POL: CHINA BASIC PORTS
POD:PORT LOUIS
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Port Louis is located on the northwest coast of Mauritius Island and is not only the political, cultural, and economic center of the country , is the capital of Mauritius, as well as the country's largest city and major port. As of December 2010, the total population was 148416 people. Located in the Port Louis area of western Mauritius, facing the Indian Ocean. The longitude and latitude of Port Louis are 20 ° 10 'north and 20 ° 10' south, and 57 ° 31 'east. Port Louis is a seaport and free port.
Port Louis was founded in 1735 and is located on the northwest coast of Mauritius Island. It is not only the political, cultural, and economic center of the country, but also the largest seaport with an annual throughput of over 3 million tons.
Port Louis is the capital and largest port city of Mauritius, and an important terminal in the Western Indian Ocean. On the northwest coast of Mauritius Island, it covers an area of 42.7 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 120000 (as of 2019). The water depth of the harbor is 12.2-12.8 meters, and there are semicircular hills surrounding the southeast to form a natural barrier. The harbor channel passes through the coral reef gap, and can be used by seagoing ships with a draft of less than 10 meters. Tropical marine climate with frequent hurricanes from January to April. Before the Suez Canal was opened to navigation, it was a must for the route between Europe and Asia around the Cape of Good Hope.
There are 8 main dock berths in the port area, with a shoreline length of 1355m and a maximum water depth of 11m. The loading and unloading equipment includes various shore cranes, tower cranes, truck cranes, container cranes, and tugboats. The maximum power of the tugboat is 1960kW, and there are oil pipelines with a diameter of 200-300mm for loading and unloading. The port area has a storage yard area of about 60000 square meters and a sugar storage capacity of 350000 tons. Loading and unloading efficiency: 500 tons of cement per hour, 700 tons of gasoline per hour, 200 tons of loose wheat per hour, and 1400 tons of loose sugar per hour. A ship with a maximum reliable capacity of 40000 deadweight tons at the dock. The anchorage depth of the large ship reached 37 meters, and in 1992, the container throughput reached 80000 TEU, with an annual cargo throughput of 5 million tons. The main export goods include sugar, tea, wine, fiber, syrup, ginger, etc., while the import goods mainly include coal, iron, cotton, grain, ceramics, etc. More than 90% of the country's goods are transshipped from this port. During holidays, you can work overtime if necessary.
Port Louis is an important submarine cable station in the South Indian Ocean and an important berth for international shipping. Most of the country's imported and exported goods must pass through this area, and the ports' docks and berths can accommodate ocean going ships. There are huge warehouses and freight yards in the port, as well as shipyards and floating docks for repairing ships. It is one of the modern large ports in the world.
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