Mina Salman
Mina Salman Port | |
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Location | |
Country | Bahrain |
Location | Manama |
Coordinates | 26°12′04″N 50°36′25″E / 26.201°N 50.607°E |
UN/LOCODE | BHMIN[1] |
Details | |
Opened | 1962 |
Operated by | General Organisation of Sea Ports — Bahrain |
Type of harbour | Natural |
Land area | 80 hectares |
No. of berths | 15[2] |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 2.5 million[2] |
Annual revenue | BD 49,854 2009[3] |
Website Mina Salman Port |
Mina Salman (
The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea.[6][7]
Naming
The port is named after
History
The Manama harbour, where Mina Salman is now located, was first mentioned in
In 1975, 1.5 million tonnes of cargo was handled in the port, which led to severe overcrowding.
On 6 December 2014, the
Facilities
The port consists of an 800m finger pier, which comprises 10 berths. Three additional 200m conventional berths are located next to the finger pier and two 300m container berths with a depth of 11m.[11] An Outer arm quay of 285m, alongside a 7m depth draught and storage space consists of 10 sheds plus additional open storage and container storage areas totaling 538,000m sq, are present.[4] The cargo handling area covers an area of 60,000m sq.[9][15]
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- ^ "Bahrain Ports: Past, Present and Future" (PDF). General Organisation of Sea Ports — Bahrain. Retrieved 7 July 2012.