
External port infrastructure
Windward pier
The southern windward pier has a total length of about 1715 meters and protects the port from the ripples of the southern and south-western sector.
Leeward pier
The new leeward eastern pier of the port was constructed in 1999-2001 and protects the eastern basin from waves of the southern and south-eastern area.
Basin and maneuvering surfaces
The port of Alexandroupolis has got two basins: the western basin (at the western area of the port) with a total surface of approximately
Western basin (western sector of the port)
The perimeter of the western basin of the port has got platforms along its entire length. The main basin has a surface of approximately 236 acres and a maneuver circle with a diameter of about
Two smaller sub-basins are situated at both ends of the north side of the western sector of the port: the basin of the boat harbor in the west, with a surface of about
Eastern basin (eastern sector of the port)
After the completion of the dredging project in late 2015, the eastern basin of the port has a depth of
Based on the approved Master Plan, the dredging of the eastern basin is to be extended to a total area of about
Inner port infrastructure
Platforms and piers in the western sector of the port
Western coasting platform
Platform 295.0m long and of useful depth
Northwest pier and tourist boat harbour
The quay is about 150.0m long and 40 to 50m wide. The southern platform of the pier has got usable depth -7.40m (MSL). The northern platform of the pier along with a part of the north coastal platform are forming a small boat harbor, with a total length of platforms 340.0m and -3.00m (MSL) usable depth .
North-coast commercial platform
This platform extends easterly of the small harbour of yachts and has a length of about
Commercial platforms in the north pier
The main (north) commercial pier in the western sector of the port is in the form of a “Γ”. The western and southern platforms of the pier (length 150.0 and 260.0 meters respectively) have a usable depth of -8.00m (MSL) and are used for berthing and handling bulk (mostly) and general cargo.
Fishing port
It is sited in the north-eastern edge of the western sector of the port. The total length of the perimeter platforms stands at
Container terminal (SEMPO )
The total length of the container terminal platforms is about 730.0 meters, of which 500.0 meters can be used for vertical cargo handling (Lo-Lo) (quay wall foundation level
Land infrastructure and E / M port facilities
Overland road and rail infrastructure at the port
The western sector of the port has got three road entrances (gates), one west of the Customs House, one near the passenger train station and a third road access at the height of the main (northern) pier through Souniou street.
To the land area in the western sector of the
Internal roads in the western sector of the port
The land surfaces in the western sector of the port are on the most part asphalted.
Waiting areas for vehicles and passenger traffic
The coasting platform in the western area of the port has got an asphalted land zone as a waiting area for vehicles, with an operating surface of approximately
Open and covered handling and load storage spaces in the western (old) port
The northern coastal trading platform in the western sector of the port has got:
a. Open land area with a total surface of approximately 7.0 acres, which extend in a narrow zone of average width of about
b. Modern indoor space (storage) for standard and / or bulk cargo with a total ground plan surface of approximately
The main commercial pier of the western sector of the port has got open land area with a total surface of approximately
The western sector of the port has also got three general stores (type Toll) with a total surface of
Land space- container terminal
The new container terminal (SEMPO) has got a land area with a total surface of about 130 acres, of which
E / M installations in the western sector of the port
Water Supply – Fire Extinction
The western sector of the
Lighting
Quays and piers in the western sector of the port have got electric lighting pylons.
Transit infrastructure of the E/M network and supplies in the container terminal.
The land area of the cargo handling pier (SEMPO) has got contemporary public water and fire extinction network. In addition, the land area of SEMPO is equipped with a) 13 established lighting pylons which currently do not have headlights and b) two (2) bases for the future installation of an equal number of electrical pillars.
Available land space for future port expansion
The land area of Alexandroupolis port extended by the use of materials from the project of the eastern port basin dredging and the port channel excavation, and its total area amounts to 1000 acres (approx). This includes private land of about
Cargo Handling Equipment
For the handling of bulk and general cargo ships, the
Moreover, the two unions of dockers working in the port have got proprietary machinery for the loading of bulk cargo to ships (screw, turbines).
PLANNED ROAD AND RAIL PORT LINKS
New
Today passenger, as well cargo traffic to and from the port, airport and industrial area is carried through the main urban road network.
In the future, the main road service (link) to the port is projected to be the new Ring Road of Alexandroupolis, via which the port is to be connected directly to
Planned Rail Extensions
Expansion of the rail system within Multi-Use Terminal .
Similar to Container Terminal, the future expansion of rail facilities is projected into the future Multi-Use Terminal for unitized and other loads (according to the Port Master Plan).