Kevin85ify
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- Apr 6, 2019
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Very true, Mombasa is bigger than Dar es salaam, Tanga, Mtwara combined. Just got some details on both.
Dar es salaam port: 11 berths.Berths number 1 to 7 has a depth between 8.7 and 10.5 meters for general cargo vessels.Berths No. 8 to 11 have an average depth of 11.0 meters and are will be dedicated to container vessels (Under construction by Tanzania International Container Terminal Services .(TPA Handbook, 2018). No post panamax vessel has called on this port due to a channel depth of 12 metres.For the financial year 2014/15 the port handled 590,763 TEU (2014/15) cargo volume.
Mombasa Port: The main port currently has 19 deepwater berths (2 more under construction by Japan) comprising of 1 bulk grain terminal, 2 oil terminals/jetties, 4 container berths and 12 general cargo berths. Recent investments in modernising handling equipment, dredging of the main entrance channel and widening of the turning basin has enabled larger, modern post panamax vessels to call at the port. Some of the conventional berths can and are used to berth container ships that are self-accentuated / have handling gear (cranes). 2 of the berths are used for berthing passenger ships while 2 handle bulk grain carriers. The conventional berths are therefore mostly multipurpose. Also called Kilindini Harbor, it is a deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 45–55 meters at its deepest center, although the controlling depth in the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 metres (57 ft). It is an example of a natural geographic phenomenon called a ria. For the financial year 2014/15 the port handled 1,077,644 TEU cargo volume. This port has seen a consistent growth in cargo at 40% every 4 years.
