Port Informations
The Tunisian port chain is composed of 7 ports open to international trade. It spreads over a coast of 1300 km. The diversity of activities of these ports, their complementarity and their exceptional situation allow them to receive all types of ships and to handle all sorts of goods
RADES
Infrastructure :
A turning circle exterior to the central basin, with a diameter of 370 meters, dredged at -12 meters, is fitted out below the port’s access channel
A turning circle with a diameter of 300 meters is located at the level of specialized dock posts of the southern bank.
The access to the terminal goes through the main basin of the port of La Goulette and then through a channel dredged at -12 meters and with head room of 42 meters.
The terminal basin: the man-made lake of the terminal basin has a surface of 80 ha and a turning circle of 400 meters.
The basin is dredged at -10.50 meters.
The Customs-controlled zone of the container and RO-RO terminal of the port of Radès has a surface of 48ha, comprising 6 hangars with a total surface of 50ha, 3ha of which are warehouses.
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH (M) | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 1 | 150 | 9.00 | 29'06'' |
| 2 | 205 | 9.00 | 29'06'' |
| 3 | 205 | 9.15 | 30' |
| 4 | 205 | 9.00 | 29'06'' |
| 5 | 205 | 9.00 | 29'06'' |
| 6 | 140 | 9.00 | 29'06'' |
| 7 | 180 | 9.15 | 30' |
| Oil jetty | 170 | 9.45 | 31' |
| SILO | 190 | 9.75 | 32' |
| DGX DOCK | 130 | 7.20 | 23'07'' |
ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 3,5 miles = 6,3 Km
depth 12 metres = 39'04''
MATERIAL (PORT EQUIPMENTS)
Handling material:
5 pneumatic cranes
Container terminal material:
22 lifting tackles
10 reach-stackers
46 RO-RO trucks
Support material:
2 tug boats (3200, 1600 HP)
3 patrol boats (Piloting)
Mooring boats
Cleaner boat
GOULETTE
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH (M) | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 1 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 2 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 3 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 4 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 5 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 6 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 7 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 1Bis | 150 | 6.50 | 21'04'' |
| C1 | 335 | 9.50 | 31'02'' |
| C2 | 335 | 9.50 | 31'02'' |
ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 3,5 miles = 6,3 Km
depth 12 metres = 39’04’’
SUPPORT MATERIAL
1 tug boat = 3200 hp
1 tug boat = 1600 hp
3 patrol boats
Dock cleaning boat "MAIN BLEUE"
2 telescopic passenger gangways
Floating platform – 30m/40m – Simultaneous docking of two ships (capacity 22 T per axle).
SUPERSTRUCTURES:
Warehouse:35 600 m2
Platforms : 25 Ha
Dock length : 1096 ml
SOUSSE
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH (M) | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 1 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 2 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 3 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 4 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 5 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 6 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 7 | 150 | 8.84 | 29' |
| 1Bis | 150 | 6.50 | 21'04'' |
| C1 | 335 | 9.50 | 31'02'' |
| C2 | 335 | 9.50 | 31'02'' |
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT:
tug boat "Ibn Naffa" = 1750 hp
patrol boats "Justina" = 600 hp
patrol boats "Justina" = 600 hp
SFAX
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Infrastructure :
Basins:
- Principal basin of 50 Ha, depth: 10.5M
- Petrolium basin of 15 Ha, depth: 10.5M
- Says some sailboats(basin of servitude): 4.25Ha, depth: 8.5M
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH (M) | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 1 | 150 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 2 | 220 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 3 | 245 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 4, 5 & 6 | 584 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 7, 8 & 9 | 520 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 10 | 60 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 11 | 150 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 12, 13 & 14 | 517 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
| 15 | 110 | 10.50 | 34'44'' |
ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 6,15 Km
depth 10.50 metres = 34'44''
MATERIAL (PORT EQUIPMENTS)
tug boat "Ibn Ibn Mehri" = 1600 hp
tug boats "Syphax" = 3200 hp
patrol boats = 220 hp
PROTECTION WORKS:
The man-made lakes of the port of Sfax are naturally protected by the small depths around the port and by the banks situated between the Kerkennah Isles and the coast.
GABES
Infrastructure :
Basins: The man-made lake of the port (80 Ha) in 2 basins:
- An outer basin of 50 Ha
- An inner basin of 30 Ha.
The turning circle has a diameter of 600 meters.
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 3 | 140 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 4 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 5 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 6 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 7 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 8 | 260 | 11.88 | 39' |
| 9 | 225 | 11.88 | 39' |
| 10 | 300 | 11.88 | 39' |
THE ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 1,74 miles = 3,22 Km
depth 13.5 metres = 44'33''
MATERIAL (PORT EQUIPMENTS)
- 1 Caillard cranes of 20 T (buckets and hooks)
- 2 pneumatic lifting geans of 43 and 63 T
- Loading arm for LPG
- Suction gantry 300T/H .
- Charger 300 T/H
- Charger 500 T/H
- Ammonia arm
PROTECTION WORKS:
A northern wall with a length of 2754m.A southern wall with a length of 1400m.
ZARZIS
PORT ACCESS
Access channel : length of 9000 m – width of 130 m – depth of 13 m
Surface of man-made lake : 35 Ha
Mean depth of man-made lake : 12 m
Breakwater with a length of 1500 m.
Turning circle of 400 m of diameter.
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH (M) | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 1 | 150 | 7.5 | 24.6 |
| 2 | 150 | 7.5 | 24.6 |
| 3 | 150 | 7.5 | 24.6 |
| 4 | 150 | 7.5 | 24.6 |
| Oil jetty | 175 | 7.5 | 24.6 |
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ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 5 miles = 9 Km
Depth acceptable actually 7,5 metres = 24’60’’
SUPPORT MATERIAL
1 Tug boat of 1600 hp.
1 Pilot boat of 300 hp.
BIZERTE-MENZEL BOURGUIBA
Infrastructure :
Basins: The man-made lake of the port (80 Ha) in 2 basins:
- An outer basin of 50 Ha
- An inner basin of 30 Ha.
The turning circle has a diameter of 600 meters.
DOCKING WORKS:
ACCEPTABLE LENGTH & DRAUGHT OF QUAYS
| POST N° | LENGTH | DRAUGHT METRES | DRAUGHT IN FEET |
| 3 | 140 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 4 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 5 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 6 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 7 | 200 | 10.05 | 33' |
| 8 | 260 | 11.88 | 39' |
| 9 | 225 | 11.88 | 39' |
| 10 | 300 | 11.88 | 39' |
ACCESS CHANNEL
Length 1,74 miles = 3,22 Km
depth 13.5 metres = 44'33''
MATERIAL (PORT EQUIPMENTS)
- 1 Caillard cranes of 20 T (buckets and hooks)
- 2 pneumatic lifting geans of 43 and 63 T
- Loading arm for LPG
- Suction gantry 300T/H .
- Charger 300 T/H
- Charger 500 T/H
- Ammonia arm
PROTECTION WORKS:
A northern wall with a length of 2754m.A southern wall with a length of 1400m.