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Accommodation:

Alotau International Hotel

Bibiko Farm and Guesthouses

Masurina Lodge

Tawali Resort

Stevedore Companies that deal directly with Alotau Port:

Nawae Construction Ltd
P O Box 261
Alotau
Miline Bay Province
Papua New Guinea

Phone: (675) 641 1040

Alotau Stevedoring & Transport Ltd
P O Box 28
Alotau
Miline Bay Province
Papua New Guinea

Phone: (675) 641 1318
Facsimile: (675) 641 1090
Email: altsteve@online.net.pg

Alotau Port Limits (click on image to enlarge)

Alotau Port

Alotau Port (above) is located at the eastern tip of mainland - Papua New Guinea. The township of Alotau became the provincial capital in 1969 after it was shifted from Samarai and remains the gateway to some of the most remote island communities in the world.

Contact Information
PNG Ports Corporation Limited
P.O BOX 43
Alotau
Miline Bay Province
Papua New Guinea

Telephone:+675 641 1266
Facsimile:+675 641 1276
Email: enquiries@pngports.com .pg

Official	Office
Business Manager	+675 641 1266/64/766 50540
Pilot (Harbour)	+675 641 0077/1266
Customs (Collector)	+675 641 0312
Health Officer	+675 641 1731
Quarantine Officer	+675 641 1365
Fire	+675 641 1055/641 1014
Police	+675 641 1222/641 1253
Ambulance	+675 641 1200
Emergency	000

General Port Information

Technical Information
Wharves

Berth	Length	Width	Water Depth (below LAT)	Deck Height (Above LAT)
Berth 1 (Overseas)	93m	18m	10m	2.4m
Berth 2 (Coastal)	56m	9.8m	4.9m	2.1m
Barge Ramp	19.2m	8.0m	1.2m	1.4m

Permissible Loadings

Berth	Distributed Tons per sqm	Road Vehicle
Berth	Distributed Tons per sqm	Truck	Semi-trailer	Forklift
Berth 1	2.93	T17	ST28	F12
Berth 2	1.46	T9	-	F7

Location

Anchorage (Giligili)

Alotau

Latitude:

10°20’S Long: 150° 22°E
Inner anchorage upon port authority’s
instruction only LAT: 10° 18.75’S
LONG: 150°26.8’E

Chart No.

AUS 624/629

Regional Port:

Port Moresby

Radio Communication

Call “Alotau Port Control” on VHF
12/16.

Customs:

Port of entry

Pilotage:

Pilotage is compulsory. Pilot available at 48 hours notice from Alotau.

Tugs:

None available. However, arrangements can be done via the Pacific Towing office based in Port Moresby.

Bunkers:

Fuel is available by road tankers
only while small vessels can load bulk via pipeline. Supplier: Inter Oil Products Ltd and Islands Petroleum Ltd.

Wharf Facilities

Pilotage

Cargo handling Facilities
The available shore shore handling equipment and machinery are forklifts and semi-trailers capable of handling up to 40 footer containers. There are no shore
cranes.

Storage Area
Under cover storage 2430sq.m. Open storage 7,640sq.m.

Bunker provider
Fuel available by road tankers only. Supplier: Inter Oil Products Ltd and Islands Petroleum ltd. None, however there is a new dry dock facility which is in operation at Motukea (Port Moresby) by Curtain Brothers (PNG) Ltd.

Water Provider
Fresh water (treated) is available through pipes and can be restricted during certain periods Flooding or a dry spell). Prior arrangements can be done through the port authority or shipping agents.

Repair Facilities
1. Nako Marine Centre which has a slipway for small boats of less than 20m LOA and is located at the Sanderson Bay
waterfront.
2. Nawae Construction Ltd for building crane hire and slipway services can be contact for vessels greater than 20m LOA.

Waste Disposal
No waste disposal facility is available. Arrangement for disposal can be done with the Port Manager and National
Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) and removed by the Alotau Town Authority.

Stevedore provider
Alotau Stevedoring & Transport Ltd
P.O Box 28
Alotau
Telephone: 641 1318/ 641 1090

Pilotage Authority
PNG Corporation Limited. Pilotage is compulsory. Pilot available at 48 hours notice from Port Moresby

Boarding Station
Lat: 10° 19.6'S Long: 150° 27'E. Sanderson Bay Light Ho Bearing 0245 ½ Tx 0.61M

Or or Bad Weather
Lat: 10° 19.6'S Long: 150° 27'E. Sanderson Bay Light Ho Bearing 0245 ½ Tx 0.61M.

Communication Arrangements
Call “Alotau Port Control” on VHF 12/16.

Tug, Towage, Barges and Mooring Gangs
Privately owned and operated at some ports under licenses issued by the PNG Ports Corporation Limited. Arrangements can be made with Private Operators through respective shipping agents.

Alotau Port Layout

BULK HANDLING, RO-RO, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), PASSENGER HANDLING, HEAVY LIFT & TANKER
The above mentioned facilities are not available. For further clarifi cation. Advice on the following facilities must be obtained from the Executive Manager (Operations) or the respective Port Manager prior to conducting any shipments.

PORT SECURITY (24 hrs)
Alotau Port is open for business based on shore cargo
or shipping movement/activities. Currently there are two
in-port shipping agents that represent the interest of the
shipowners or shipping principles.

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