Geography
The western port is divided into several zones:
- Used for general cargo handling.
- Deals with four types of activities: unified cargoes including a Ro Ro and passenger terminal, stuffed bulk cargoes, and barge discharge.
- Used for handling general cargo and barge discharge.
- Used for handling containers, cement, coal, barge discharge, fertilizers, and general cargo.
- Used for handling: molasses, timber, some types of general cargoes, barge discharge, grains and flour.
- (Oil Dock): Situated at the western boundaries of the port, is used for handling edible oil, oil products and for providing bunkers. It also includes berths used for handling livestock. The port does not include oil storage facilities, but oil berths are connected to a refinery through a 2 km long pipeline.
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