Page 96 - Porto da Beira Perfil e Directório/Port of Beira Profile & Directory

iNforMAçõeS Do PorToPORT INFORMATIONPort informationThe second largest port in mozambique, the Port of Beira is located on the east african coast (indian ocean), 28 km from the open sea. Situated at the mouth of the Pungue river at Longitude 34o 50' e and Latitude 19o 50' S, the Port of Beira is primarily a transit gateway, handling import and export cargoes from Zimbabwe, malawi, Zambia and other countries in the region. The port handles a wide variety of traffic, including containers, break bulk, general cargo, ro-ro, wet and dry bulks.Approach channels and AnchoragesThe Port of Beira is a tide-bound harbour with HW springs ranging from 6.2m to 7.2m. Vessels waiting for berthing instructions anchor east of the outer channel. The approach to the Pungue River is obstructed by the sand banks and shoals, which are constantly moving.From the east end of the Macuti Channel (Buoy), the channel is marked by light buoys up to the river’s entrance near the port.Access is made through the 135m-wide dredged Macuti Channel, with an actual minimum depth of 8.0m below the chart datum in the Macuti curve.The maximum accepted draft is obtained by adding 6.8m to the height of the tide at that moment. This includes a safety margin of 1.2m of the keel clearance.Position and characteristics of sea buoysChannel SpecificationFrom the alpha buoy (Buoy a) to the Papa buoy (Buoy P) the minimum channel width is 160m.From the Papa buoy (Buoy P) to buoy 6 minimum width is 140m. From buoy 6 to buoy 10 the minimum width is 150m.From buoy 10 to buoy 13 the minimum width is 200m (macúti curve)From buoy 13 to buoy T the minimum width is 135m.vessels with maximum draft of 6.8m may enter the port at any state of the tide. deeper lying vessels are required to wait for a suitable height of tide to enter the port.Anchorage/Navigation aidsnavigation aids are:• The landing buoy aLPHa equipped with a raCon Beacon and light signal at the southeast end of the outer channel.Buoy ColourA Red/White P Red2 Red4 Red5 Green6 Red7 Green8 Red9 Green10 Red11 Green12 Red12A Red13 Green14 Red15 Green17 Green 19 Green 21 Green 23 Green W RedT RedLatitude19° 53’47.34 S 19° 52’34.81 S 19° 52’36.46 S 19° 52’40.44 S 19° 53’00.41 S 19° 52’46.59 S 19° 53’19.97 S 19° 53’09.03 S 19° 53’30.25 S 19° 53’28.80 S 19° 53’26.59 S 19° 53’37.70 S 19° 53’41.25 S 19° 53’08.31 S 19° 51’00.51 S 19° 52’52.00 S 19° 52’15.53 S 19° 51’34.74 S 19° 50’54.37 S 19° 50’02.85 S 19° 49’51.12 S 19° 47’57.40 SLongitude034°59’13’’.37 E 034°56’58’’.64 E 034°55’47’’.85 E 034°54’35’’.90 E 034°51’58’’.92 E 034°53’28’’.51 E 034°50’58’’.83 E 034°52’01’’.99 E 034°50’26’’.75 E 034°51’03’’.12 E 034°50’13’’.09 E 034°50’10’’.83 E 034°50’24’’.50 E 034°49’55’’.26 E 034°49’10’’.27 E 034°49’44’’.52 E 034°49’31’’.58 E 034°49’22’’.11 E 034°49’19’’.75 E 034°49’42’’.41 E 034°49’39’’.64 E 034°49’27’’.50 ECharacteristicsMo (A) 8s FL3S FL2S FL2SFL (2) 6S VQ 0.6S FL5S FL2S Q1.2S FL6S FL(2)6S FL2S FL2S FL2S FL5S FL2S FL2S FL3S FL1.5S FL1.5S FL3S FL(2)6S94 PERFIL E DIRECTÓRIO DO PORTO DA BEIRA 2019 | 2020