The Port of Cirebon is a multipurpose

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in the city of

Cirebon Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java ...

on the north coast of the

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n island of

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. Port activity is dominated by bulk imports of coal, liquid asphalt and vegetable oils for the

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hinterland. Minor operations include a small

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terminal and a single passenger berth. In 2006 the port handled 3.27 million

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(MT) of trade, more than 90 percent as imports from other Indonesian ports.

History

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The Port of Cirebon was established by the

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in 1865, principally as an export point for spices, sugar cane and raw materials from West Java. Warehouses and open storage areas were developed by 1890, and a

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cigarette factory was built in the early twentieth century. The port does not have its own port authority. From 1927 to 1957 it was administered by the port authority for

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, and thereafter by the port authority for

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Port operations

Bulk cargo

The bulk coal terminal has a storage capacity of 50,000 MT and supplies cement factories in Cirebon,

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and

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furniture.

Passenger services

A small passenger terminal operates adjacent to the bulk cargo wharves. Passenger facilities occupy 1,600m² and currently cater for a single fortnightly service running between Cirebon and

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Containers

A container handling facility was officially opened in 2002 ahead of anticipated increased demand for containerised exports. The facility handled 64 TEU in its first year before ceasing operation in 2003.

Berths and logistics

The Port of Cirebon covers 25 hectares of land for port operations and a further 26 hectares for storage and warehousing. The port contains five medium cargo-handling berths with lengths up to 275 m and low-water depths up to 7 m. Twelve smaller berths of between 11 and 40 metres are also available, though depth at low water is in some cases two metres. Tidal range is up to 1.3 metres with strong south to south-westerly winds. Channel depth is 7 m with a width of 17.5m².

References

External links

* {{Commons category, Port of Cirebon C Buildings and structures in West Java Coal terminals Cirebon Geography of West Java 1860s establishments in the Dutch East Indies