Port facilities
The port has two bulk loaders for exports, the first loader is capable of loading 2,000 tons per hour while the second loader is capable of loading 4,000 tons per hour. The port consists of two breakwater berths; a southern and a northern breakwater berth. The southern breakwater berth has 840 meters (2,760 ft) of general cargo berth and a draft of 15 m (49 ft). The southern breakwater berth is the common site for repairing vessels and has a travel lift facility for vessel maintenance and repair. The northern breakwater berth hosts two oil terminals.
The port is expanding its operational capacity to enable the handling of larger vessels and provide more services. The port is expected to install advanced cargo lifting equipment by 2021. The port is connected to the Etihad Rail linking the industrial city of Ruwais in the western region of the UAE to the town of Ghuwaifat close to the Saudi border and then to Fujairah in the east. The rail in Fujairah is used to carry bulk containers and oil.
UAE-based Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company announced plans to set up an oil refinery to produce bunker fuel with a capacity of 250,000 barrel per day (bpd) in the port. The facility will be the first in the Middle East and North Africa to comply with the new IMO 2020 regulations of the International Maritime Organization by capping sulfur content in shipping fuels. The first phase of the project is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2020.
General cargo terminal
The General Cargo Terminal handles a diverse range of cargoes including steel products, project cargo, machinery and mechanical appliances. As a transshipment and storage hub accredited by the London Metal Exchange, Fujairah Port’s General Cargo Terminal also handles metal ingots.
Bulk cargo terminal
The Bulk Cargo Terminal handles bulk cargo like bulk cement, furnace slag, copper slag and liquid bulk. Fujairah Port has a dedicated common-user facility to handle bulk cement. The Cement Terminal is one of the world’s largest common-user cement facilities and consists of two dedicated berths equipped with three cement screw unloaders linked to a fully enclosed air-slide, non-pollutive conveyor system. Fujairah Port handles more than 90% of cement throughput into Singapore.
Container terminal
Operations started in 1983. The terminal has an annual handling capacity of 720,000 TEUs. The terminal has a global direct connectivity to over 80 ports in 45 countries.
