The deepest seaports in the world are designed to accommodate the largest container ships, bulk carriers, and commercial vessels carrying massive cargo
The deepest seaports in the world are designed to accommodate the largest container ships, bulk carriers, and commercial vessels carrying massive cargo volumes. They offer several advantages due to their strategic geographical location, enabling them to serve as centres of transhipment, booming maritime trade and industrial development.
In this article, we will discuss the 10 deepest seaports in the world, based on their maximum depths.
1. Port of Sines, Portugal
Located on the west coast of Portugal, around 58 nm south of Lisbon, this port with a maximum depth of 28 m, is considered to be the deepest seaport in the world.
Around 1400 ships, 27,200,000 tonnes of cargo, including 230,000 TEU are handled annually at this port. Principal cargoes handled here include bulk solids, LNG, coal, general cargo, and containers.
It has 5 specialised terminals which are protected by breakwaters. There is a fishing harbour, a leisure craft marine and also a service facility.
The Liquid Bulk Terminal of the port is the biggest in the country. It has 6 jetties and can receive ships up to 350,000 tonnes
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