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• macuti lighthouse with a height of 36m, situated 11 km north west from the aLPHa Buoy at latitude 19° 31’47.34” S and longitude 34° 59’ 13.4” e, painted red and white, F1(3)10 sec. • The channel is marked by green and red buoys according to the international lateral system of buoyage.Large vessels anchor parallel to the outer channel, no more than 2 miles east of the outer channel and at a distance of not less than 3 miles from P Buoy. vessels with draft of maximum 26 feet (7.92m) anchor at minimum distance of 2 miles east of the P buoy.an inner anchorage is situated near Buoy 10, which gives protection to vessels of up to 6.5m draft in spring tides and 7.0m in neap tides. The holding ground is poor and care should be given especially in heavy weather with westerly winds.The Port of Beira is open 24 hours a day. max vessel size is 200m Loa and up to 8.0m draft at high water. night navigation is restricted to vessels up to 140m Loa and/or 7.0m draft in line with the pilotage rules relating to tidal currents, weather and lighting conditions of the buoys.Port operationsWorking Hours: 365 days a year, 24 hours/day. Office Hours: 07.30-17.30Time Zone: GmT/UTC +2 hours.PilotageThe Port of Beira is equipped with a pilot boat and a line boat, available 24 hours a day. Pilotage is compulsory at all times and advanced notice is required 72 hours before arrival via fax number 23-329 803 (Control Tower) or 23-329 805 Harbour master’s office. Pilots board vessels in normal weather conditions near Buoy 2. exception is given to national fishing vessels and coastal vessels with special permission. in the latter case the arrival announcement of the vessel passing the aLPHa Buoy is compulsory via vHF channel 12, and entrance is only allowed with permission from the Beira Port Control Tower.TowageTug assistance is compulsory at all times. The Port of Beira is served by two 2,200bhp, 35T bollard pull tugs, available 24 hours a day.Arrivalsvessels should advise the Beira Port Control of their eTa, draft and Loa 72, 48 hours and 1 hour prior to arrival at aLPHa Buoy at the seaward entrance channel.BerthsBerth Length (m)1 176.77 2-4 4845 161.53 6 1707 165.5 8 187.9 9 167.310 167.311 128.55 12 264Draft (m)- 12 12 1010 10 101010 13.50PORT INFORMATIONUseFishing Harbour Container Terminal/Ro-Ro Container Terminal/Ro-Ro Refrigerated Cargo/Fresh Produce/PaxGeneral Cargo Terminal Coal TerminalGeneral Cargo Terminal/ Ro-RoGeneral Cargo Terminal/ Ro-Ro/PaxOil TerminalOil TerminaliNforMAçõeS Do PorToRadio/Beira Port Control Tower• Berthing/unberthing operations – vHF Channel 6, 11 and 14 • Beira Port Control – vHF Channel 12• emergency situations/first call to Beira Port ControlTower – vHF Channel 16Beira Port Control is equipped with an HF trans-receiver working in a frequency of 2182 KHz, also radio Cape Town and inmarsat are recommended for passing messages at long range.Tugs, pilot boat and line boat can be called on vHF Channel 16 in emergency situations only, otherwise via the Port Control Tower on vHF Channel 12.Port ServicesThe Port offers most services required by ocean-going vessels. Ships requiring services should advise their agent in advance of arrival.BunkeringFuel and lubricating oils available by road tanker.Fresh Wateravailable at most berths by road tanker.Waste Disposalavailable, contact via ships agent.Shipchandlersavailable, contact via ships agent.Drydock and ShiprepairThe Beiranave Shipyard has a 110m x 17m x 10m dry dock facility and is the largest marine repair centre between durban and mombasa, performing work on more than 120PORT OF BEIRA PROFILE & DIRECTORY 2019 | 2020 95