LEADERSHIP gathered that the port’s main breakwater is 1.5km long with a turning circle of 600 meters, enough for a vessel up to 16,000 standard containers and an approach channel of 11km long.The port has three terminals: the container terminal, the liquid terminal and the dry bulk terminal. The container terminal has an initial draft of 14 metres, with the potential for further dredging to 16.5 metres. The terminal is able to handle 2.5 million twenty-foot standard containers per year.
The port’s computerised system will allow container identification and clearance from the office, and human interaction will be minimal in the physical operations.When the phase 2 is completed, the deep sea port will have three liquid berths. The liquid cargo terminal will handle vessels up to 45,000 DWT and can expand to reach a capacity of 160,000 DWT.Liquids will be handled at a tank farm near the port. The docking area is equipped with loading arms.
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