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jetty no-1 has the shortest length, which is 89.4 metres (293 ft) long, and jetties no-4, 5, 6, and 7 have the longest length, which are each 110 metres (360 ft) long. According to the construction design and infrastructure, the oil jetties are capable of handling oil tankers ranging from 40,000 DWT to 65,000 DWT. Among the oil jetties, oil jetty no-6 has the lowest navigability with a draft of 10.1 metres (33 ft) and oil jetty no-7 has the highest navigability with a draft of 13 metres (43 ft), while the length ranges of berth from a minimum of 183 metres (600 ft) to a maximum of 216 metres (709 ft).
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Oil jetty no-1 to no-7 are each capable of handling two million tonnes of liquid products. Oil jetty no-1 mainly handles LPG and chemicals, oil jetty no-2, 3 and 4 each handle chemicals, oil jetty no-5 carries gas/chemicals, oil jetty no-6 handles petroleum products and oil jetty no-7 mainly handles
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