Infrastructure Overview

The Port of Fujairah is the only multi-purpose port on the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates, approximately 70 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz. Initial construction of the Port started in 1978 as part of the economic development of the UAE, with full operations commencing in 1983. Since then, the Port has been on a journey of continuing improvement to enhance both its facilities and its comprehensive range of functions.

Oil Berths

The Port’s Oil Terminal, FOTT, has the flexibility to operate either 9 main berths or 14 wing berths (up to 200,000 dwt), in addition to 4 dedicated bunker barge berths for low sulfur oil tankers that comply with IMO 2020. It also operated the region’s first VLCC jetty capable of handling both fuel oil and crude oil vessels of up to 330,000 dwt. Infrastructure is in place to add a second VLCC jetty plus an additional 12 main berths should the business need arise.

The Port’s two matrix manifold systems provide customers (to the storage terminals) with full connectivity between any of the FOTT berths, as well as the unique option of transferring products directly between terminals without having to charter a vessel.

Berth Name Max Dwt (MT) Max LOA (m) Draft (m)
Berth 1 25000 145 15
Berth 2 Main 100,000 250 15
Berth 2 East 20,000 130 15
Berth 2 West 20,000 130 15
Berth 3 Main 100,000 250 15
Berth 3 East 20,000 130 15
Berth 3 West 20,000 130 15
Berth 4 Main 200,000 330 18
Berth 4 North 25,000 140 18
Berth 4 South 25,000 140 18
Berth 5 Main 180,000 300 18
Berth 5 East 25,000 140 18
Berth 5 West 25,000 140 18
Berth 6 Main 180,000 300 18
Berth 6 East 25,000 140 18
Berth 6 West 25,000 140 18
Berth 7 Main 180,000 300 18
Berth 7 East 25,000 140 18
Berth 7 West 25,000 140 18
Berth 8 Main 200,000 330 18
Berth 8 North 50,000 185 18
Berth 8 South 50,000 185 18
Berth 9 Main 200,000 330 18
Berth 9 North 50,000 185 18
Berth 9 South 50,000 185 18
Berth 3A 10,000 120 9
Berth 3B 10,000 120 9
VLCC 330,000 344 26
VLCC Jetty

Located in deep water at the eastern end of the breakwater, the VLCC Jetty has been in full operation since 2016. The Jetty was built to accommodate tankers ranging from the size of Aframax to very large crude carriers (maximum of 330,000 DWT with a depth of CD-26m). Its main purpose is to facilitate the import and export of large cargoes of fuel oil and crude oil. It is connected to Matrix Manifold 2 by two 40-inch product or crude lines.

Matrix Manifolds

The key to FOTT’s success in terms of excellent vessel turnaround times and minimal waiting times lies is the innovated digital technology, large number of piggable pipelines and two highly sophisticated Matrix Manifold Systems.

The Matrix Manifold systems provide customers (storage terminals) with full connectivity to any of the FOTT berths. The storage terminals are required to connect a minimum number of black oil and white oil lines to one of the Manifolds and in return they are getting access to all the main (9) and wing (14) berths via FOTT’s dock lines. This provides for very competitive and flexible logistic solutions.

An additional key feature of the Matrix Manifold system is the unique option of transferring products directly between storage terminals without having to charter a vessel. FOTT will facilitate the product flows between two terminals via its manifolds and interconnectivity lines. This is another huge advance for oil traders, allowing them direct trades within the vast Fujairah storage network and resulting in significant cost savings.

Bunker Barge Berths

Berths 3A, 3B, 3 East and 3 West are situated at Oil Terminal 1, with a depth of -15.00 m CD. These berths are capable of accommodating vessels between 10,000 – 20,000 DWT. Each berth has a black line and a white line connecting to Matrix Manifold 1, which connects all user’s pipelines. The four berths will be dedicated for MGO and (V)LSFO loading and discharge operations to support the implementation of the IMO 2020 0.5% sulphur cap regulation.

Dry Bulk & Multipurpose Berths

The Port has five dry bulk and general cargo berths dredged to 15 m, three of which are dedicated to bulk loaders. Aggregate bulk loaders have a loading capacity up to 4,000 mt/hr for vessels of up to 150,000 dwt. The Grain Terminal is connected to the Port via a conveyor belt system in which the two bulk loaders at SSB # 2 have the capacity to discharge 1,200 mt/hr and to load at 600 mt/hr for vessels of up to 90,000 dwt.

Berth Criteria Berth # 5 Berth # 6 SBB #1 SBB #2 SBB #3
Function Bulk Loader Aggregate Bulk Loader Aggregate Multi-purpose Bulk Loader Grain Multi-purpose
Loading Capacity 2,000 mt / hr 4,000 mt / hr N.A. 1,200 mt / hr (discharge)
600 mt / hr (loading)
N.A.
Berth Length 300 metres 319 metres 300 metres 280 metres 280 metres
Bollard Numbers 35-46 46-57 1-17 17-32 34-49
Water depth approaches 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD)
Water Depth alongside 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD) 15 Metres (CD)
Maximum Arrival Draught 13 metres 13 metres 13.5 metres 13.5 metres 13.5 metres
Maximum Sailing Draught 13.5 metres 13.5 metres 14 metres 14 metres 14 metres
Container, General Cargo, RoRo & Cruise Berths

Fujairah Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has exclusive rights to manage all container, general cargo, RoRo and cruise ships in the Port.

Key features:

  • 1,000 m long quay wall
  • 300,000 m2 yard area
  • -18 m draft alongside(future)
  • Extended bonded warehousing and covered storage areas
  • 2 new STS post-Panamax quay cranes and 6 RTGs (Phase 1)
  • Mobile harbour cranes (100 & 150 ton capacity) to support heavy lift cargo
  • Value added services; 3PL, container repair and cleaning facility
  • Load bearing capacity to handle heavy packages up to 1,000 ton on berth & yard facilities
BERTH CRITERIA MAIN QUAY BERTH NO.1 MAIN QUAY BERTH NO.2 MAIN QUAY BERTH NO.3 MAIN QUAY BERTH NO.4
BERTH LENGTH 257 METRES 243 METRES 250 METRES 250 METRES
BOLLARD NOS. 34 32 33 33
WATER DEPTH APPROACHES 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD)
WATER DEPTH ALONGSIDE 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD) 15 METRES (CD)
MAXIMUM ARRIVAL DRAUGHT 13 METRES 13 METRES 13 METRES 13 METRES
MAXIMUM SAILING DRAUGHT 13.5 METRES 13.5 METRES 13.5 METRES 13.5 METRES
VESSELS MAXIMUM LENGTH OVERALL 330 METRES
Service Harbor

Westside quay wall (500 m) is used for loading, unloading and mooring of vessels. The area is equipped with various type of mobile equipment and lifting gears to load and discharge cargo from utility boats effectively and safely. Covered storage bays are provided for temporary storage.
Southside quay wall (250 m) is used for loading, unloading and mooring of vessels.
Pier A (480 m) and Pier B (412 m) provide berthing for supply and utility vessels. A fuel pontoon is installed at the northern end of the pier.
Floating pontoon (200 m) provides further berthing facilities for dhows.
Tug berth quay wall (300 m), positioned at the southern breakwater, facilitates the berthing of Port-owned tugs.
Dhow Inspection jetty and pontoon is located at the end of the southern breakwater adjacent to the harbour entrance. The jetty and pontoon are used for the inspection and service of small- to medium-size and medium- to large-size dhows, respectively.
Buildings include Marine crew accommodation, with the Coast Guard building located near the dhow inspection jetty and pontoon at the end of the southern breakwater. A loading area is provided with sheds for user’s on-shore storage needs. The Operations building is located at the loading facilities to ease the regulation of loading operations.
The Harbor basin has been designed to ensure sufficient space for a turning circle with a diameter of 280 m, with consideration to the planned future ship repair facility on the north side of the basin. The harbour basin is dredged to -7.0 m FHD