Port of Bitung
Seaport in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Port of Bitung (Indonesian: Pelabuhan Bitung) is a seaport located on Jalan D.S Sumolang in Bitung, North Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is the largest port in the province, consists of both container and passenger ship ports. The port serves as a hub for most exports originated from North Sulawesi and other areas of eastern Indonesia to destinations such as Philippines and Vietnam. There are also ferry routes linking Bitung with General Santos and Davao City.
01Facilities
Since Bitung harbour's designation as an important international hub seaport in 2012, it has a larger sets of facilities than other ports in the area. The Port of Bitung is supported by two tugboats and four pilot boats and 9 miles (7.8 nautical miles; 14 kilometres) of 600 metres (2,000 feet) wide shipping lane. Currently Bitung harbour has four wharves:
- Ocean Wharf, 607 metres (1,991 feet) long with a depth of about 5 metres (16 feet).
- Nusantara Wharf, 652 metres (2,139 feet) long with a depth of about 6 metres (20 feet).
- Container Wharf VIII, 182 metres (597 feet) long with a depth of about 20 metres (66 feet).
- Container Wharf IX, 60 metres (200 feet) long with a depth of about 10 metres (33 feet).
In addition, there are other facilities that support the operation of the port, namely a container crane, a mobile crane, four chassis, five trucks, five forklifts, water desalination facility, refuelling stop (diesel and marine fuel), dry wharf for repairs, warehouse (3 x 4,320 square metres (46,500 square feet) and 1 x 432 square metres (4,650 square feet)), immigration, and a medical facility.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Port of Bitung”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Port of Bitung.JPG by Sakurai Midori, CC BY 2.5
- Port of Bitung ⚓.jpg by Government of Indonesia, Public domain
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