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The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast (Indian Ocean) of South Africa, 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational in October 2009 when the MSC ''Catania'' became the first commercial ship to dock at the port. == Overview == The Port of Ngqura is South Africa's newest port and the deepest container port in the country. It has an entrance channel -18m Port Chart Datum in depth, a turning basin of 600m in diameter and also at -18m Port Chart Datum, 1 general cargo berth at -18m Port Chart Datum, and 4 container berth and 2 general cargo berth at -16m Port Chart Datum. The Port Chart Datum at the Port of Ngqura is 1.026m below the South African Mean Sea Level. The biggest container vessels to have been handled at the port are MCS's 12,500 TEU vessels. The Port of Ngqura complements the existing ports of South Africa (mainly the twin sister port, Port of Port Elizabeth) and the deepwater ports in Richards Bay and Saldanha.〔http://www.npa.co.za/PDF%20Documents/Ngqura/Ngqura%20fact%20sheet.pdf〕 The first phase construction of the Port of Ngqura Greenfields project commenced in September 2002 and finally came to fruition with the achievement of one of the most important milestones when the first commercial vessel, the MSC Catania, berthed at the Port of Ngqura and off-loaded 275 containers 4 October 2009. The Port of Ngqura forms part of the Coega Industrial Development Zone, but falls under the jurisdiction of the TNPA. The main intended function of the Port of Ngqura is to service the industrial bulk commodity requirements of the regional and national hinterland. The port was also planned to serve as a container terminal that would relieve congestion in other ports and to serve as a transhipment hub serving primarily the African East and West coast traffic and also inter-line traffic from South America to Asia. The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port and the medium to long term expectations are that: -The port would attract new transhipment volumes under the container hub principle as well as handle an increasing number of Gauteng containers. -The port will also serve as a bulk port to handle commodities such as manganese, chemicals, oil and refined petroleum products. -Coega Industrial Development Zone generated cargoes be handled through the port (none of these potential cargoes have been finalized, but collectively indicate that the port would play a significant role as a bulk port serving the Coega Industrial Development Zone). The Port of Ngqura is the only port in South Africa that has an environmental authorization (Record of Decision or RoD) for its construction and operation. Two of the physical characteristics that had the most significant influence on the lay-out of the port, were the paleo-channel that runs through the site and Jahleel Island that is situated 1 km off-shore. The paleo channel provides the opportunity to provide a deepwater port without the need to dredge large quantities of consolidated material, which results in huge savings in capital dredging. The environmental sensitivity (birdlife / penguin population) of Jahleel Island restricted any development within 500m of the island. The position of the main breakwater had to be such that the required exclusion zone around Jahleel Island was adhered to. One of the coastal processes considered relevant during the design of the port was sediment transport. Littoral transport is being maintained through the installation of a sand bypass system that is the first of its kind in South Africa. The sand bypass has been designed to transport sand from the western to the eastern side of the port to ensure that the natural movement of sand is maintained that would prevent accretion and erosion on the western and eastern sides respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port of Ngqura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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