ESPERANCE

A port located along the coast of the Greater Australian Bay in southwestern Australia and the Indian Ocean. Chart number 1059, AUS119。 When using the standard of East 8 district. The maximum draft is 10.60 meters. The load density of water is 1026. The tidal range is 0.4 meters. The prevailing west wind. Compulsory pilotage. Communication is carried out using radio very high frequency channels 6, 12, and 16. Usually only enters the port during the day. Work 24 hours a day. Port service facilities include ship repair, refueling, small boats, medical services, towing, fresh water, supplies, and repatriation, but there are no dry docks or sewage facilities. There are two berths in the port: NO.1 long, 244 meters long, and 10.6 meters deep; NO.2， 213 meters long and 10.6 meters deep. There are two conveyor belts on the shore for transporting bulk cargo, one at berth NO.1 for transporting grains and salt, and the other between two berths, both of which can be used for transporting nickel concentrate and other ores. The shipping speed of various goods is: 850 tons of salt per hour, 500 tons of grains per hour, 200 tons of nickel concentrate, refined copper ore, and magnesite per hour, and 25-30 tons of phosphate and sulfur ore per shift. The oil tanker docks at berth No.2, with an unloading pipeline connecting to the storage tank.