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port of Delfzijl

Eemshaven

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Port of Delfzijl - Zeehavenkanaal

The Zeehavenkanaal, the eastern part of the outer harbour, has been developed as a deepsea harbour. Vessels proceeding through the harbour entrance arrive directly in the Zeehavenkanaal. Going westwards, the Zeehavenkanaal gradually narrows.
Navigable width is 100 metres throughout in a westerly direction, with the exception of a small part off the Akzo Nobel bulk salt terminal where the width is 80 metres.
All vessels navigating Zeehavenkanaal have right of way over vessels coming from the access channel to the sea locks.
Major port industries have private mooring facilities in the Zeehavenkanaal area. These jetties and berths are located along the Zeehavenkanaal in such a way that the channel width of 100 metres, except near the Akzo jetty, is not affected.

Private mooring facilities along the Zeehavenkanaal:

Aluminium Delfzijl B.V. (Aldel)

Methanor B.V.

Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals B.V.

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM)

Koninklijke Nedalco B.V.

Wagenborg Stevedoring

Special features:

• Paved area of 8,000 square metres
• Five large sheds of 2,000 square metres each, one large shed of 10,000 square metres and five sheds of 1,000 square metres
• Fresh water connection
• Electricity connection
• Office facilities

Port of Delfzijl - Handelshaven

The Handelshaven-basin is situated near the town of Delfzijl and is equipped with a quay of 1,220 metres length. In the western part of the Handelshaven-basin there is an old quay of 550 metres in use for little, new enterprises with no cargo handling facilities. The name of this quay is Handelskade-West (sections A, B and C).
In front of this quay, there is also a floating jetty with a length of 320 meters; the jetty has berths on both sides. The jetty is exploited by Groningen Seaports and suitable for all kinds of vessels up to 30,000 tons dead-weight (DWT). The yacht harbour of the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club ‘Neptunus’ is situated between this floating jetty and the quay and can be reached through the opening near the harbour bridge.

A very new quay in the eastern part of the Handelshaven-basin has been constructed and is fully under exploitation by private companies. At this quay, the stevedores can handle general and bulk cargoes.

Facilities on the south side of Commercial Quay West (from west to east):
1 Farmsum Jetty
2 Dry docks - shiprepair and engineering works including Duurswold Jetty
3 Floating Jetty

Port of Delfzijl - Damsterhaven

This is a small basin, which can be reached from the Handelshaven via a drawbridge. As the bridge has a horizontal clearance of 12.0 metres, vessels up to 10.5 metres breadth may be accommodated at the Damsterkade. It is equipped with a quay. Groningen Seaports exploits the quay.

Name of quay:	Damsterkade
Length of quay:	148 metres
Design depth:	6.5 metres

Facilities:
· railway connection
· fresh water connections
· two sheds wirth a total area of about 1,370 square metres

Port of Delfzijl - Farmsumerhaven

The Farmsumerhaven is under jurisdiction of Groningen Seaports. The harbour provides a berth for waiting vessels with a maximum draft of 4.50 metres. The total length alongside jetties and dolphins is 940 metres.

A quay with a length of 150 metres is situated in the northern part of the basin.

Vessels should apply to the Nautical Service Centre, VHF Channel 66, for a berth.

Port of Delfzijl - Eemskanaal

The slope of the canal alongside the industrial area south of Delfzijl/Farmsum, known as ‘Complex I’, is under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority.
The depth in the Eemskanaal is nap -5.00 metres.
Drop in the watermark, due to sluicing, occurs in the Eemskanaal as well.
The maximum allowed length of ships in Eemskanaal is 120/144 metres.

The following quays and jetties are situated alongside the Eemskanaal (old and new branch):

Vos Logistics B.V.

Agrifirm B.V.

Terminal Delfzijl B.V.

CEBO Holland B.V.

North Sea Petroleum B.V. (East)

North Sea Petroleum B.V. (West)

Eemsmond Betoncentrale B.V.

Frieling Nieveen

Heuvelman Ibis B.V.

Veem & Factor Delfzijl B.V.

Port of Delfzijl - Oosterhornhaven

The Oosterhornhaven is under jurisdiction of Groningen Seaports.
The Oosterhornhaven has an open connection with the Eemskanaal and has the function of an industrial inner harbour.

Vessels navigating the Oosterhornhaven have to pass the ‘Weiwerderbrug’, a drawbridge with a clearance of 14 metres.

The depth in the Oosterhornhaven is nap -5.20 metres. Water-level drop, due to sluicing, occurs in the Oosterhornhaven as well.
With the exception of the western part - where the navigable width is 90 metres - the Oosterhornhaven has a navigable width of 60 metres.
The other part of the Oosterhornhaven is a L-shaped extension, which runs in southerly direction for 600 metres and for about 900 metres up to the Heemskesbrug direction.

At the northern slope are a bulk salt loading installation, several quays and jetties for the handling of chemical products and raw materials, facilities for waiting vessels and a fully equipped jetty of Methanor, where volatile liquid chemicals may be handled in or out of inland tankers and seagoing coastal tankers. Beyond the ‘Heemskesbrug’ the port extends for another 1,100 metres.

The maximum allowed length of seagoing vessels in the Oosterhornhaven is 90 metres.

The following quays and jetties are situated alongside the Oosterhornhaven:

Akzo Nobel Chemicals B.V.

Lafarge Gips B.V.

North Refinery B.V.

Elektroschmelzwerk Delfzijl B.V. (ESD)

DOW Benelux B.V.

Groningen Seaports

Lay-by berth (1) near jetty Akzo-Q

Lay-by berth (2) in swinging basin at the very end of the Oosterhornhaven

Eemshaven

The Eemshaven is a commercial and industrial port complex in an area reclaimed from the sea in the years 1970 until 1974. It comprises 1,210 hectares. Groningen Seaports manages the port, as well as the industrial area.

The port is divided in:
1 Doekegatkanaal (entrance)
2 Julianahaven
3 Emmahaven
4 Wilhelminahaven

Eemshaven - Doekegatkanaal (entrance)

At present, the Eemshaven is accessible for vessels with an operational draft up to 10.50 metres, under normal HW conditions. Future dredging will enable vessels with a draft of 13 metres to use the port.
The distance between the two moles is 470 metres. The bottom-width is 200 metres with an initial depth of NAP -12 metres.
At the western mole, a green fixed light and at the eastern mole a red fixed light have been erected on steel structures.

The Doekegatkanaal has a width at the entrance of 325 metres (bottom-width 200 metres) and a length of 2,100 metres. At the end of the Doekegatkanaal a swinging basin is situated with a diameter of 500 metres and a depth of 9 metres. To the east of the swinging basin the Wilhelminahaven-basin is situated with a length of 600 metres, a bottom-width of 200 metres and a depth of 15 to 17 metres.
To the west of the swinging basin, two other basins are situated, viz.:
a Julianahaven with a length of 1,200 metres, a bottom-width of 200 to 250 metres and a depth of 14 to 17 metres;
b Emmahaven with a length of 500 metres, a bottom-width of 120 to 150 metres and a depth of 10 metres.

Eemshaven - Julianahaven

The basin has a length of 1,200 metres and a breadth of 200 to 250 metres at a depth of 14 to 17 metres.

Northern bank - Bulkquay

Western bank - RoRo Terminal

The ro-ro bridge has been devised in such a way that sea-going ships can be loaded and unloaded rapidly and efficiently with no problems whatsoever. The bridge has 3 lanes, so that vehicles can drive on and off the ship simultaneously, facilitating simultaneous loading and unloading.

Southern bank

Along the southern bank of the Julianahaven-basin a quay is situated with a length of 1,150 metres and a width of 200 to 250 metres ultimately for handling general cargo, ro-ro- and container traffic. The quay level is 4.40 metres above NAP at quayside and 4.80 metres above NAP at the centre of the quay. This private quay is in operation by the following stevedoring firms.

Veem & Factor Eemshaven B.V.

(Berthing location fender nos. 1 to 24)

The stevedoring company Veem & Factor Eemshaven B.V. operates 6 electric cranes, all having a lifting capacity up to 20 tons and 2 spiral shiploaders for bagged cargo.
There is storage area of approx. 100,000 cubic metres, including 35,000 square metres of shed-space, partly with climate control, and a railway station of 150 metres.
Forklift-trucks up to 30 tonnes and modern stevedoring equipment are available to handle forest products, general cargo and containers; also equipment for palletising, de-palletising and offshore activities.

Eemshaven Sugar Terminal

(Berthing location fender nos. 1 to 24)

This sugar terminal is located on the premises of - and is managed by - Veem & Factor Eemshaven B.V.
The horizontal bulk sugar silo of 296 x 69 x 33 metres has a storage capacity of 100,000 tons. Reception is possible by bulk rail-wagon, bulk road-truck and self-unloading barge.
Loading bags into seagoing vessels is possible via 6 bagging lines and via 2 spiral ship loaders with a capacity of 120 tonnes per hour per loader, or in bulk via a bulk loader with a capacity of 750 tonnes per hour.

Sealane Coldstorage B.V.

(Berthing location fender nos. 25 to 30)

This firm has a quay length of 120 metres. A multi-temperature public bonded cold store, ranging from +14°C down to -30°C, with different rooms and a total capacity of 100,000 cubic metres, is owned and operated by Sealane Coldstorage B.V.
The coldstorage is classed with Lloyd’s Register: Lloyd’s RSC 10/80 URSI. The coldstorage is located on the quay, with direct access to the side of the vessel.
There is a temperature-controlled airlock of 15,000 cubic metres with dock-shelters for loading trucks and access to a railway loading station inside the store.

Wagenborg Stevedoring

Multipurpose terminal:

A general insulated shed of 24,000 square metres is available.
The terminal is equipped with four rail mounted cargo/container cranes up to 45 tonnes plus an indoor rail facility (200 metres long and 18 metres wide).

Ro-ro traffic:

Wagenborg Stevedoring B.V. operates a ro-ro ramp for large ro-ro vessels in the south-west corner of the Julianahaven (berthing location fender nos. 31 to 57; quay length 544 metres).
The ro-ro ramp has a capacity of 92 tonnes and a ramp-width of about 8.0 metres. Four tugmasters, three mafi trailers and two container chassis are available for proper ro-ro handling.

Container traffic:

There is a container handling area of 50,000 square metres, equipped with two container cranes 25 tonnes each, two container chassis and two reach stackers.

Eemshaven - Emmahaven

A.G. Ems Nederland B.V.

Located in the north-wester corner of the Emmahaven, this company operates a daily ro-ro liner service to the German island of Borkum.

The ro-ro ramp has a width of 10.0 metres and a capacity of 45 tonnes. A fenced parking area of two hectares is available for trailers and cars.

Volharding Shipyards B.V.

Volharding Shipyards B.V. has a ship assembly yard in the south-west corner with facilities to build, complete and maintain ships of up to 160 metres in length, 26 metres in breadth and 20,000 dwt.

Volharding Assembly Yard is specially equipped for:

- Assembly of hulls and conversions
- Outfitting of complete hulls up to 20,000 dwt
- Mid-life conversions
- LPG cargo systems
- IMO upgrading
- Plant modifications.

Eemshaven - Wilhelminahaven

Five heavy mooring dolphins with a SWL of 160 to 300 tonnes are available around this basin. Four mooring buoys have been laid out in this basin. Each buoy has a SWL of 80 tonnes.

In the near future, Groningen Seaports will create a dedicated fishing harbour in the Wilhelminahaven.