The HARBOUR of ALGIERS
Actual situation
Jete Kheir Eddine
Passe Nord : largeur 70 m, profondeur 11 m
Jete de l'Agha
Passe Sud
Brise-lames Est
Bassin de mustapha
Silos grains
Terminal conteneurs actuel
Bassin de l'AghaPhysical characteristics of the port:
- total surface: 28 hectares including 23 on platforms and 5 ha sheltered
- 3 docks: 184 ha
- Total linear of the quay: 8.609 m
- Pass Northern: 176 ml broad and 22 m of depth
- Pass Southern : 240 ml brad and 16 m of depth.
Works of protection:
5 artificial dams a 6 km length:
- in north: pier khier eddine: 200m length
- in the North-East: northern pier: 1300m
- in the east: pier of Aga: 600m
- in south-east: pier mustapha: 1300m
- in the south: break-blade is of mustapha: 1000m.
Specialized Installations:
- Harbour station : 350,000 passengers/year
- Grain silo:30,000 T
- Dry docks: 2 (large: 136 m x 18,5 m x 8 m and small:74 m x 15,50 x 5 m)
- Fix towing: Sleep way
- Scanner containers.
Description of what exists
Taken delivery of in 1998, the container terminal extends on 17 hectares on platforms.
It has four tracks with quay of 600 m and a draught varying between 9 and 11m
- capacity on the ground: 6200 TEU out of 3 levels
- service roads rail with 2 ways: 1000m length.
- road access reserved to the users of the ports towards the motorway of the East.
- Scanner of containers.