Berthing Information
Dock/Quay	Maximum Size of Vessel
	Length	Beam	Draught	DWT
Wet Dock	90 m	13.8 m	5.5 m	2,800
Cliff Quay	155 m	No restriction	8.4 m	23,000
West Bank	150 m	No restriction	7 m	16,000

Storage
Cliff Quay: covered storage totalling 58,000 sq m, plus areas available for open storage
West Bank: two transit sheds totalling 7,387 sq m, plus areas available for open storage

Cranage and mechanical handling equipment
Cliff Quay: 1 x 8-tonne crane, 4 x 10-tonne cranes, 1 x 15-tonne crane, 1 x 40-tonne crane, 2 x 35.6-tonne rail-mounted gantries
West Bank: 1 x 8-tonne crane, 2 x 37.5-tonne cranes, 2 x 35-tonne straddle carriers, 3 x 35-tonne rubber-tyred gantries, 1 x 45-tonne reach stacker

Specialised facilities
Ro-ro: the West Bank has a ramp 42.4 m long and 16 m wide, with a weight-loading capacity of 180 tonnes

Containers: the West Bank also has two 37.5-tonne cranes equipped for container handling, two 35-tonne straddle carriers and three 35.6 rubber-tyred gantries, together with a large open storage area. The Cliff Quay Container Terminal is equipped with a 40-tonne crane and two rail-mounted gantries of 35.6 tonnes, together with an extensive container storage area

Bulks: Cliff Quay has facilities for the handling and storage of both liquid and dry bulks. An area adjacent to the berth houses 89,000 cu m of petrochemical storage tanks. Both Cliff Quay and West Bank provide facilities for the handling and processing of sea-dredged aggregates

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