General Description
Location: Port Moresby is situated on the SW coast. General overview: Port Moresby is a natural harbour and is the second busiest port of Papua New Guinea. Most of the cargoes handled are imports. There is an oil refinery at Napa Napa, on the W side of the Bay. Good anchorage can be found in the outer harbour. Loading and discharging is carried out by ship's gear. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Harbour: LOA 236m, draught 10.5m, 62,000DWT. Interoil Refinery: LOA 260m, beam 44m, draught 14.5m, 110,000DWT. SBM: Draught 14.3m. Largest vessel handled: "Queen Elizabeth II".