PANJANG

Indonesian commercial port. Located on the north bank of Nanbang Bay in the southeastern part of Sumatra Island in the western part of the country, it runs straight to the southeast outskirts of Wudong City and faces the Sunda Strait. About 60 nautical miles from the Sunda Strait, about 130 nautical miles from Tanjung Pelu Port, and about 580 nautical miles from Singapore Port. The port is surrounded by bag shaped coral reefs off the coast, and the dock area is located at the bottom of the bag. The entrance channel of the bag is about 150 meters wide and the water depth is about 14 meters, which is reduced to 11 meters inside. There are three floating berths in the water area of the port, which can be used for ocean going ships. To the south of the port area, there is a short pier extending from the shore to the northwest. The northeast side of the pier is Pier A, which is 172 meters long and has a low tide depth of 8 meters; The top of the pier is the West Pier, which is 138 meters long and has a water depth of only 3 meters at the front; A "L" - shaped small pier extends outward from the southwest bank of the pier, which is used for oil tankers. It is 20 meters long and 5.5 meters deep. There is also a pier style dock in the southern waters for oil, with a depth of 6 meters. An oil depot is also located on the southeast coast of the pier. The northeast bank of the pier is berth B, which extends southwest northeast, with a length of 210 meters and a water depth of 7 meters. The Port Authority is located behind the pier; On the north bank of the pier is berth D, which extends northwest southeast and is 200 meters long. It reaches a depth of 9.5 meters at low tide and is a deep-water berth in the port. There are plans to extend the berth to the northwest and build another deep-water berth. There is also a dedicated oil terminal located 1 nautical mile south of the port area, with a length of 170 meters and a front water depth of 12 meters. There are two piers at each end, with a pier distance of 240 meters. The maximum capacity for docking oil tankers is 40000 tons. The port exports rubber, coffee, pepper, timber, and grains; Import petroleum and general merchandise.