OOSTENDE

The natural conditions of the port are temperate maritime climate, with prevailing southwest winds. Due to the warm and humid air from the Atlantic, it is warm in winter and cool in summer. The highest annual average temperature is around 15-18 degrees Celsius in July, and the lowest is around 3-4 degrees Celsius in January. The annual rainfall is about 850mm. The average tidal range is 5.2m during major floods and 3.2m during minor floods. The port is located on the southeast side of the North Sea along the northwest coast of Belgium and is an excavated port located in the northwest of the European continent, with a canal leading to Bruges. The English name of the port can also be written as OOSTENDE. The port is about 5km away from the airport and about 20km away from the French border. The distribution and berth situation of the port area. The port terminal is divided into two parts: riverside and shipyard, with six locks connected to the river. The main dock berths in the port area are as follows: dock type berths (number), shoreline length (m), maximum water depth (m), new dock 6 1355 7.3, new fishing boat port 7 1442 7, new wood dock 5 1047 7.3, waterway and anchorage: the maximum draft of the waterway in the port is 9.1 meters. The maximum water depth of the large ship anchorage is 18 meters. Loading and unloading machinery and capacity: The loading and unloading equipment includes various shore cranes, large cranes, multifunctional cranes and roll on/roll off facilities, among which the lifting capacity of the large crane is 32 tons and the maximum lifting capacity of the multifunctional crane is 36 tons.