Aberdeen – Source: flickr.com
Back in February a comprehensive list of the world’s tallest airport control towers was provided on Panethos. While preparing that blog post, I stumbled across a number of interesting seaport (or harbor) control towers used for directing ships at major seaports. Though not as much information could be found on the internet, below is a list of the tallest seaport control towers that could be located – tragically, the tower in Genoa, Italy was destroyed in a ship collision just this past week, with the loss of possibly as many as nine lives.
Aqaba – Source: unc.edu
Gdansk – Source: unc.edu
Genoa prior to being destroyed in a shipping accident – Source: gcaptain.com
Any additional information on these or similar structures would be appreciated.
Jeddah – Source: unc.edu
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 431 ft. (1990)
- Sydney, Australia – 285 ft. (1987)
- Antwerp, Belgium – 262 ft. (2010)
- Aqaba, Jordan – 236 ft. (1991)
- Mombasa, Kenya – 230 ft. (2007)
- Durban, South Africa – 220 ft. (2001)
- Gdansk, Poland – 200 ft. (1984)
- Cape Town, South Africa – 197 ft.
- Melbourne, Australia – 187 ft. (1997)
- Genoa, Italy – 177 ft. (destroyed in a ship collision on 5/8/13)
- Dubai (Jebel Ali), UAE – 164 ft.
- Yokohama, Japan – 157 ft.
- Le Havre, France – 148 ft.
- Lisbon, Portugal – 125 ft.
- Aberdeen, UK (2006)
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Almeria, Spain
- Folkestone, UK
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2003)
- Keelung, Taiwan
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Mombasa – Source: portsstrategy.com
Sources
- http://www.zetron.com/Portals/0/PDFs/case_studies/2002/005-7308.pdf
- http://en.shippingchina.com/worldport/index/detail/id/378.html
- http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/~cannon/mideastports/JebelAli/Geogloc.html
- http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/314551.aspx
- http://www.emporis.com
- en.wikipedia.org
- http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-portcontrol-tower-doubles-as-weather-centre-2000-07-21
- http://www.unc.edu
- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=208385
- https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:HozJABOZGegJ:www.sydneyports.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/1444/HarbourControl.pdf+sydney+harbor+control+tower&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESihOBwsCXQUM6iU3ZNZ6T7-ocS7SxG5yMjy4R67RKK-MTgZ84_AxyRgC1ARbaCyMZZOltiFUZ_5lAjjRmuzD9C6UAp-bF8HPtSFg96Cnqy4WnJGlNUehHe5NSVHQOA_rBkhztYW&sig=AHIEtbSuzvWXC51H3qD2WxFcgzp07SBT0Q
- http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/review/JOR_Port_of_Aqaba_359.php
- http://www.neutelings-riedijk.com/index.php?id=10,187,0,0,1,0
- http://www.architectus.com.au/projects/victoria-channel-authority-control-tower
- http://www.blinkfueer.de/thema/blinkfueer/lm_polska_gdansk_port_polnocny.html
- http://www.e-architect.co.uk/aberdeen/marine_operations_centre.htm
- http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/africa/transas_secures_mombasa_vts_contract
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