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Port of Misrata/ Qasr Ahmed, Libya
General Manager of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam
Mr. Naeem Bin Ibrahim El-Naeem
Also known as the Qar Ahmed port, Due to the port’s favourable geographical location and infrastructural development undertaken by the government, it is one of the busiest ports in Libya linked with major maritime trade routes of the world.
it is one of the most crucial ports of Libya situated just 250 km from the capital Tripoli.
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.
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| 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 |
It is located in an industrial region housing manufacturing units, steelworks and a power station. The major cargoes handled at the port include grains, iron ore, livestock mainly sheep, containerised goods, petroleum products, oil, construction equipment, light machinery etc. In 2017, Misrata port received more than 700 cargo laden vessels carrying 105,600 TEU and 661,400 million tonnes of bulk and breakbulk.
The port comprises 7 berths for handling containers with a total length of 1500 m, a draft of 11 m, two silo berths covering 400 m, and a ro-ro berth. It also has a free trade zone built in the late 1990s spanning 250 hectares. The port is undergoing expansion for constructing 8 berths with a length of 2000 m and a 12 m draft to enhance the port’s annual container handling capacity to five million.
Port equipment is in workable condition and includes 11 shore cranes, 3 gantries, 4 mobile cranes, 23 reach stackers and 40 forklifts. Misrata port also boasts gigantic storage space including open storage spanning more than 55 hectares, 10 warehouses covering 68,000 m2, 2-grain storage tanks with a 50,000 million tonne capacity and 550 reefer points. The port does not have a cold storage facility.
| 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 |
Services: barges, tugs, fresh water and bunkering (on advance request), medical facilities are available in the town, garbage disposal must be arranged by the port authority.
| 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 |
