included. Usually all grades such as HSFO, VLSFO, MGO, LSMGO etc is available for supply.
Port of Luanda, Angola’s main port, has a capacity of 11,166 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and handles more than 70 percent of the country’s imports. The port of Luanda is located adjacent to the Luanda Railway (CFL) and includes five specialized terminals: Multiterminais (break-bulk terminal), Unicargas (multipurpose terminal), Sogester (container terminal), Sonils (Oil & gas terminal), and Soportos (multipurpose terminal).
Port Hercules is the only deepwater port in Monaco, situated near the Rock of Monaco and the Mediterranean coast.
Port Description
The port spans 16 hectares and is owned by a government enterprise. The port can accommodate huge vessels, ships and cruises including pleasure crafts measuring less than 300 meters. The entrance to the port is 40 m wide with 700 berths, out of which 110 are reserved exclusively for yachts. The outer jetty is about 30 m deep, while the other numerous wharves are 5 to 30 m deep.
Another speciality of this port is its semi-buoyant marina built for protecting marine life near the shores. The port has a swimming pool near one of the quays, overlooking the sea, 2 fixed cranes with a handling capacity of 20 tonnes and also chandlers for ships. About 500 vessels measuring 135 m can anchor at the port.
Port Facilities and Services
The principality of Monaco upholds maritime environmental regulations, hence the port facilities and services promote ecotourism. The port has a continuous electricity supply, offers safe mooring facilities. It also has freshwater availability at all berths including a fueling station. It has a strong safety surveillance system with fully functional cameras.
The port is equipped with systems for collecting waste oil, batteries, garbage and plastic. The Maritime police are always on guard and it is prohibited to discard any chemicals, waste or other harmful substances from the ship into the sea.
The port has waiting and restrooms for the visitors, equipped with 25 showers and 20 washrooms. Sailing and scuba diving are some activities that can be undertaken near the port. The port is usually filled with tourists and it is difficult to rent a berth in a short time.
The Lagos Port Complex also referred to as Premiere Port (Apapa Quays) is the earliest and largest Port in Nigeria. It is situated in Apapa, Lagos State, the commercial center of Nigeria. The Port was established in 1913 and construction of the first four deep water berths commenced in 1921. The Apapa Port is well equipped with modern cargo handling equipment and personnel support facilities making her cost effective and customer friendly. It enjoys intermodal connection – Rail, Water and Road. It boasts of four wheel gate of about 8 meters for oversize cargoes and this has given the Port an edge over others in the handling of oversized cargoes.
For improved operational activities and efficiency the landlord Port model was introduced by the Federal Government and this later culminated in the concession of the terminals to private operators in 2006. Presently, the Lagos Port Complex has five private Terminals with expert management and personnel that have both local and international experience in port operation. The Terminal Operators are: AP Moller Terminal Ltd. (APMT), ENL Consortium Ltd. (ENL), Apapa Bulk Terminal Ltd. (ABTL), Greenview Development Nigeria Ltd. (GNDL) and Lilypond Inland Container Terminal.
The Port also has two Logistics bases- Eko Support Services Ltd. and Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) and eight jetties. Sugar, Salt and Flour are produced in factories belonging to operators within the port.Lagos Port Complex is registered as an ISPS certified Port facility with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The port offers 24hrs operation and vessel turnaround time is impressive. All operational areas are guarded by both armed and unarmed security personnel, as well as with Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) for effective manning.
The Port of Walvis Bay is a secure, efficient, and world-class port.
The Port of Walvis Bay is strategically located halfway down Namibia’s coast and provides an easy and fast shipping route between Southern Africa, Europe, the Far East, and the Americas. This is Namibia’s largest commercial port, receiving 899 vessels and handling about 8 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The Authority complies with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), and is certified for the following ISO standards:
The port handles container imports, exports and transshipments, and bulk and break-bulk volumes of various commodities. The port boasts a container throughput capacity of 750,000 TEUs and can handle ten million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo per annum as well as ten million tons of dry and break-bulk cargo per annum.
Namport has developed and improved its cargo handling facilities over the years to handle a higher throughput of volumes with greater efficiency. The planned road and rail transport upgrades will support the Namibian ports to remain the preferred gateway to and from the SADC region. These upgrades will reduce transit times and provide alternative transport corridors. The port’s legal jurisdiction stretches from the current port northwards up to Patrysberg, close to Swakopmund.
The port is ideally situated to serve Southern Africa’s landlocked countries with links to Namibia’s air, rail and road networks. The port’s main transport arteries are the Trans-Kalahari, Trans-Cunene and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi trade corridors.
With mild weather conditions, delays are rare, and turnaround times are highly competitive. Handling times for container vessels are around 24 to 48 hours, depending on volumes per call. For bulk vessels, the average is between 72 to 120 hours, depending on tonnage and shipment. For break-bulk vessels, this averages between 35 to 48 hours.
The port is a deep-water harbour comprising three sections: the South Port, the Fishing Harbour and the North Port. A natural bay protects deep-water anchorage. The Port of Walvis Bay comprises 13 commercial berths including a tanker jetty, and a dedicated passenger berth for accommodating cruise and passenger vessels. The New Container Terminal, established in 2019, has an additional 600-metre-long quay wall with a maximum water depth of 16 metres.
Two new liquid bulk jetties, each of maximum capacity of 90,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT), are located at the North port with more than 1,300 hectares of backup land for tank storage of liquids and gasses and associated industries.
The Port of Walvis Bay offers ship repair facilities, including the Syncrolift, with a lifting capacity of up to 2,000 tonnes and three floating docks. The Syncrolift is operated by Namport’s subsidiary, Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair (Pty) Ltd (Namdock), with a maximum lifting capacity of 15,000 tonnes.
