LIMASSOL

Located on the northwest coast of Akrotiri Bay in the southern part of Cyprus (full name: THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS), adjacent to the northeast side of the Mediterranean Sea. Also known as LEMES SOS, it is the largest port in Cyprus. Hong Kong is a transit center for goods in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially for goods transported from the Far East to Europe, occupying an extremely advantageous position. Agriculture is the main economic sector, mainly consisting of citrus fruits, and food crops cannot be self-sufficient. The main minerals include copper, pyrite, chromium, and asbestos. The mining industry has a long history in industry. Processing and manufacturing play an important role in the national economy, including clothing, footwear, food, cigarettes, cement, etc. The port is about 80km away from Larnaca International Airport and there are regular flights available. The port has a subtropical Mediterranean climate with prevailing southwest winds. The highest annual average temperature is 39 ℃ and the lowest is 0 ℃. The average annual rainfall is about 500mm, and the rainy season is from November to March of the following year, with 9 thunderstorm days per year. The maximum tide rise in Hong Kong is 0.5m. The main docks in the port area are as follows: Type of berth (s), shoreline length (m), maximum water depth (m) ─────────── ───── ────── ─────── BULK & GENERAL CARGO (Miscellaneous goods) 4 760 11 Container 2 520 11 ─── ──── 6 1280 The loading and unloading equipment includes various shore cranes, gantry cranes, mobile cranes, container cranes, forklifts, tractors, tugboats, and roll on/roll off facilities. Among them, the maximum lifting capacity of mobile cranes is 600000 tons, and the maximum power of tugboats is 970kw. The port area has a general cargo yard area of 110000 m ∧<2>, a container yard area of 300000 m ∧<2>, a warehouse area of 40000 m ∧<2>, and a grain warehouse capacity of 30000 tons. At present, shipping companies such as Evergreen, Rostock, and COSCO have signed priority berthing agreements with Hong Kong as transit centers. The container throughput of Hong Kong in 1992 was 218000 TEUs. The main export goods are citrus, cement, wine, ready to wear clothing, gypsum, asbestos, raisins, adzuki beans, and canned food. The imported goods mainly include steel, textiles, vehicles, fertilizers, grains, machinery, sugar, and cotton wool knitting. During holidays, except for New Year's Day, Christmas, and Easter, homework can be arranged for all other holidays.