Port of Tobruk

Port of Tobruk
ميناء طبرق
The port of Tobruk prior to the Libyan Civil War
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Location
CountryLibya
LocationTobruk
Coordinates32°04′41″N 23°58′59″E / 32.078°N 23.983°E / 32.078; 23.983
UN/LOCODELYTOB[1]
Details
Opened1967
Owned bySocialist Ports Company
Type of harbourCoastal Breakwater
Size1,000,000 m2 (11,000,000 sq ft)
No. of piers13
Anchorage depth14–15.2 m (45 ft 11 in – 49 ft 10 in)
Cargo pier depth4.9–6.1 m (16 ft 1 in – 20 ft 0 in)
Oil terminal depth7.1–9.1 m (23 ft 4 in – 29 ft 10 in)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals120
Annual cargo tonnage600000 tons
Dock Density1025
Main exportcrude oil
Oil traffic220000 barrels
Website
Socialist Ports Company

The Port of Tobruk (Arabic: ميناء طبرق) is a port located at Tobruk, Libya. Opened in 1986, it is located in Eastern Libya near the Egyptian border - about 450 km (280 mi) east of Benghazi.[2] The entrance to the main channel into the port is between Tobruk point ( 32°04′N 024°01′E / 32.067°N 24.017°E / 32.067; 24.017 ) and the point of Marsa Ummash Shawush.[3]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (LY) - LIBYA". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Tobruk port
  3. ^ "Tobruk Port | Unishippco.com". www.unishipco.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

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