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Xiamen Terminal

Xiamen Terminal lies in the south of Fujian Province along the coast, the launch-out of the Jiulong River. Its depth alongside is of 154km, water area 300sq.km, land area 7sq.km. There're 74 productive docks, among which 11 are 10,000dwt over level. The longest berth of Xiamen Terminal is 350m, the biggest berth can accommodate 50,000dwt level ships. There're 595 equipments and machinery for loading/discharging and a 429000sqm stockyard in Xiamen Terminal.In 1995, the freight throughput of Xiamen Terminal has reached 13.139m tons, including7190000t of foreign trade freight. The container throughput is 310000t, passenger 200000 person-time, the throughout of the terminal itself is 8813000t. It was during the "Aug, 5" period that the second phase of Dongdu port area of Xiamen Terminal start constructing, and was finished and put into use on Dec, 1994. This project including one container berth at 35,000dwt level, one coal and char berth at 25,000dwt level, two bulk-cargo berths at 20,000dwt level and some related equipments. The yearly layout throughput of Xiamen Terminal is 35000t. During this period, the extending project of Gaoqi Dock and Passenger Transport Station have also been finished. It was also during this period that coal dock central monitor system which was jointly manufactured by Xiamen Harbor Bureau and the water carriage scientific research office of the ministry of communication passed the science and technology and achievement department of the ministry of communication's examination and appraise, and its intergrated level was thought to be at international advanced level of 1990s.

Xiamen Port Authority ADD: Dongdu Road 127, Xiamen
Switchboard TEL: (0592) 6013077
FAX: (0592) 6010034
Post Code: 361012
1. Geographical location:118o 04'E, 24o 27'N
2. Tide difference:Maximum: 6.0m, Minimum: 4.50m
3. Sea-route draft limitation
Depth of sea-route from the outside port to the joint inspection anchorage ground is 12m, joint inspection anchorage ground to Dongdu Terminal is 8m.
4. Pilot service:
Constrainedly pilot, the pilot working time: daytime, the pilot startpoint: pilot quarantine anchorage ground.
5. Could the ships put in berth after sunset and before sunrise or not: usual put in during daytime.
6. tug boat:
ZX1670HP 2X800HP 1X26400HP (salvation tug boat) 1X600HP
7. Provision service:
Fuel, freshwater, foodstuff.
8. VHF radiotelephone:
Channel: 16 12 25, working hours: 24 hours, call letters: Xiamen channel
9. Whether repairs and maintain or not: yes.
10. The conditions of warehouse and yard:
Warehouse acreage is 41000sqm, yard 354000sqm.
11. Main export and import freight:
Import: wheat, chemical fertilizer, cement, rolled steel, coal, sugar.
Export: salt, tea, graphite powder.
12. The situation of anchorage ground:
the name, location and depth (meter) of the anchorage ground, the anchorage ground's quality, the berth tonnage: pilot quarantine anchorage ground 118o03'20" E, 24o25'40"N, 12 sand and mud land, 1000000dwt.
13.The situation of berth:
the name of working area, berth; length (meter), depth (meter), capacity of berth (ton level), purpose of berth, shore-side crane:
"Heping" dock working area:
No.1 floating dock, 64, 7.0, 3000dwt, bulk cargo, 2X1.57T.
No.2 floating dock 100, 8.0, 5000DWT below, bulk cargo and passenger transport, 2X0.57
Dongdu dock working area:
No.1berth, 142, 9.9, 15000dwt below, container berth, 1X30.5T;
No.2berth, 228, 12.6, 5000dwt below, foodstuff berth, 2X10T;
No.3 berth, 165, 12.6 5000dwt below, bulk chemical fertilizer, 2X10T;
No.4 berth, 142, 12.6, 15000dwt below, bulk cargo, 2X10T
Gaoqi working area: 530 +2.0 multiply tide working, 200dwt, coal, lumber, sand 5X1.57