BANDAR MAHSHAHR/NIOC TERMINAL

 30 27′ N 49 20′ E:

Tides: Maximum tidal range is 3.5 Meters.

Admiralty Chart: 1269

Distance from BK: 10.4 Km

BERHTS SPECIFICATION

• Principal Imports & Exports: Oil Products
• Suppliers: National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC)/ Petroleum Products and Marketing Operations.
• Allocated Berths To Load Fuel Oil : #1 & #2
• Allocated Berths To Load Gas Oil : #2, #3 , #4
• Maximum Loa: 237 M.
• Tides: Maximum Tidal Range Is 3.5 M.
• Tanker Terminals: 6 Berths With Lengths Of 225.5 To 237.7 M.
• Average OIL loading : 1,000 – 3,000 Mt/Hours
• Average GAS loading : 800 mts. With 2 lines
• Max Loaded Quantity: 85,000 Mt (+10%)NB:

1-Jetty No. 1 is used to accommodate general cargo vessels carrying cargo for NIOC. The draft  12 meter. Length  200 meters.

2-The import of E.D.C. for Abadan Petrochemical Co. and G.O., Kerosene and unleaded fuel is carried out through this port.

 3- Able to accommodate tankers around 85000 mts dwt.

 4- Pilotage is compulsory and carried out from the outer bar to the inner anchorage by BIK pilots (Pilot Position: 29 O 59’N – 49O 04’E). After vessel’s arrival at BIK inner anchorage, NIOC berthing master boards the vessel in order to direct her to B.Mahshahr for berthing.

 5- Incoming vessels are met by tugs in the channel, about 1.6 Km below port limits. 2 tugs re used for berthing and un-berthing according to state of tide, etc. Vessels arriving on flood tide, are tuned off the jetties by one tug and berthed Starboard side to jetty with 2 tugs. No anchorage is available at Bandar Mahshahr.