Harbor Bureau,Kinmen CountyHarbor Bureau,Kinmen County

I. Liaoluo Port

• Total port area is 728,119m2.

1. Water area is 471,997m2; land area is 256,122 m2.

• Peripheral facilities:

1. North breakwater 1,005m long; south breakwater 400m long; south internal breakwater 145m long; bank revetment on the south side of the storage and handling yard (II).

• Water area facilities:

1. Navigation channel around 110m wide; manoeuvring basin 250m in diameter; navigable waters inside the port with the water depth ranging mainly from 3.5～5.0m.

• Dock facilities:

1. Dock #1 is 135m long, with a berth rear apron 20m wide; Docks #2 & #3 adopt the straight-line layout pattern and have a total length of 232m, with the a berth rear apron 66.5m in width (depth).
2. The facilities mainly serve the oil tankers, sand and bulk cargo ships.
3. An oil-hydraulic mechanical Ro/Ro slope is provided for driving to and from the passenger and cargo ships.
4. The 200m-long shallow dock, with a rear area of around 2.2 hectares, mainly serves to berth the service boats, small navel ships and other official ships.

• Storage facilities:  

1. The storage and handling yard is divided into three sections to provide pipeline unloading facilities, store cargos shipped via the “mini-three links” and to park the dock machinery and vehicles, with the parking lot reconstructed into a passenger service center.
2. The port administration zone accommodates passenger waiting room, Kinmen County Harbor Office, Port Police Station, public lavatory and other buildings.
3. National Defense Zone is at the entrance of the Port, on the west side of the road, and serves as a naval campsite.
4. Other facilities include land handling machines, navigation and warning light beacons, front and rear leading lights for the navigation channel, and two tugboats.
   

II. Shueitou Port

• Total port area is 2,198,199m2.

1. Water area: 1,403,894m2; land area: 794,305 m2.

• To meet the passenger transport demand arising from the “mini-three links” policy, a United Office Building has been constructed and a small passenger dock and a large floating dock have been built on each side of the jetty.
  
• Jetty:

1. The existing Shueitou Jetty with a total length of 288m, the maximum width of 20m and maximum water depth of 2.5m, can berth ships on both sides.

• Floating dock:

1. A floating dock with a designed water depth of 2.5m is located to the west of the Jetty.
2. A large floating dock with a designed water depth of 4m will be constructed to the east of the Jetty.

• Shueitou New Port:

1. Breakwaters: The west breakwater is 600m long and the north breakwater is 1,580m long.
2. Other facilities include the Wind & Rain Corridor, small passenger dock, united office building and customs clearance facilities.

• Other equipment: The dock area is equipped with a 20-ton crane.
  

III. Jiougong Port

• The total port area is 197,901 m2, including a water area of 163,964 m2 and a land area of 33,937m2.
• The Port has a jetty and a floating dock, which may berth a 1,000DWT cargo ships.
• The jetty is 180m long, with the minimal width of 27m, maximum water depth of 5m, and the waters beyond the end of the jetty are 4.0~5.0m deep.
• The floating dock serves exclusively for passenger transport, with a designed water depth of 3.5m.
• The waiting room is located at the entrance of the port for resting the passengers.
• Other facilities:

1. A plot of land to the west of the floating dock has been reclaimed from the sea and serves as a minibus parking lot.
2. A 20-ton crane is provided but most cargo ships berthed unload the cargo with their own equipments onboard.
3. On each side of the navigable waters, there are three warning buoy lights to mark the border of the navigation channel.

• There are not any cargos stacking facilities. All the cargos are temporarily stored at the dock area.