National Ports Corporation Ltd, after years of research, has developed a very safe and stable 70,000m² (17.5 acres) floating port. To give you an idea of the size, the area is equivalent to over 12 soccer pitches.
The fact is, most iron ore mining in the world are located in geographically remote areas and in most cases there is limited or nonexistent port infrastructure.
Building a new port is very expensive, furthermore environmental regulations/requirements are far reaching and challenging.
The majority of iron ore bulk carriers require a draft of about 19 metres including clearance under the keel. Dredging is very expensive and the cost increase exponentially when dredging hard materials.
The National Ports floating ports is considered highly capital efficient and a particularly economical way to expand port capacity. Our floating port also provide an environmentally friendly way to expand port capacity without the need to dredge and damage environmentally sensitive areas.
The 70,000m² floating port is ideally suited for:
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Floating Port for bulk cargo such as Iron Ore or Coal. (See images below)
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Floating General Ports to increase existing ports capacity or create new port infrastructure in countries with limited or non-existent deep water ports such as the islands in Indonesia, Philippines and in the Pacic Ocean. (See images below)
The National Port floating port is:
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An innovative breakthrough in engineering
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Protected by international patent (Filed: April 2021 and Published October 2021)
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Scalable to client specification
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Designed for exceptional weather and sea conditions
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Endorsed by the Australian Government to operate as Customs and Quarantine port
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Does not require any dredging
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Has a storage capacity of up to 1,200,000 tonnes of iron ore
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Can accommodate any size bulk carrier including the 400,000 DWT Valemax
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Capable of self-unloading its cargo at a rate of up to 10,000 tonnes per hour into any size bulk carrier (including the 400,000 DWT Valemax
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A fast-efficient high volume solution
