BURUTU

Nigerian ports. Located on the west side of the Niger River Delta, with a maximum draft of 4.9 meters and a water carrying density of 1000. Tide range of 1.0 meter, prevailing southwest wind. Pilotage can be obtained, but it is not mandatory. Communication is carried out on the VHF channel 16 of the radio. Working hours are from 8:00 to 17:00, with overtime if necessary. Port service facilities include ship repair, refueling, dry dock, small motorboats, medical care, towing, fresh water, supplies, repatriation, and no pollution discharge. The entrance channel is 121.6-212.8 meters wide, with a water depth of 4.9 meters during high tide. There is a well anchored anchorage area in the river opposite the port, which can anchor three ocean going ships. The water depth is 4.3 meters at low tide. The main pier is 220.4 meters long, and the new pier is 100 meters long. Both have a water depth of 4.93 meters during low tide. Equipment on board ships for loading and unloading goods. There is one mobile crane with a lifting capacity of 25 tons and one mobile crane with a lifting capacity of 20 tons on the dock. 7 diesel cranes with a lifting capacity of 2.5 tons, exclusively for use on barges during operation. The covered warehouse can store 32000 tons of African products, and other warehouses also have a storage capacity of 10000 tons. 4 berths, lifting capacity of 50 to 550 tons, maximum length of 66.9 meters. An important ship repair center has been constructed, consisting of a dry dock with a load capacity of 150000 tons, a water dock for ships with a load capacity of 25000 tons, and two repair docks with a total length of 470 meters.