POL: BASIC PORTS FROM CHINA
POD: SUVA,FIJI
Suva Port is a port located on the southeast coast of Viti Island in Fiji. Suva Port is located at the entrance of the eastern coast of Suva Bay, adjacent to Tonga to the east and Vanuatu to the west. It is the largest seaport in Fiji and the shipping center of the South Pacific, known as the "crossroads" of the South Pacific.
Port nature: Haijing Port
Longitude and latitude: 18 ° 08 ′ S, 178 ° 26 ′ E
Fiji was a British colony as early as 1874 and declared independence in October 1970, becoming a member of the Commonwealth. Suva is currently the capital and the political, economic, and transportation center of the country. The sugar industry and tourism industry are the two pillars of the national economy. The industry is dominated by sugar extraction, followed by coconut processing, wood processing and gold mining, among which sugar accounts for 70% of the total export value. The port is approximately 28km away from the airport.
The port has a tropical rainforest climate climate. The annual average temperature is around 24-30 ºC. Frequently attacked by tropical hurricanes. The average annual rainfall is about 3000mm. The average tidal range is 0.8m.
There is a coral reef as a barrier outside the port, and the water depth inside the port is calm and calm, making it a natural harbor. There are three main dock berths in the port area, with a shoreline length of 678m and a water depth of 12.1m. The loading and unloading equipment includes shore cranes, portable cranes, forklifts, and roll on facilities, as well as oil pipelines with a diameter of 203.2mm for oil loading and unloading. Ships with a maximum reliable capacity of 50000 deadweight tons at the dock can be loaded and unloaded in bulk, roll on/roll off, and containers. The anchorage depth of the large ship is up to 36 meters. Every year, it receives nearly a thousand ocean freight ships from various countries. In 1992, the container throughput was 28000 TEUs. The main exported goods include sugar, coconut oil, wood, and syrup, while the imported goods mainly include grain, fuel oil, machinery, and chemical products. Most of the shipping companies operating South Pacific shipping companies are affiliated with Suva Port, such as Banks/Columbus, ACTA, Pacific Square, Soflana, Reef, and other shipping companies, which do not operate during holidays.