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Port of Djibouti (Djibouti) - Port Authority of Djibouti - Port Autonome International de Djibouti. (ID: 13054)
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The port of Djibouti has been leased to Dubai Port International, the international arm of the Dubai Port Authority. Under the agreement signed on May 8th 2000, Dubai Port International will manage and develop the port over a period of 20 years, eventually developing a free trade zone. Berth Type of cargo Length Depth N 1 Container 180m 9,5m N 2 Container 220m 12,0m Ro-ro Ro-ro traffic 220m 11,0m N 4 Coastal and dhows 150m 3,6m N 5 Coastal and dhows 230m 7,2m N 6-1 General cargo 170m 7,8m N 6-2 General cargo 93m 7,8m N 7 General cargo 170m 7,8m N 8 General cargo 202m 9,3m N 13 General cargo / Cruise 210m 9,5m N 14 General cargo and Bulk 290m 12,0m N 15 General cargo and Bulk 107m 12,0m N 10 Tanker berth 270m 10,9m N 11 Tanker berth 270m 12,0m N 12 Tanker berth 270m 12,0m N 9 Multipurpose berth 69m 10,0m N 3 Shipyard 70m 2,0m Berth Covered Area No of sheds Yard Area (quay) Yard area (storage) 4 3560m? 1 4700m? 7000m? 5 5300m? 3 3900m? 10000m? 6 2800m? 2 2700m? 1300m? 7 1800m? 1 3700m? 2500m? 8 2680m? 2 4000m? 5700m? 13 4260m? and 8000m? open 5 4200m? 8500m? 14 4400m? 1 8200m? 11600m? 15 2400m? (WFP) 1 3210m? 70000m? 2 Ship to shore gantry cranes of 50 tons (ZPMC Over-Panamax gantry cranes) 2 Ship to shore gantry cranes of 35 tons (Reggiane Pacceco gantry cranes) (Reggiane Pacceco gantry cranes) 6 ZPMC RTG yard cranes 4 Reachstackers CVS of 42 tons 22 yard tractors of 50 tons 11 yard trailors Forklift of various capacities Trucks of various capacities Tractors of 50 tons 1 Container freight station Storage area of 22 ha with capacity of 8,800 TEU Free zone of 25 ha 24 plug for reefer containers COSMOS Computer Software The Port Authority of Djibouti has selected the COSMOS software package for the management of its container terminal Port open for 24 hours a day. Work is organised in three shifts. The Harbour Master s office ensures pilotage, towage and mooring. All cargo handling in Djibouti is done by private companies except at the container terminal which is managed by the PAID. There is a rail branch line to container terminal and container freight station. The CDE (Chemin de fer Ethio-Djiboutien) links the port of Djibouti to Ethiopia. Preparation of the concession of Djibouti-Ethiopia railway is under process. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 UNLOADED Liquid bulk 1 266 199 1 369 316 Dry bulk 1 024 811 757 177 Sub-total bulk 2 291 011 2 126 493 Breakbulk 496 821 950 083 Containers 668 815 786 575 Sub-total General cargo 1 165 635 1 736 658 Total 3 456 646 3 863 151 LOADED Liquid bulk 24 712 18 083 Dry bulk 64 644 34 490 Sub-total bulk 89 356 52 573 Breakbulk 24 016 25 019 Containers 346 681 488 347 Sub-total General cargo 370 697 513 366 Total 460 053 565 939 Grand total 3 916 699 4 429 090 TEU's 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Import-Transit 18,110 32,960 43,037 46,179 49,774 Transhipment In 40,578 24,491 13,511 14,601 17,813 Empty In 14,444 13,593 4,097 2,943 3,671 Total In 73,132 71,044 60,645 63,723 71,258 Export-Transit 2,376 8,536 12,762 13,393 15,230 Transhipment Out 40,313 25,216 14,267 14,931 18,411 Empty Out 28,493 28,332 36,751 30,426 37,286 Total Out 71,182 62,084 63,780 58,750 70,927 TOTAL 148,872 133,128 124,425 122,473 142,185 Excludes shifting Transit traffic by cargo type Tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Unloaded - Dry cargo 270 034 1 040 123 1 575 543 1 723 040 1 739 981 - Petroleum products 56 106 620 768 1 031 476 1 080 089 1 173 923 Total unloaded 326 140 1 660 891 2 607 019 2 803 139 2 913 904 Loaded - Dry cargo 40 784 194 397 275 384 200 440 221 013 - Petroleum products 0 0 0 0 0 Total loaded 40 784 194 397 275 384 200 440 221 115 Total transit traffic 366 924 1 855 288 2 882 403 3 003 579 3 135 019 Transit traffic by country and commodities Tons 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Import Ethiopia Cereals 329 267 595 454 854,813 570 239 Petroleum products 620 768 1 031 476 1,080,093 1 173 923 Metal products 104 839 107 727 129,335 274 454 Fertilisers 181 874 328 280 124,724 288 492 Others 427 699 533 913 608,496 606 181 Total Ethiopia 1 664 447 2 596 866 2,797,461 2 913 289 Import Somalia Total Somalia 16 444 7 779 5 669 615 Total Import Transit 1 680 891 2 604 645 2,803 130 2 913 904 Export Ethiopia Coffee 149 969 114 057 119,044 91,944 Sesame seeds 21 210 36 197 20,999 27,944 Dried beans 7 917 20 471 8,069 18,174 Cotton 180 3 626 1,273 8,681 Hides 2 136 3 652 11,989 9,240 Others 12 870 26 517 39,059 64,935 Total Ethiopia 194 282 204 520 200,433 220,918 Export Somalia Total Somalia 115 725 7 197 Total Export Transit 194 397 205 245 200 440 221 115 Total transit 1 875 288 2 809 890 3 003 570 3 135 019 The main projects are: Construction of a new port i.e. Doraleh Port at Doraleh, 8km east of Djibouti port. Main facilities to be offered at Doraleh port are: Container terminal Oil terminal Oil refinery Industrial and commercial free zone Construction of a new bulk terminal with capacity for storage of 80,000 tons. The bulk (fertilizer and grains) will be handled by conveyor belt from the quay. The bulk terminal will be located at berths 14 and 15, and is designed to handle 1.2 million tons a year. The port of Djibouti has been leased to Dubai Port International, the international arm of the Dubai Port Authority. Port of Djibouti (Djibouti) - Port Authority of Djibouti - Port Autonome International de Djibouti.