1. Welcome to Aden Ports Development Company ,Aden Container Terminal Website

2. Introduction:
Aden Container Terminal is the largest container terminal in Yemen and currently operated by the Aden Ports Development company (APDC).
The port of Aden with it’s geographical situation is linking Red Sea with Arabian Sea, Aden Port situated at the middle between East and West, distance from Singapore to Aden 6660 Km and distance from Strait of Gibraltar to Aden 5650 Km.
Aden Container Terminal yard covers a total area of 43 hectares, and has annual storage capacity of 925,000 TEU.
Distance to Gibraltar 5,650Km
ACT
Distance to Singapore 6,660 Km
Distance to Durban 4,860 Km

3. Navigational Information
From Pilot station to berth / Distance (miles) and time (hours)
5.45 Miles, 1 Hours.
Maximum draft in channel at zero tide (meter)
13.75
Maximum draft in channel at high tide (meter)
14.75
Tidal range (meter)
(Neaps and spring tide )
Diameter of turning basin (meter)
700

4. Berth Available Berths 2 Depth alongside berth 16 Mtr.
Total Length of Berths
700 Mtr.
Max Speed In Channel / Port
Pilot direction
Berthing Day/ Night
Day /Night Berthing

5. ACT STS SHIP TO SHORE CRANES
Number of STS gantry cranes 7
STS Type
Type A:
5 Fantuzzi (Post Panamax)
Type B:
2 Liebherr (Super post Panamax)
Maximum outreach of gantry cranes (in meters & number of rows)
52 m 18 rows
60 m 22 rows
SWL of gantry cranes under spreader (tonnes)
40 t
65 t
Ship to Shore (STS) Cranes

6. CONTAINER YARD CONTAINER YARD Container Yard Ground Slot 5,705
RTG Slots ,3 High (Maximum levels height is 5 levels)
17,065 (TEU)
Annual Yard Capacity
925,000 TEU
Number of reefer points
264
No. blocks
26 blocks
Yard Utilization (2013)
40 %
Container Yard Ground Slot
5,705
RTG Slots ,3 High (Maximum levels height is 5 levels)
17,065 (TEU)
Annual Yard Capacity
925,000 TEU
Number of reefer points
264
No. blocks
26 blocks
Yard Utilization (2013)
40%

7. ACT Yard Layout A 1 B 1 A 2 B 2 A 3 B 3 A 4 B 4 A 5 B 5 A 6 B 6 B 7

8. YARD HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Rubber tyre gantry 16
Reach Stackers 3
Empty Stackers
Terminal Tractors 29
Fork lift 5

9. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Phase 1:
Enhance the terminal capacity to 2,500,000 TEU .
Extend the berth towards west by 1000 Meters.
Dredging berth depth to 18 meter.
Dredging Channel to 18 meter depth
1ooo meter

10. Throughput Comparison YTD September
TERMINAL STATISTICS
Throughput Comparison YTD September

11. SHIPPING LINES USING ACT
Vessel operators
Non Vessel operators

12. TERMINAL OPERATING SYSTEM (TOS)
High technical and automated system Zodiac .
Developed by the ACT Officers to meet terminal current and future business development.
Automated operational and billing system with no human interfere

13. TERMINAL SERVICES Containers handling Storage Water Bunkering
Pre-trip inspections
Energy supply and monitoring of refrigerated containers.
Weighing of containers
Container tracking
Offices for rent
Security
Aden Container Terminal situated in the Aden Free Zone having all facilities of the Free Zone.

14. Safe lashing / unlashing Operations
Safety & Environment
Safe lashing / unlashing Operations
Zero Fatalities.
No major damages to containers, cargoes, and to vessels for the past four years.
Follow the international safety standards.
Zero serious environment spills that causes major contamination or offsite to land or waterways.
Personal Protection Equipment
Safety Training and Refreshment

15. PROMINENT EVENT
Receiving and Handling of The Biggest Containership Ever to berth at Port Of Aden.
MSC TOMOKO
Arrived : February 3rd, 2012.
Length: 332 m
Draft: 14.7 m
Vessel capacity: 8,411 TEU
Port stay (Hrs): 14.5
Vessel Rate: BMPH
Gross Crane Rate: 23.7 GMPH
Crane Density: 2.7

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Aden Container Terminal
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