Mauritius Ports Authority IORA Blue Economy Conference 2015 Enhancing Sea Port and Shipping Activities September 2015
Ocean Economy Objectives The objectives under the Ocean Economy is to transform Port Louis Harbour into a Regional Hub for Container Transhipment, Bunkering and petroleum products, cruise activities and Port Related Services.
Agenda: Ocean Economy- the Next Wave of Prosperity Port Louis Harbour Container transshipment Bunkering and Petroleum Cruise Activities Ship repairs and ship building
Port Trade 2011-2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Traffic 6.477 MT 7.075 MT 6.761 MT 6.896 MT( 2%) Total Container 462,747 TEUs 576,383 TEUs 517,768 TEUs 556,355 TEUS (7.5%) Throughput Captive Container Traffic 235,040 TEUs 259,163 TEUs 248,948 TEUs 251,798 TEUs (1.1 %) Transhipment Container 227,707 TEUs 317,220 TEUs 268,820 TEUs 304,557 TEUs(13 %) Throughput Total Fish Traffic 140,928 T 134,763 T 148,297 T 143,410 T Total Bunker 268,212 T 283,644 T 269,324 T 287,546 T Vessel Calls 2,654 3,476 3,652 3,329 Container vessels 543 624 669 607 Fishing vessels Bunker only 767 851 993 689 1068 721
4000 Evolution of Total Vessel Traffic 3652 3500 3476 3329 3000 2654 1988 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1872 1097 381 1927 1953 1023 1051 461 363 2318 2128 2015 1144 1099 922 374 493 618 2428 2317 1052 979 820 746 2008 986 479 2172 2079 961 902 643 708 1344 767 2001 851 1654 993 1068 Others Fishing Containerised 394 443 539 655 600 556 556 592 543 534 503 543 624 671 607 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
SEA PORT RELATED ACTIVITIES Container transshipment.
Container Transshipment The present Container Terminal has a capacity of 550,000 TEUs per annum. The objective is to position Port Louis a Hub for transhipment. The Target is to attain a Container Transshipment throughput of 500,000 TEUs by 2020 and 800,000 TEUs by 2025. Growth in Captive Container Traffic will follow the trend of the GDP. Total Container Throughput will reach about 800,000 TEUs by 2020 and over 1 million by 2025.
Throughput v/s Infrastructure Requirement Island Terminal Phase 1 Phase 2
Extension of the Container Terminal-Phase I Extension of the existing 560 m long berth by 240m and designed for a dredged depth of 18m. The existing rails will be replaced by one capable to accommodate larger cranes having reach of 22 across. Container yard will be extended by 7.5 ha increasing stacking capacity to 750,000 TEUs. Existing Quay will be strengthened to enable deepening alongside berth to 18m.
EXTENSION OF CONTAINER TERMINAL. The Contract has been awarded in August 2014 to Strabag/Archirondon JV for the sum of Rs 4.13 billion. Completion of the 240m length berth extension and the expansion of the container stacking area is expected to be completed by December 2015. The strengthening of the existing quay is expected to be completed by March 2017. Upon Completion, the 800m long quay will be capable to accommodate two large vessels of 9,000 TEUs at any one time. The capacity of the terminal will increase to 750,000 TEUs.
Dredging to -16.5m The area shaded in blue will be dredged to -16.5m ACD and will generate some 1.5 million M3 of Dredged material. Bids from three prequalified contractors namely Jan de Nul, Van Oord and Dredging International were received on 10 March 2015. The prices received exceeded the cost estimate of Rs 1.2 billion by about 80 %. The Bidding exercise has been cancelled and new bidding exercise is being launched with a view to completing the dredging works by End 2016. September 8, 2015 Page 20
Land reclamation The dredging of the navigation channels will generate some 1.5 million tonnes of material which will be used for land reclamation at Fort William and Fort George. In order to minimise Environmental Impact in the lagoon, the consultants recommended the construction of Bund Walls to contain the dredged materials and to subsequently protect the reclaimed land. The Contract for Bund Construction to enable the land reclamation was awarded in July 2013 and have been completed in November 2014. After the dredging works, some 35 ha (50 ha including existing land) will be reclaimed at Fort William and 4 ha at Fort George.
Extension of the Container Terminal- Phase II Phase II- Extension of the 800m long berth by a further 160 m to obtain a quay length of 960m as recommended in the Port Master Plan. The Berth Capacity will be increased from 750,000 to almost 1 million Teus. Subject to the actual growth in transhipment traffic, it is planned to start the phase II extension as from 2017/18. The project is expected to be completed by 2020. The facility will be capable to accommodate a mix of 3 vessels at any one time.
Breakwater and Container Terminal Long Term Construction of 2 km breakwater Re aligned the Navigation Channel Dredging of the navigation Channel to 18 m Reclaimed land: 60 Ha Container Terminal Quay length: 1 km Container yard: 40 Ha Throughput capacity: >1 M TEUs EOI proposals to shortlist consultants to undertake a Techno-Economic study has been received and are being evaluated. Funding of the study is by the African Development Bank. MPA intends to invite proposals to implement the project on a PPP or EPC-OM scheme.
PETROLEUM HUB AND BUNKERING ACTIVITIES
Bunkering Activities Bunker in the region is in the order of 1 million Tonnes and may increase up to 8 million tonnes in the short term. Port Louis Harbour is capturing only some 280,000 MT. Out of 3,329 vessels calls in 2014, 1973 vessels took bunker at Port Louis. Strategically located, Port Louis has the potential to increase its share of this business activity The importation of petroleum products for bunker has already been liberalised.
Evolution of Bunker Activities
PORT LOUIS AS A BUNKER PORT Main constraint: lack of storage capacity. Mauritius Molasses Co. Ltd has converted one of its tanks (of 9,000 MT capacity) at Quay D for storage of Class B petroleum products. The company will now upgrade two remaining molasses tanks of 5,000 Mt each for storage of petroleum products. The Oil Industry is proceeding with the construction of storage tanks of 25,000 MT capacity for Mogas and other products at Mer Rouge. Releasing space within their existing storage area for bunkering activity. MPA has already issued its in principle approval and a letter of reservation for land allocation. Interest from 3 promoters to position floating storage at Port Louis.
Floating Storage Two promoters namely Group 5 and Mac Quarie based in UAE and Australia respectively have submitted proposals to operate floating tanks for bunkering activities. Government has issued letter of Intent to both promoters in March 2015. Group 5 and Mac Quarie intend to supply some 250,000MT and 800,000 MT of product in year 1 respectively.
INLAND STORAGE Some promoters namely Indian Oil, Mac Quarie and Horizon Terminal have shown interest to develop onshore tankage facilities of over 100,000 MT for re-export. It is planned to accommodate the three promoters on the land to be reclaimed at Fort William. In the short term, tankers will be accommodated at the Bulk Sugar Terminal berth.
CRUISE TOURISM
Cruise Tourism The MPA commissioned the cruise Jetty in 2010. The cruise activity reached its peak in 2010/11 with 26,751 pax. 9 Costa cruise vessels homeported from Port Louis and 18 other cruise vessels called to the port during that season. Unfortunately, Costa lost the Concordia and one of its cruise ships (Alegra) caught fire near Seychelles. The company stopped its homeporting activity at Port Louis since 2012/2013 has resumed its activity as from January 2015. The itinerary is Port Louis Mahé (Seychelles) - Nosy Be (Madagascar) Diego Suarez (Madagascar) - Tamatave (Madagascar) Pointe de Galets (Réunion Island) Port Louis
Evolution of Total Cruise Vessels Calls 25 22 27 23 23 18 15 12
Evolution of Cruise Passenger Traffic
The Cruise Terminal Building MPA is proceeding with the construction of the Cruise Terminal Building to accommodate both cruise and inter-island passengers The facility will comprise the passenger terminal, commercial areas, office space including parking facilities. Four shortlisted firms have submitted their consultancy proposals which are being assessed. The project is expected to be completed in 2017.
Ship Building and Ship Repairs There is already two dry dock facilities for ship building and maintenance at Port Louis. MPA has received proposals for the construction of a third dry dock and ship building facility which could not be considered due to lack of space. Within the land to be reclaimed at Fort William, an area will be earmarked for a third dry dock.
PORT MASTER PLAN STUDY Port Louis Harbour requires Modern Infrastructure, Efficient service, Security of cargo and Competitive port charges. MPA has retained the services of Royal Haskoning for the preparation of a Port Master Plan which will make recommendation on port infrastructure to meet the requirements of up to 2040, review the mode of operation to make it more efficient, compare port tariff with other ports and also the safety and security in the port area. The study will be completed by mid of 2016.
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