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General Information
Admiralty Chart : 11
Position: Lat 29 14 N - Long 50 19 E
Time Zone : GMT + 3.5
Location : 30 km off the mainland coast of Iran (part of the
Bushehr Province)
Water Density: 1.030
Tides: In the range of 1.50 to 2.50 Meters.
Anchorage: Approx 3 Nautical Miles Southeast of T-Jetty.
Medical Facilities: Available
Bunker: Supplied at all oil berths during loading.
Fresh Water & Provisions: Not Available.
Crew Change: Only in emergency cases
Airport: Connecting flights to Tehran (4 days a week) and
Ahwaz (every day)
Pilotage is compulsory. Pilot boards vessel at anchorage.
Towage: Four to Six tugs of 4,500-8,500 HP
Working Hours: 24 Hours/Day.
Oil grades supplied at T-Jetty and Sea Island Berths:
Iranian Light, Iranian Heavy, and Forozan Blend crude oils.
Soroush crude oil is regularly exported at Kharg Island
through STS operations within port limits at designated
positions. Mother vessels are usually one of NITC’s VLCCs.
OIL BERTHS AT KHARG ISLAND
T-JETTY BERTHS
Situated at the East side of Kharg Island, T-Jetty is a
1836.4-meter "monopile-fendered" jetty, connected to the
shore by a 1,219-meter bridge. With a depth alongside of
17.68 - 21.33 meters is designed to handle large tankers.
T-Jetty consists of 6 berths, but at present only 4 berths
(3, 5, 6, and 7) are fully operational
Average rate of loading at T-Jetty varies between 3,500 and
9,000 MT/Hour.
At T-Jetty, vessels are normally berthed on their starboard
side, except at Berth No.6 where vessels are berthed
portside.
Berth |
Max DWT (MT) |
Max Arr.Displ.
(MT) |
Max Draft (Meters) |
Max Height of M.Folds (Meters) |
Number of Loading Arms |
|
3 |
275,000 |
180,000 |
20.40 |
26 |
3x16” |
|
5 |
275,000 |
180,000 |
20.70 |
22.80 |
3x16” |
|
6 |
100,000 |
N/A |
16.00 |
21.60 |
3x16” |
|
7 |
175,000 |
150,000 |
17.10 |
22 |
3x16” |
|
9 |
175,000 |
150,000 |
16.50 |
22 |
3x16” |
|
10 |
90,000 |
N/A |
14.00 |
17 |
5x12” |
SEA-ISLAND
Situated at the Westside of Kharg Island, Sea Island
consists of 3 operational berths capable of accommodating
vessels of all sizes including ULCCs.
|
Berth |
Max DWT (MT) |
Max Arr.Displ. (MT) |
Max Draft (Meters) |
Max Height of M.Folds (Meters) |
Number of Loading Arms |
|
11 |
500,000 |
250,000 |
30.00 |
31.40 |
6x16” |
|
12 |
300,000 |
175,000 |
27.50 |
26 |
4x16” |
|
15 |
500,000 |
250,000 |
30.00 |
31.40 |
6x16” |
At Berth No.11 vessels are normally berthed on their
Portside and at berth No.15 starboard side, while at Berth
No.12, they can be berthed either portside or starboard
side.
Average rate of loading at Sea Island varies between
3,000-13,000 MT/Hour.
Early Departure Procedure (EDP)
Upon master’s request, vessel can sail Kharg Island on EDP
basis, in which case agents obtain authorization from master
to sign B/L and other relevant cargo documents on his
behalf. In fact, to quicken vessel’s turnaround at Kharg
Island, Early Departure Procedure (E.D.P) is recommended.
Sulphur, LPG and Methanol At Kharg
Sulphur, LPG, Methanol is supplied by the Iran Petrochemical
Commercial Co (IPCC) at Kharg Island captive IPCC berth.
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