- Located at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Canadian Chart # 4367 for approaches # 4266 for details
- The harbour is serviced by air, rail, road and sea transportation modes.
- Harbour entrance:
- Dead High Water 11.7M
- Mean Low Water 10.1M
Anchorage - The harbour, which is landlocked, is of easy access and offers a good safe anchorage for vessels of all sizes.
- Pilots will board inbound vessels at the Sydney outer fairway buoy ( SA buoy )
- Pilot boat standby VHF Channel 16, 11
- ETA'S should be given in UTC at least 48, 24, 12 AND 6 Hrs prior to any coast station addressed to pilots Cape Breton.
The City of Sydney is located at the head of the south arm of Sydney Harbour.
Berthing / departing is possible day or night, however pilots are compulsory.
Coal Loading/ Discharge Berth
One berth, one radial self-trimming loader. Can accommoadate vessels from 25,000 DWT to 70,000 DW. Slewing Bridge type radial type ship loader has a bridge and boom reach of 135M and a coverage of 170M for panamax class vessels. Loading rate 15 December - 31 March 10,000 MT/WWD
1 April - 14 December 25,000 MT/WWD.
One inhaul conveyor/hopper for self discharging vessels
Discharge rate is 700MT/Hr
Berth is 180 M plus mooring dolphins. Max LOA 245 M, max beam 35M. Draft alongside 15M, Air draft 18.3M
Steel Loading/Bulk Discharge Berths at Sydney, N.S.
#3 and #4 Piers
Draft alongside 11.28 M at mean low water.
# 3 Bulk discharge pier (left) and #4 steel loading pier (right) are attached and the combined length is 426.72M.
# 3 Pier is 228.60M #4 pier is 198.12M including mooring dolphins
Max beam at #3 pier is 30.48M, Max air draft 12.8M based on present equipment which is one gantry crane with a capacity to discharge max 1500MT/WWD
Max beam at # 4 pier is 30.48M, using present equipment which is one gantry crane. Normal steel loading is one gang one shore crane at 1400 - 3000MT/WWD
Both # 3 and # 4 piers have large backfield storage areas.
Sydport Industrial Park
|
Berth
|
LOA
|
Max Depth
|
| Main berth outside face |
259M |
10.67m
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| Main berth inside face |
250M |
7.92m
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| Inner berth |
320M |
5.79m
|
| Seaward Defence Berth |
243M |
5.49m
|
- Loading / Discharge by Ship's Gear or mobile shore crane.
- Sydport offers large backfield storage areas with warehouse space for rent.
Sydney Government Wharf
LOA 275M Max Depth 11.89M
Storage on site:
- Shed 1,860 SQ M
- Outdoor 3,500 SQ M
Loading / Discharge by Ship's Gear or mobile shore crane.
Notes:
- Marine service fees as charged by Canadian Coast Guard, $ 0.107 Per MT Loaded / Discharged to a max of 50,000 MT.
Ice breaking fee at $ 3,100.00 / Trip / Month up to a max 3 times per month. Reductions are applied for vessels with Canadian Arctic Ice ClassA , Canadian Type B, C and D Ice class or international equivalent.
Disclaimer: Details given in good faith but without guarantee, please consult sailing directions.
