Derna Seaport
Derna Port is one of the oldest and strategic ports in Libya. It was a rocky headland called (Ras al-Mataris) attached to a sandy crescent that includes the bridge area with a small wooden pier until 1912 AD. With the arrival of the Italian colonialism, the construction of the first reinforced pier in the port began in order to load and unload machinery, equipment and other goods. In 1966, the Danish company arrived and carried out maintenance, expansion and deepening of the pier to receive larger ships. After that, a contract was signed with the Egyptian Suez Canal Company to expand and develop the pier and establish a maintenance workshop, a warehouse for storing goods and an administrative building consisting of two floors (currently the Customs building). By 1982 AD, the Korean Hyundai Company carried out the second phase by establishing the port basin and building the piers, warehouses and facilities. In 1986, it was operated by the Libyan Ports Company, which took over the development of the port and its operation until now.
Location: Libya
Latitude: 45.32 North
Longitude: 40.22 East
Port Features:
Total Area (approximately 5 hectares).
Water Area (200 meters).
Land Area (30,000 square meters).
Design Capacity (one million tons per year).
Maximum Vessel Capacity (140 meters in length).
Operating Hours:
7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Navigational Characteristics:
The navigation channel is approximately half a nautical mile long, the port entrance is 60 meters wide, and the draft ranges from 7 to 8 meters.
Turning Point (200 meters in diameter and 9 meters deep).
Approach Area (Main breakwater consisting of concrete blocks, 750 meters long, and secondary breakwater consisting of concrete blocks and natural stones, 350 meters long).
Pilotage (mandatory for all vessels).
Towing (mandatory in cases of vessel height and high wind speeds).
Pavement characteristics
Distribution of marine units in the port:
