CAPE VERDE

ISLANDS
PORTO GRANDE DO
MINDELO
CURRENT PORT
FEATURE OF THE PORT
Port Grande it is a multipurpose
port
Located at the entrance of São Vicente Island,
in a semicircular two-kilometer bay.
It is naturally protected against strong maritime
currents and its calm, transparent waters are
between 11 and 30 meters deep channel.
Due to its natural physical conditions, Port
Grande offers excellent conditions and a safe
navigation.
MARKET TARGET
 MAIN FACILITIES AT THE
PORT
The Port Grand facilities include a container terminal and
a general cargo terminal, with 11 berths giving a total
quays of 1.700 m, depths alongside range from 3,5-12m.
There is also a domestic terminal with 3 passenger berths,
a total quay of 235m and depths alongside of 4 m.

The multi-purpose and Container Terminal covers 450 m of berth

length, comprising of berth numbers 3,4 with a designed depth
alongside of about 12 m.
 INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL

CABOTAGE TERMINAL

 
 GENERAL CARGO TERMINAL

The General Cargo Terminal covers around 700 m berth

length, comprising berth numbers 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
The terminal design capacity is about 600,000 metric tons
per year.

The designed depth of the quays is 5-11 m.

General Cargo Storage Facilities

• Warehouses (covered with 7.000 m2)

•Extension area for expansion is available with 45.000 m²

PORT – CERTIFIED (ISPS CODE)

CCTV, ACCESS CONTROL (ID CARD +
FINGERPRINTS), PORT AREA DEFINED AND SEGREGATED,
SECURITY PLAN, EMERGENGY PLAN BY COMPUTER, SCANNER…
Port Cargo Handling Equipment
 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - PORT
GRANDE
Built in 1961, Porto Grande has the biggest and best port infrastructure in Cape Verde.
The F-shaped mooring wharfs are united by an access pier forming the port, with
depths ranging between 3.5 and 12 meters.
It also has a 240 meter (former fishing pier), a depth between 3 and 4.8 meters, and a
3 hectare open-air (rearrangement urban port area).
Pier Quay  Length (m)  Width(m)   Depth (m)
 02  01  315.05  15.00  -11.50
 02  02  315.05  15.00  -11.50
 01  03  205.00  50.00  -12.00
 01  04  217.00  50.00  -12.00
 Access  05  100.00  15.00  -08.50
 06  122.00  25.00  -06.50
 07  60.00  25.00  -04.50
 08  106.75  25.00  -03.50
 T/  A  120.00  45.00  -04.00
Passengers
 T/  B  50.00  25.00  -04.00
LAY-OUT MAP OF PORT
FACILITIES CURRENT
SITUATION
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS
 CONTAINER CARGO (TEU)

Year
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
» Exp. Full 1.884 1.988 2.513 1.733 2.261

» Imp. Full 6.429 6.902 6.434 5.983 5.910

» Exp. Empty 4.660 4.855 4.239 4.109 3.669

» Imp. Empty 266 332 517 532 808

» Transshipment 1.827 826 2.202 2.886  132

» Shifting x 259 535 525 429

TOTAL Unit 15.066 15.162 16.440 15.768 13.209

TEU´S (Imp+Exp) 18.747 17.429 20.801 19.438 16.953

TEU´S (Domestic)  358 941 1.033 504

TOTAL TEU´S 18.747 17.787 21.742 20.471 17.457

 EXPANSION AREA CONTAINER TERMINAL

FREE
TRADE
ZONE

INDUSTRIAL
AREA

AIRPORT
CONTAINER TRANSSHIPMENT TERMINAL
STAGE 1 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 150.000 TEUS
STAGE 2 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 450.000 TEUS
STAGE 3 - CONTAINERS PER YEAR: 1.000.000 TEUS
 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
TERMINAL MAIN 1000 m x 280
m
FEEDER 400 m x 280
m
DEPTH MAIN 17 m
FEEDER 13 m
 
LOGISTICS AREA 19,4 h
EQUIPMENTS REACH STACKERS + GANTRY
CRANES

BREAK WATER 11OO m

INVESTMENT COSTS
INTERNATIONAL FISHING VESSELS
 INTERNATIONAL FISHING
VESSEL
Var. 08/09 Var. 09/10

Fishing Vessels 2008 2009 Qt. % 2010 Qt. %

Ship Call 204 243 39 19% 335 92 38%

Transshipment

Container 20' 68 53 -15 -22% 73 20 38%

Container 40' 161 181 20 12% 611 430 238%

Tons 6.500 5.613 -887 -14% 14.613 9.000 160%

TEU´S 390 415 25 6,4% 1.295 880 212%

COLD STORAGE FACILITY - 7.000 m²

Capacity:

 Freesing fish (Int.) – 2.000

tons

 Freesing fish (Nac) – 375

tons

 Processed fish – 300 tons

Local

 Importers - 735 tons

Total = 3.710 tons

 Ice suplly to vessels

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Current Port Extension = Staking area (around 2 he) + new entrance+ CFS
+ access road
NEW PORT ENTRY
NORT ACCESS
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND
ATTENTION

JORGE PIMENTA MAURÍCIO

Jorge.mauricio@enapor.cv