CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

PORTO GRANDE DO MINDELO

CURRENT PORT

FEATURE OF THE PORT Port Grande it is a multipurpose port

Located at the entrance of São Vicente Island, in a semicircular two-kilometer bay. It is naturally protected against strong maritime currents and its calm, transparent waters are between 11 and 30 meters deep channel. Due to its natural physical conditions, Port Grande offers excellent conditions and a safe navigation.

MARKET TARGET

MAIN FACILITIES AT THE PORTThe Port Grand facilities include a container terminal and a general cargo terminal, with 11 berths giving a total quays of 1.700 m, depths alongside range from 3,5-12m. There is also a domestic terminal with 3 passenger berths, a total quay of 235m and depths alongside of 4 m.

The multi-purpose and Container Terminal covers 450 m of berth length, comprising of berth numbers 3,4 with a designed depth alongside of about 12 m.

INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL

CABOTAGE TERMINAL

GENERAL CARGO TERMINAL

The General Cargo Terminal covers around 700 m berth length, comprising berth numbers 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The terminal design capacity is about 600,000 metric tons per year.

The designed depth of the quays is 5-11 m.

General Cargo Storage Facilities

• Warehouses (covered with 7.000 m2)

•Extension area for expansion is available with 45.000 m²

PORT – CERTIFIED (ISPS CODE) CCTV, ACCESS CONTROL (ID CARD +

FINGERPRINTS), PORT AREA DEFINED AND SEGREGATED, SECURITY PLAN, EMERGENGY PLAN BY COMPUTER, SCANNER…

Port Cargo Handling Equipment

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - PORT GRANDE

Pier Quay Length (m) Width(m) Depth (m) 02 01 315.05 15.00 -11.50 02 02 315.05 15.00 -11.50 01 03 205.00 50.00 -12.00 01 04 217.00 50.00 -12.00

Access

05 100.00 15.00 -08.50 06 122.00 25.00 -06.50 07 60.00 25.00 -04.50 08 106.75 25.00 -03.50

T/ Passengers A 120.00 45.00 -04.00 T/ Passengers B 50.00 25.00 -04.00 T/ Passengers C 65.00 55.00

Built in 1961, Porto Grande has the biggest and best port infrastructure in Cape

Verde. The F-shaped mooring wharfs are united by an access pier forming the port,

with depths ranging between 3.5 and 12 meters.

It also has a 240 meter (former fishing pier), a depth between 3 and 4.8 meters, and a

3 hectare open-air (rearrangement urban port area).

LAY-OUT MAP OF PORT FACILITIES CURRENT SITUATION

COMMERCIAL STATISTICS

CONTAINER CARGO (TEU)

Year2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

» Exp. Full 1.884 1.988 2.513 1.733 2.261

» Imp. Full 6.429 6.902 6.434 5.983 5.910

» Exp. Empty 4.660 4.855 4.239 4.109 3.669

» Imp. Empty 266 332 517 532 808

» Transshipment 1.827 826 2.202 2.886  132

» Shifting x 259 535 525 429

TOTAL Unit 15.066 15.162 16.440 15.768 13.209

TEU´S (Imp+Exp) 18.747 17.429 20.801 19.438 16.953

TEU´S (Domestic)   358 941 1.033 504

TOTAL TEU´S  18.747 17.787 21.742 20.471 17.457

FREE TRADE ZONE

CONTAINER TERMINAL

INDUSTRIAL AREA

EXPANSION AREA

AIRPORT

CONTAINER TRANSSHIPMENT TERMINAL

STAGE 1 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 150.000 TEUS

STAGE 2 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 450.000 TEUS

STAGE 3 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 1.000.000 TEUS

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

TERMINALTERMINAL

MAINMAIN1000 m x 1000 m x 280 m280 m

FEEDERFEEDER400 m x 280 400 m x 280 mm

DEPTH

MAINMAIN 17 m17 m

FEEDERFEEDER 13 m13 m

  

LOGISTICS AREALOGISTICS AREA 19,4 h19,4 h

EQUIPMENTSEQUIPMENTSREACH STACKERS + REACH STACKERS + GANTRY GANTRY

CRANESCRANES

BREAK WATERBREAK WATER 11OO m11OO m

INVESTMENT COSTS

INTERNATIONAL FISHING VESSELS

INTERNATIONAL FISHING VESSEL

Fishing Vessels 2008 2009

Var. 08/09

2010

Var. 09/10

Qt. % Qt. %

Ship Call204 243 39 19% 335 92 38%

Transshipment              

Container 20'

68 53 -15 -22% 73 20 38%

Container 40'

161 181 20 12% 611 430 238%

Tons6.500 5.613 -887 -14% 14.613 9.000 160%

TEU´S390 415 25 6,4% 1.295 880 212%

COLD STORAGE FACILITY - 7.000 m²

Capacity:

Freesing fish (Int.) – 2.000 tons

Freesing fish (Nac) – 375 tons

Processed fish – 300 tons Local

Importers - 735 tons

Total = 3.710 tons

Ice suplly to vessels

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANSCurrent Port Extension = Staking area (around 2 he) + new entrance+ CFS + access road

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

JORGE PIMENTA MAURÍCIOJorge.mauricio@enapor.cv