General Description
Location: Sorong is situated on the extreme W coast of Irian Jaya. General overview: Major port in the NW part of Irian Jaya, a crossing port connecting the N and S coasts of Irian Jaya. The main exports consists of crude oil, plywood, nickel ore and local frozen fish products. Traffic figures: Approx 1,200 vessels, 448,000t cargo and 32,000TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: LOA 175m, draught 10.0m, 18,500DWT.