Marsa-El Brega port/ Al-braiga
General Manager of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam
Mr. Naeem Bin Ibrahim El-Naeem
It is a major oil handling facility in Libya and a huge
Oil refinery owned by Sirte oil
enterprise is situated near the port. The Sirte Company has controlled the port facilities since the late 1990s.
During the world war period, this was just a tiny fishing village however after the war ended, it developed as Libya’s first oil pipeline was laid here. The port facility was built in the mid-90s and comprised a pier and floating wharves for oil carriers and tankers. It became operational in 1961 after which a natural gas manufacturing unit and an ammonia processing unit were established. Presently, it is known as the country’s major petrochemical port, connected with Tripoli and neighbouring regions, Cairo, Egypt etc.
This port facility is situated on the Gulf of Sidra at the southern end of the Mediterranean sea close to Bengazi port
The depth of sea waters in such berths ranges from 9 up to 14 meters, while its total length is 7837 meters. Such berths are provided with modern equipment and installations for cargo handling and stowage, in addition to carrying it from the port, also forklift and other electronic lifts of different types, some of which are of 3.2.15 tons capacity. Moreover, lifts for unloading grains, receiving dock with a length reaching 4000 meters and the sea depth along the dock ranging between 4.5 and 6 meters.
They are represented in Authorities, associations, councils and administrations working in the field of the Arab Sea Ports facilities.
| Statement | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Navigational Channel | 14 | Miles |
| Width of Navigational Channel | 400 | Meters |
| Total port area | 181000000 | Square Meters |
| Water Area | 174.160.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Land area | 6.840.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Total area of container yards | 1545000 | Square meters |
| Total area of opened area yards | 2391850 | Square meters |
| Total area of covered storing yards | 181000 | Square meters |
| Tankers area | Not available | Square meters |
The port handles exports of oil, petrochemical goods and also general cargo. It is frequented by 300 ships every year and can accommodate vessels measuring more than 200 m with a maximum draft of 10 m, weighing around 250,000 DWT.
The port is divided into the western harbour and the eastern harbour. The former has a dry cargo handling berth spanning 150 m while the latter has a urea berth stretching 200 m. The cargo pier can accommodate ships weighing 50,000 DWT and is adjacent to the ro-ro handling facility. The port comprises 3 tanker terminals for handling oil, LNG and acids such as sulfuric acid. The oil berths can handle the world’s biggest oil carriers. Two separate berths on the western port area spanning 350 m, capable of accommodating ships weighing up to 50,000 DWT are utilised for handling shipments of ammonia, naphtha, and methanol.
| Statement | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Navigational Channel | 14 | Miles |
| Width of Navigational Channel | 400 | Meters |
| Total port area | 181000000 | Square Meters |
| Water Area | 174.160.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Land area | 6.840.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Total area of container yards | 1545000 | Square meters |
| Total area of opened area yards | 2391850 | Square meters |
| Total area of covered storing yards | 181000 | Square meters |
| Tankers area | Not available | Square meters |
| Maximum Total Designed Capacity For Cargo Handling | 2000000 | Thousand Tons/Year |
| Maximum Total Designed Capacity For Containers Handling (TEU) | 900000 | TEU/Year |
| Largest Received Vessel (According To Its Draft) | 14 | Meters |
| Largest Received Vessel (According To Its Length) | 300 | Meters |
| Container Handling Rate | 2465 | TEU/Day |
| General Cargo Stevedoring Rate | 38356 | Tons/Day |
| Working Hours | 113974 | Hour |
| General Cargo Handled During The Year 2005 | 3850 | Thousand Tons |
| Containerized Handled Cargo During The Year 2005 | 8529 | Thousand Tons |
| Dry Bulk Cargo | 3882 | Thousand Tons |
| Liquid Bulk Cargo | 57 | Thousand Tons |
| Number Of Handled TEU During | 894809 | Thousand Tons/Container |
| Number Of Passengers During 2005 | - | Passengers |
| Address | Office d'Exploitation du Port de Tripoli |
| Telephone | +961.6.220180 |
| FAX | |
| Email Address | info@oept.gov.lb |