Port of Tobruk
The Port of Tobruk (Arabic: ميناء طبرق) is a port located at Tobruk, Libya. Opened in 1986, it is located in Eastern Libya near the Egyptian border - about 450 km (280 mi) east of Benghazi. The entrance to the main channel into the port is between Tobruk point ( 32°04′N 024°01′E ) and the point of Marsa Ummash Shawush.
| Port of Tobruk ميناء طبرق | |
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The port of Tobruk prior to the Libyan Civil War | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Libya |
| Location | Tobruk |
| Coordinates | 32.078°N 23.983°E |
| UN/LOCODE | LYTOB |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Owned by | Socialist Ports Company |
| Type of harbour | Coastal Breakwater |
| Size | 1,000,000 m2 (11,000,000 sq ft) |
| No. of piers | 13 |
| Anchorage depth | 14–15.2 m (45 ft 11 in – 49 ft 10 in) |
| Cargo pier depth | 4.9–6.1 m (16 ft 1 in – 20 ft 0 in) |
| Oil terminal depth | 7.1–9.1 m (23 ft 4 in – 29 ft 10 in) |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 120 |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 600000 tons |
| Dock Density | 1025 |
| Main export | crude oil |
| Oil traffic | 220000 barrels |
| Website Socialist Ports Company | |
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