Timor-Leste Waterways Assessment

There are no lakes with any kind of shipping transportation capability, the rivers in Timor-Leste are dry for most of the year and it is beyond the scope of the LCA to assess the international shipping lines serving Timor-Leste. However there are two features of Ocean transportation based in Dili that are worthy of note.

Company Information

For information on Timor-Leste Waterways contact details, please see the following link: 

4.4 Timor-Leste Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Berlin Nakroma ferry

The German government donated this 50m long steel ferry boat which is capable of carrying up to 300 passengers and 170MT of cargo.

Note: At the time of writing (Nov 2009) the United Nations prohibits UN staff from sailing to Oecussi on the Berlin Nakroma following lack of safety standards.

Haritos East Timor Shipping, Dili, Timor-Leste

This company operates landing craft tank vessels which are capable of carrying 400 – 850 MT of cargo and beaching to unload cargo in shallow drafts. They can dock and discharge in several locations around Timor-Leste and were previously serving ISF forces in Suai from Darwin.