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Mundra Port is the largest private port of India located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. Formerly operated by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) owned by Adani Group, it was later expanded into Adani Ports & SEZ Limited (APSEZ) managing several ports.
The multi-purpose terminals contain nine berths of a total 1.8 thousand meters long with alongside depths ranging from 9 to 16.5 meters. Berth 1 is 275 meters long with alongside depth of 15.5 meters and can accommodate vessels to 75 thousand DWT. Berth 2 is 180 meters long with alongside depth of 13 meters and can accommodate vessels to 30 thousand DWT. Accommodating vessels to 60 thousand DWT, Berths 3 and 4 are each 225 meters long; Berth 3 has alongside depth of 14 meters, and Berth 4 has alongside depth of 12 meters. Berths 5 and 6 are each 250 meters long with alongside depth of 14 meters, and both can accommodate vessels to 150 thousand DWT. Berths 7 and 8 are each 175 meters long with alongside depth of 12 meters and can accommodate vessels to 40 thousand DWT. The Barge Berth is 80 meters long with alongside depth of 6 meters and capacity for vessels of 2500 DWT.
The Mundra Port offers 21 closed dockside warehouses with capacity for 1.37 lakh (137 thousand) square meters to store wheat, sugar, rice, fertilizer, raw material for fertilizer and de-oiled cakes. The port offers 8.8 lakh (880 thousand) square meters of open storage for steel sheets, coils, plate, clinker, scrap, salt, coke, bentonite, and coal. An additional 26 thousand square meters of open storage is available alongside the railway. The port also offers a wheat-cleaning facility with capacity to handle 1200 metric tons per day and a rice-sorting and –grading facility that can handle 500 metric tons per day.
Port connectivity
Mundra Port offers inland connectivity via rail track, road network, airport and cross country pipelines.
Kandla, now officially Deendayal Port Authority, is a seaport and town in Kutch district of Gujarat state in Western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of India’s major ports on the west coast. It is about 256 nautical miles southeast of the Port of Karachi in Pakistan and about 430 nautical miles north-northwest of the Port of Mumbai. Kandla Port was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.
It is the largest port of India by volume of cargo handled.
Kandla is the first Export Processing Zone in India. Covering over 310 hectares, the special economic zone is just nine kilometers from the Port of Kandla. Today, the Port of Kandla is India’s hub for exporting grains and importing oil and one of the highest-earning ports in the country. Major imports entering the Port of Kandla are petroleum, chemicals, and iron and steel and iron machinery, but it also handles salt, textiles, and grain.
Infrastructure:
There is currently one container terminal that is under private operation by ABG Heavy Industries Ltd. The port trust’s plans include setting up a dedicated container terminal with two berths (No.11 and No.12 of the port) on BOT basis.
The clean cargo and container berths form only a small part of KPT’s expansion plans through private enterprise. Other aspects include berthing facilities off Tekra (Tuna) that is expected to boost cargo by 1.2 crore (12 million) tonnes, an offshore liquid terminal, bunkering facilities and a ship repair and building yard.
Mumbai Port Trust (also known as the Bombay Port Trust) is a port which lies midway on the West coast of India, on the natural deep-water harbour of Mumbai (Bombay) in Maharashtra. The harbour spread over 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) is protected by the mainland of Konkan to its east and north and by the island city of Mumbai to its west. The harbour opens to the south to the Arabian Sea.
The port is administered by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT, formerly the Bombay Port Trust (BPT)), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India. The port is primarily used for bulk cargo, while most container traffic is directed to Nhava Sheva port across the harbour.
he port has four jetties on Jawahar Dweep, an island in the harbour, for handling Crude and petroleum products. These jetties have a draft of 12.2 metres (40 ft). Liquid chemicals are handled from a jetty on Pirpau.
Ballard Pier Extension has a passenger terminal, including immigration clearance facilities for crews and passengers of cruise liners. The port has a total of 69 anchorage points. A pilot is mandatory for all vessels of over 100 tonnes net weightage.
Cochin Port or Kochi Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route in the city of Kochi and is one of the largest ports in India. It is also the first transhipment port in India.
The port is governed by the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA), a Government of India establishment.
The Kochi Port is one of a line of maritime-related facilities based in the port-city of Kochi. The others are the Cochin Shipyard, the largest shipbuilding as well as maintenance facility in India; the SPM (single point mooring) facility of the Kochi Refineries, an offshore crude carrier mooring facility; and the Kochi Marina.
Infrastructure facilities
A draft of 30 ft is maintained in the Ernakulam channel along with berthing facilities, which enables the port to bring in larger vessels. In the Mattancherry channel a draft of 30 ft is maintained. The port provides round-the-clock pilotage to ships subject to certain restrictions on the size and draft. There is an efficient network of railways, roads, waterways and airways, connecting the Cochin Port with the hinterland centers spread over the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Facilities for supply of water and bunkering to vessels are available.
The port is administered by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT, formerly the Bombay Port Trust (BPT)), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India. The port is primarily used for bulk cargo, while most container traffic is directed to Nhava Sheva port across the harbour.
he port has four jetties on Jawahar Dweep, an island in the harbour, for handling Crude and petroleum products. These jetties have a draft of 12.2 metres (40 ft). Liquid chemicals are handled from a jetty on Pirpau.
Ballard Pier Extension has a passenger terminal, including immigration clearance facilities for crews and passengers of cruise liners. The port has a total of 69 anchorage points. A pilot is mandatory for all vessels of over 100 tonnes net weightage.
In Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean, the Port of Colombo is the biggest and busiest port. Due to its advantageous location in the Indian Ocean, it serves as an important terminal in Asia.
At Colombo, HSFO, VLSFO, MGO, LSMGO, etc fuels are available. Bunkering is possible on Anchorage, berth and OPL via barge. Few berths such as tanker berth bunker supply is not possible. As there is no calling cost applicable for bunker only calls, this port is ideal for vessels to call only for bunkering.
Terminals
Colombo South Container Terminal CSCT
The 2.4 million TEU capacity Colombo South Container Terminal, the first terminal under new expansion in the Port of Colombo is built by Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd., (CICT). It is developing the new port under a 35-year build, operate, and transfer agreement with the SLPA.
Total length of new Breakwater is 6830 m. Berth Depth is 18 m.
Colombo Harbour
The Colombo Port currently has three container terminals: Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT – operated by John Keells Holdings) and Unity Container Terminal (UCT). These terminals operate round the clock for faster turn around time than any other operator in the region. Port facilities include:
Now with the expansion of the Colombo South Harbour project CICT(Colombo International Container Terminal) was established and 12 Quay Cranes were added.
Additional facilities include the Bandaranaike Quay (BQ) and Prince Vijaya Quay (PVQ) with four rail mounted quay cranes, and 6,245 m2 (67,221 sq ft) of bonded warehouses.
Cochin Port or Kochi Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route in the city of Kochi and is one of the largest ports in India. It is also the first transhipment port in India.
The port is governed by the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA), a Government of India establishment.
The Kochi Port is one of a line of maritime-related facilities based in the port-city of Kochi. The others are the Cochin Shipyard, the largest shipbuilding as well as maintenance facility in India; the SPM (single point mooring) facility of the Kochi Refineries, an offshore crude carrier mooring facility; and the Kochi Marina.
Infrastructure facilities
Located by Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, in the heart of the Indian Ocean,
The Port of Trincomalee works on a 24-hour basis. It is open every day of the year, except on May Day, when only daylight navigation is open
Port facilities and operation
Trincomalee harbour is on the north eastern coast of Sri Lanka. It is situated on a peninsula in Trincomalee Bay—formerly called Koddiyar Bay. Trincomalee is the nearest port to Chennai, India.
Geopolitical and Strategic Significance:
The location of this port in Indian ocean has strategic significance, it has been of interest to several countries, including India, Japan and the US.
Dedicated Port Terminal: Trincomalee already has several dedicated port terminals —it has Lanka Indian Oil Company facility, Tokyo Cement facility, and grain facility for a flour factory, and a tea terminal.
There is also a jetty for bulk cargo such as coal, gypsum and cement.
Decongest Other Ports: This development will decongest and help in offloading operations at Colombo Port which will increase the supply chain.
Non-Containerised Cargo Traffic: This would also entail the development of the port for non-containerised cargo traffic, such as cement, coal or other industrial raw material.
Trincomalee Harbour is a seaport in Trincomalee Bay or Koddiyar Bay, a large natural harbour situated on the north eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
Port dimensions
Water – 1,630 ha (4,000 acres)
Entrance channel – 500 m (1,600 ft)
Land Area – 5,261 ha (13,000 acres)
Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest container port of India, behind Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva. The port is the largest one in the Bay of Bengal.
The following table lists the number of vessels handled in the past:
The Jawahar Dock has six berths with a total length of 1,310 m (4,300 ft) and maximum permissible draft of 10.4 m (34 ft) and 11 m (36 ft). All berths are 218.3 m (716 ft), and half of them have maximum draft of 10.4 m (34 ft). The dock mainly handles coal, fertiliser, iron ore lumps, pellets, edible oil, and phosperic acid. The Dr. Ambedkar Dock has 13 berths with a total length of 1,676 m (5,499 ft) and maximum permissible drafts from 8.5–12 m (28–39 ft). The longest berth is 246 m (807 ft) long with maximum draft of 9.5 m (31 ft). Berth No. 7 is 198 m (650 ft) long with maximum draft of 8.5 m (28 ft), whereas Berths 8, through 12 are each 170.6 m (560 ft) and have maximum draft of 11 m (36 ft). Berth 14 is 179 m (587 ft) long with maximum draft of 9.5 m (31 ft). Berths 18 and 19 are naval berths. The dock has car and cruise terminals and chiefly handles general cargo, cars, granite steel, and food grains. The Bharathi Dock contains three berths with total quay length of 917.2 m (3,009 ft), with berths ranging from 274.3 m (900 ft) in length with maximum permissible draft of 16.5 to 338.9 m (54 to 1,112 ft) in length with maximum draft of 14.6 m (48 ft). The dock has three terminals, namely, container terminal, iron ore terminal, and oil terminal. It mainly handles containers, iron ore, and POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants)
The oil terminals at the port’s Bharathi Dock (BD1 and BD3) can accommodate tankers to 100,000 dead weight tonnage (DWT), and a third berth can handle tankers up to 280.4 m (920 ft) and 140,000 DWT. Berth BD1 can accommodate ships to 108.1 m (355 ft) long. The oil terminals have capacity to handle 12 million tons of cargo per year and to pump 3,000 tons of crude oil and 1,000 tons of petroleum products per hour. Each berth is equipped with five marine loading arms, and the berths have pipelines to convey crude oil, white oil, and furnace oil.
The port handles Suezmax oil tankers (mid-sized cargo vessels) of up to a draft of 17 m at BD3 during day light, high tide as the per the present navigational practice and also during night hours subject to fulfilment of safety considerations on a ship-to-ship basis. As of 2018, the port can handle tankers with a capacity of 150,000 dead weight tonnage (DWT).
The iron ore terminal, which can handle 6 million tons per year and can load iron ore at a rate of 6,000 tons per hour, is also located at the Bharathi Dock. Berth BD2 can accommodate ore carriers up to 280.4 m (920 ft) in length. The terminal’s separate receiving and shipping lines can function as an interconnected system. The terminal is served by rail lines and includes an ore stock yard with capacity for 544,000 metric tons.
The container terminal has four berths with a total quay length of 885 m (2,904 ft) and maximum permissible draft of 13.4 m (44 ft). With capacity to handle fifth-generation container vessels, three of the four berths are 200 m (660 ft) long, and one is 285 m (935 ft) long. The berths are served by seven quay cranes, including five super-post-Panamax and two post-Panamax cranes, and 24 gantry cranes. Operated by Chennai Container Terminal Private Limited, the container terminal has capacity for 950,000 TEUs. The container yard has 3,960 ground slots and 240 reefer plug points. The terminal contains 24 container freight stations with warehouse storage and offers 24-hr customs inspection and clearance facilities. The container terminal has direct services to Europe, China, the United States, Korea, Thailand, the Mediterranean region, and West Africa.
Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India’s third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast. It is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports on the Bay of Bengal.
Visakhapatnam Port has three harbours – the outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbour. The outer harbour has 6 berths capable of handling vessels with a draft up to 17 meters while the smaller inner harbour has 18 berths that are Panamax compatible. Vizag Seaport owns two berths in the inner harbour; berth EQ-8 is fully mechanised and berth EQ-9 berth is not.
The port is also upgrading its general cargo berth in the outer harbour to accommodate vessels of 2 lakh DWT, deepening its inner harbour entrance channel and strengthening five berths in the inner harbour to admit vessels with 12.5 meter draft. Other steps being undertaken include the development of a truck parking terminal and a multimodal logistics hub, the procurement of two 50 tonne tugs and the installation of mechanical handling facilities in the inner harbour for dry bulk cargo. There are also plans to relocate the fishing harbour at the port to allow for the expansion of berths and stacking areas and dredging of the Outer Harbour is also being undertaken to increase the draft of the main channel to 21 meters.
Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on the East coast of India in Paradip, just 53 km (33 mi) from Jagatsinghpur city in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. It is at the confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal, 210 nmi (390 km; 240 mi) south of Kolkata and 260 nmi (480 km; 300 mi) north of Visakhapatnam.
The port is administered by the Paradip Port Authority (PPA)(formerly Paradip Port Trust), an autonomous corporation wholly owned by the Government of India.
Connectivity
The port is connected with Broad-gauge electrified Railway system for the East-Coast Railway and is also served by National Highway 53 and State Highway No.12. Port is well connected with Cuttack and Bhubaneswar with bus & train both the services.
Business facilities
Port harbor
The port of Paradip has an artificial lagoon type harbour protected by two rubble mound “Break Waters” and approached by the dredged channel. The North Break Water is 538 m long on the North-Eastern side of the port and the South Break Water is 1217 m long on the South-Eastern side.
Pilotage and towage facilities
The Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels above 200 MTs Gross Tonnage. The Pilotage service is available to all vessels during 24 hours and 365 days. The Pilot Boarding ground is about 3 miles (4.8 km) SE of Breakwaters. All the vessels have to inform their ETA prior to entering the port Limits to the port Signal Station on VHF Channel: 16 / 06. The port has 3 Nos. Tugs having BP more than 35 Tons and 2 Nos. of port Tugs having BP more than 50 Tons. All the tugs are fitted with fire fighting equipment for external general and oil fire. The port is having 3 Nos. Pilot Launches having speed more than 10 knots, 02 Nos. pilot lunches having speed of 7 knots and 02 Nos. Mooring Boats are also available for passing the Mooring Lines to the Berth / Jetty.
Marine pollution’s control and reception facilities
The port Complies to all the Regulations of MARPOL 73/78 and has a Pollution Control Cell to monitor the Pollution in the Harbour. The port has a Pollution Control Vessel with a Skimmer, chemical dispersant spray system and Oil Containment Boom. The port also has a 300 T Oil Reception Barge. The port has engaged security cum pollution response vessel with all required pollution response equipment & the same is installed at SPM area. The port has engaged private firms having permission from Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board to receive waste / used / oily water from the vessels for re-processing / re-cycling as required by MARPOL 73/78 Annexure-I. The port has also engaged private firms to collect garbage from the vessels in Port as required by MARPOL 73/78 Annexure-V. The reception facilities for other annexures of MARPOL 73/78 can be arranged by advance notice given by ship owners / local agents.
Fresh water services
Adequate fresh water supply services rendered to all vessels at berth through shore connection. All self-propelled fresh water barge is available to supply freshwater up to 350 MT at berth and at anchorage.
Container handling facilities
The port handles containers in a limited manner with cargo support from NALCO, Marine Products Exporters, TISCO, JSL and others. The port has 1000 TEU capacity container yard served with two railway sidings and 15 reefer plug points. One 75 MT and Two 20 MT mobile cranes, two spreaders (40 feet & 20 feet) are available in the port to facilitate for container handling. These equipment are duly supported by 2 (two) Reach stacker & other container handling equipment from private source.
Berthing priority for container vessels. Hence, nil waiting.
50% Concession in both vessel & cargo related charges for container vessels.
Harbour Mobile cranes at berths to handle containers.
In-house stuffing / de-stuffing facility.
Siding facility for Rail handling of containers.
Storage area
55,000 m2 (590,000 sq ft) of concrete paved area near the berth.
Storage area secured & protected.
Capacity to store about 1000 TEUs (20 ft).
Equipment available
One Mobile crane of 75MT capacity (Port).
Two 50 MT mobile cranes & one 20 MT forklift (private).
Adequate trailers to handle TEUs and FEUs (private).
Dry dock / Repairing facilities
The port has a 500 Ton slipway along with workshop for repair and maintenance of Port crafts and barges. A Wet Basin for Port crafts is available close to the Slipway.
The dry dock is 75 m (246 ft) in length, 15 m (49 ft) in width, and 11 m (36 ft) in depth has been constructed at this port to facilitate repairing of crafts. Vessels of −5.5 m (−18 ft) draft can be repaired at Paradip.
The Port of Karachi is one of South Asia’s largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation’s cargo (25 million tons per annum) located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located on the Karachi Harbour, between Kiamari azra langri, Manora, and Kakapir, and close to Karachi’s main business district and several industrial areas. The geographic position of the port places it in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. The administration of the port is carried out by the Karachi Port Trust, which was established in 1857.
Facilities:
The port comprises a deep natural harbour with an 11 kilometre long approach channel which provides safe navigation for vessels up to 75,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The main areas of port activity are two wharves; East Wharf with seventeen vessel berths and West Wharf with thirteen vessel berths. The maximum depth alongside the berths is currently 11.3 metres. The two wharves extend in opposite directions along the upper harbour – the East Wharf northeast from Kiamari Island and the West Wharf southwest from Saddar town. The two wharves each include a container terminal:
Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) opened in 1996 at West Wharf berths 28-30. It has a handling capacity of 300,000 TEUs per annum and handles container ships up to 11-metre draught. The total quay length is 600 metres divided into two container berths. The terminal is equipped with three Panamax cranes and one post-Panamax crane.
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT) in 2002 at East Wharf berths 6-9. It has a handling capacity of 350,000 TEUs per annum and handles container ships up to 11.5-metre draught. The total quay length is 600 metres divided into two container berths. The terminal is equipped with two Panamax cranes.
KICT and PICT have a nearby competitor in the privately operated Al-Hamd International Container Terminal (AICT), which opened in 2001 at a site west of the Layari river. AICT is situated next to the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, the new truck stand at Hawkes Bay Road and close to the RCD Highway, Super Highway and the future Layari Bypass.
There are also three liquid cargo-handling berths (oil piers), two ship repair jetties and a shipyard and engineering facility. The shipyard carries out shipbuilding and repair for both commercial and military customers on a 29-hectare (70 acres) site at the West Wharf. The facilities include a large shipbuilding hall, three shipbuilding berths, two dry-docks and three foundries.
The Chittagong Port is the main seaport of Bangladesh. Located in Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the port handles over 90 percent of Bangladesh’s export-import trad, and has been used by India, Nepal and Bhutan for transshipment.
Container terminals
Many private container terminals like this one have been set up near the port
The port depends on several container terminals, most of which are owned by private companies.
Industrial terminals
The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim Bandar-gāh Muhammad bin Qāsim), or Qasim Port Authority also known as Port Qasim, is a deep-water seaport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Maritime Affairs. It is Pakistan’s second busiest port, handling about 35% of the nation’s cargo (17 million tons per annum). Port Qasim and Karachi Port, the busiest port of country, together handle more than 90% of all external trade of Pakistan.
Terminal facilities
Facility | Berths | Berth Length | Owned by | Deadweight tonnage DWT |
Multipurpose Terminal | 4 | 200 m | PQA | 35,000 |
Container Terminal | 3 (Terminal 1) + 2 (Terminal 2) | 712 m (Terminal) + 615 m (Terminal 2) | Qasim International Container Terminal[11] | 45,000 |
Liquid Chemical Terminal | 1 | TBC | Engro Vopak Terminal Limited | 75,000 |
Oil Terminal | 1 | TBC | Fotco Oil Terminal | 75,000 |
Marginal wharf comprises two multi-purpose berths in a linear length of 400 meters each divided into 200 meters length. With design capacity of 4 -7 m. tonnes per annum, the terminal can accommodate 225 m/33 m/10 m vessels. All bulk, break bulk and general cargo is handled at these berths. Cargo handling at Marginal wharf is carried out by Cargo Handling Companies (CHC) in private sector, under one window operation.
Qasim International Container Terminal
Qasim International Container Terminal QICT has been developed through conversion of three existing multipurpose berths with a quay length of 600 meters into two berths container terminal at a cost of US$ 100 million on BOT basis. The Terminal with design capacity of 0. 6 million TEUs / annum is capable of handling vessels up to 305 meters length.
FOTCO Oil Terminal
FOTCO is a state-of-the-art environmental friendly marine oil terminal developed in private sector on BOO basis at a cost of US $ 97 million and is operational since April 1995. The Terminal with design capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum.
EVTL – Engro VoPak Liquid Chemicals Terminals
The Terminal and storage farm has been developed to cater for chemical imports, by Engro Pakistan in collaboration with Vopak of Netherlands on BOT basis at a cost of US$ 76 million.
2nd Container Terminal – QICT
Implementation Agreement was signed on 17th August 2006 with QICT for establishment of 2nd container terminal on BOT basis, having capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum at a estimated cost of US $ 211 millions. The terminal is designed to accommodate 6,000 TEUs container vessels..
The Port of Salalah is the largest port in Oman. Situated in the Dhofar Governorate, on the Arabian Sea which is on the northern part of the Indian Ocean, it is centrally located at the crossroads of trade between Asia and Europe. With over 2.5 billion consumers, it serves the markets of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian/Persian Gulf on its doorstep.
The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region of Trieste with its rail connections to Central and Eastern Europe.
Container Terminal
One of the world’s largest, busiest and most efficient container terminals, Port of Salalah, facilitates the Sultanates of Oman’s trade with the world. This is accomplished through its globally recognised efficient operations with a professional workforce, continuous improvement mindset, modern equipment and world-class infrastructure.
The Container Terminal consists of 6 berths with a quay length of 2197m, a draft of up to 18m, and a capacity of 5 million TEU per annum. This is supported by an up-to-date infrastructure that can handle the world’s largest container vessels.
Port of Salalah has increased its connectivity by an average 7% per year since 2007 or 151% in the period 2006-2021 as per UNCATDS Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI). In 2021, Salalah CT handled nearly 1,300 vessel calls across 15 services supported by 115 ships with a total fleet carrying capacity of 117,030 TEU and a maximum vessel size of 18,000 TEU.
General Cargo Terminal
Port of Salalah boasts one of the region’s largest and busiest multipurpose General Cargo Terminal handling commodities like dry bulk, liquid bulk, Cruise and RoRo. While Port of Salalah is the largest exporter of Gypsum in the world, It also takes significant volumes of Limestone, Clinker, Cement and Grains. Port of Salalah’s multi-port operation has also been instrumental in developing a thriving regional trade with the Red Sea and African markets, which predominantly moves in Dhows, where livestock is imported in large quantities, and various consumer goods, foodstuffs and building material gets exported.
The General Cargo Terminal consists of 13 berths for dry bulk and two berths for liquid cargo with a total distance of 3,292 meters with draught up to 18m allowing Capesize vessels to berth and thereby offering the opportunity to provide a cost-effective transport option for its exporters by way of lower unit costs.
Located in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, the Port of Fujairah, often known as Fujairah Port, is a deep port. It is the second-biggest bunkering centre in the world and the major port on the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates.
Supply is possible at Berth and Anchorage via Barge and truck. Generally, 2017 and 2010 specs are available.
Suppliers generally quote Delivered rate for all the products. For the vessels calling for bunker only, suppliers can act as agent as well. There is no calling cost or Port dues if the vessel is calling for Bunker only but the vessel has to declare and OPL supplies are not allowed.
Khor Fakkan is a city and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah, located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facing the Gulf of Oman, and geographically surrounded by the Emirate of Fujairah. The city, the second largest on the east coast after Fujairah City, is set on the bay of Khor Fakkan, which means “Creek of Two Jaws”.It is the site of Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the UAE. The Port of Khor Fakkan faces the Emirate of Sharjah’s eastern seaboard, extending connections with Asia and the Far East. This port is one of the Emirate’s three ports.
Port
The modern Khor Fakkan Container Terminal is the only natural deep-sea port in the region, and one of the top ports in the Emirates for container. The Dh 300 million ($81.75 million) project involved reclaiming some 150,000 square metres (1,600,000 sq ft) to increase the storage capacity and to facilitate large cranes, and 16 metres (52 ft) deep quays to accommodate for major vessels over 400 metres (1,300 ft) in length.
The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea.
Port of Jebel Ali, also known as Mina Jebel Ali is a deep port located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the world’s ninth busiest port, the largest man-made harbour, and the biggest and by far the busiest port in the Middle-East.
Geography
Jebel Ali port is located 35 km southwest of Dubai, in the Persian Gulf. The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea.
Operations
Port Jebel Ali encompass over one million square metres of container yard. It also contains space for medium- and long-term general cargo storage, including seven Dutch barns with a total of almost 19 thousand square metres and 12 covered sheds covering with 90.5 square metres. In addition, Port Jebel Ali also consist of 960 thousand square metres of open storage.
Port Jebel Ali is linked to Dubai’s expressway system and to the Dubai International Airport Cargo Village. The Cargo Village facilities capable of handling cargoes, making four-hour transit from ship to aircraft possible. The DPA’s commercial trucking service transport container and general cargo transport between Port Jebel Ali, Port Rashid, and the rest of UAE every day.
Port Rashid is an important passenger and cargo port in Dubai and was the first commercial port in the Emirate. It handled container and cargo operations until they were shifted to Jebel Ali.
The port was opened in 1972 as a small trading harbour, with a capacity of less than 0.1 million TEUs. Today, it boasts of a 1.5 million TEU capacity alongside state-of-the-art technology and new equipment. It is owned and managed by DP World.
This hub is gradually being converted into a fully passenger and cruise port in Dubai. Jebel Ali began handling cargo operations from 2008 and operations were completely shifted by 2018. Mina Rashid is currently under expansion and redevelopment.
It handles ro-ro, ro-pax, general passenger, and cruise vessels. There are also minor cargo operations at the port premises. Extensive real estate development is planned along the waterside to convert the port into a major tourism site. Cunard Lines and the Carnival Corporation currently have agreements to begin operations from this port by 2020 end.
The Dubai Drydocks are located near Mina Rashid and have been operational since 1983. It is the largest dry dock facility along the Persian Coast. The Dubai Maritime City is also near the port and is planned to open in 2021. It is divided into the Maritime Centre, Industrial Precinct, Academic Precinct, Marine District, Harbor Residence, and the Harbor Offices.
Port Rashid is an important passenger and cargo port in Dubai and was the first commercial port in the Emirate. It handled container and cargo operations until they were shifted to Jebel Ali.
The port was opened in 1972 as a small trading harbour, with a capacity of less than 0.1 million TEUs. Today, it boasts of a 1.5 million TEU capacity alongside state-of-the-art technology and new equipment. It is owned and managed by DP World.
This hub is gradually being converted into a fully passenger and cruise port in Dubai. Jebel Ali began handling cargo operations from 2008 and operations were completely shifted by 2018. Mina Rashid is currently under expansion and redevelopment.
It handles ro-ro, ro-pax, general passenger, and cruise vessels. There are also minor cargo operations at the port premises. Extensive real estate development is planned along the waterside to convert the port into a major tourism site. Cunard Lines and the Carnival Corporation currently have agreements to begin operations from this port by 2020 end.
The Dubai Drydocks are located near Mina Rashid and have been operational since 1983. It is the largest dry dock facility along the Persian Coast. The Dubai Maritime City is also near the port and is planned to open in 2021. It is divided into the Maritime Centre, Industrial Precinct, Academic Precinct, Marine District, Harbor Residence, and the Harbor Offices.
As one of the main ports of Sharjah, Mina Khalid is built to handle cargo including general, dry, liquid, bulk, and containers. The port is operated under the Department of Seaports and Customs, along with Hamriyah and Khor Fakkan.
The port has extensive storage facilities for all types of goods. This includes cold stores, reefer storage zones, bulk cargo holding areas etc. An adjacent oil terminal also boosts the productivity of the harbour.
It currently operates 33 multi-purpose berths including 21 general cargo berths. The rest handle miscellaneous cargo. The container terminals are berths 1 – 3 and are operated by the Gulftainer Company, alongside the container terminal at Khor Al Fakkan. Berths 4 – 8 deals with general and ro-ro cargo. Berths 9 – 13 perform repairs, and process bulk oil. Berths 14 – 16 handle reefer and timber cargo. Berth 16 and 17 deal in grain storage through on-site silos. Berth 18 deals with oil shipments, while berths 19 – 21 handle oil tankers.
Mina Khalid also has an Inland Container Depot (known as ICD) that is connected to other parts of Sharjah. It is also connected by road to other Emirates in the UAE. The port services both the Sharjah Airport Free Zone and Al Hamriyah Free Zone, and is situated on an important trade route to the Indian Ocean. The port also provides services to over 1.2 billion individuals and has a very high turn around time for incoming vessels. It has advanced facilities and auxiliary services such as piloting, tugs, and stevedores attached to the port.
As one of the Northernmost ports in the UAE, RAK Harbor is an important trading post in the region. Situated close to the Strait of Hormuz, vessels covering parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa are serviced here. The Ras Al Khaimah Port actually includes several smaller ports, such as Mina Saqr and Mina Al Jazeera harbours, in addition to the main RAK harbour.
As a modern port, RAK has several Free Port Zones that provide operational spaces to several international companies, and also provide storage to various shipping lines. There are provisions to handle general cargo, liquid and bulk cargo, and reefers. RAK Port has cruise and passenger terminals that cater to a large portion of the regional tourism.
The Mina Saqr port is located further North and deals with cargo and commercial shipments. The RAK Maritime Training Center is close to the port. It has a Free Port Zone that was known earlier as RAK Maritime City, with extensive storage space.
The main shipment through Saqr is construction materials. Al Jazeera Port is located South of the main RAK facility and deals with repairs and ship servicing. It operates dockyards that have advanced equipment and machinery. There are also Marinas nearby that berth pleasure crafts, yachts, and personal boats.
With about 5,000 vessels arriving there each year, it is the Red Sea’s leading port for transit trade, transhipment of containers, and cargos since it is situated on or near international shipping lanes that connect three continents.
Bunker fuels available are like HSFO, VLSFO, LSMGO etc. Generally, Aramco and ISO specs are available. Supply is possible by barge at bunkering berths and anchorage.
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Istanbul:
The Port of Istanbul, also known as the Port of Haydarpasa, is the container port for Istanbul, Turkey, on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, close to Haydarpaşa Station.
ISTANBUL is a Large-sized Canal. The types of vessels regularly calling at ISTANBUL are Pleasure Craft (25%), Passenger (18%), Fishing (17%), Passenger Ship (8%), General Cargo (4%).The maximum Deadweight is 177730t.
King Abdul Aziz Port, also known as Dammam Port, is a port in the city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest port in the Persian Gulf, and the third largest and third busiest port in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, after the Jeddah Islamic Port. King Abdul Aziz Port is a major export center for the oil industry, and also a key distribution center for major landlocked cities in the country, particularly the capital cities of provinces, such as Riyadh which is linked to Dammam by a railway line.
The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea.
Container terminals
There are two container terminals at the King Abdul Aziz Port. Both terminals operate 24 hours a day, with shift breaks, and breaks for meals and prayer.
The older terminal is operated by International Port Services (IPS), a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). The container terminal is a joint venture between HPH and the Saudi company Maritime Company for Navigation (MACNA). The IPS Terminal has three rail tracks and rail stacking area parallel to the tracks. All containers bound for the Riyadh Dry Port are directly shifted to the rail stack, where they are loaded onto freight trains.
The ground breaking ceremony for the second container terminal was held on 6 October 2012. The terminal opened in April 2015. The port unloaded 19.36 million tons in 2008, recording a 15.72% growth over the 16.73 million tons of unloaded tonnage the previous year. In 2008, Dammam handled 1.2-1.3 million TEUs or about 25% of all goods entering and exiting Saudi Arabia.
Railway line
The Saudi Railways Organization’s cargo line begins at the King Abdul Aziz Port and passes through Al-Ahsa, Abqaiq, Al-Kharj, Haradh and Al-Tawdhihiyah, before terminating at the dry port in Riyadh. The 556 kilometer line serves is a major transport route for goods arriving at Dammam to reach the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.
Berths 4 to 13 of the King Abdul Aziz Port are connected to the rail system and are utilized for general cargo.
About The port
As Saudi Arabia’s eastern maritime gateway and the Kingdom’s main port on the Arabian Gulf, King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam is the major entryway for cargosheaded to the country’s eastern and central regions from all over the world. It has a direct railway connection with the Dry Port in the capital Riyadh. The port was built by Saudi Aramco to meet the rapidly increasing demands of the national oil industry under the orders of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. After further expansions, the port was officially renamed from Dammam Port to King Abdulaziz Port in 1961.
Area | 19km2 |
Berths | 43 |
Terminals | 3 |
Capacity | 105m tons |
Terminal operators | 14 |
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Longest transit time to Ad Dammam
The longest transit time to ship a container to Ad Dammam is the route Santa Cruz De Tenerife – Ad Dammam, with an average of 65 days. The next longest routes are Boston – Ad Dammam, with an average of 59 days and Tacoma – Ad Dammam, with an average of 57 days.
Shortest transit time to Ad Dammam
The shortest transit time to ship a container to Ad Dammam is the route Columbus – Ad Dammam, with an average of 4 days. The next shortest routes are Jacksonville – Ad Dammam, with an average of 4 days; and New Orleans – Ad Dammam, with an average of 4 days.
Location
The Port of Rotterdam is located in Netherlands. Rotterdam is situated on the mouth of the River Maas and is the premier port of the North European hinterland. The 40km length of the port, with a total quayage of 83km, has 3 functions: Transhipment and transport, industry and distribution. ROTTERDAM is located at UK Coast & Atlantic, Rotterdam Area in Netherlands at coordinates N 51° 56′ 35.90″ – E 004° 08′ 30.52″. The official UN/Locode of this port is NLRTM. It is also known as MAASDIJK,EUROPOORT,RDAM,DINTELHAVEN.
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