01 April, 2010 SLRB issued a new marine map, bearing No. 1503, for Mina Khalifa bin Salman Port and sea lanes leading to the port
With persistent support and guidance of H.E. Shaikh Salman Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Head of Survey and Land Registration Bureau, new marine navigation a new map under No 1503 has been issued for the year 2009. The map shows sea lanes leading to the area of Mina Khalifa bin Salman Port which entered into actual service to facilitate all marine activities in April under the supervision of SLRB’s Hydrographic Directorate.
The map, having a large scale of 1:15000, charts all areas of Khalifa bin Salman Port from Vidal Lighthouse to Bahraitan Divan and covers all marine berths south east of the port, in addition to the new industrial zone in Hidd area and most parts of the industrial marine activities around Sitra Port containing all marine new marks and deep waters scanned recently. The new map is complementary to the rest of other marine maps issued by the Hydrographic Survey Office i.e. map No. 5004 and 6501 for the same area. The new map will help sailors use the map in navigation within the scope of the last part of Khalifa Bin Salman Port.
The map is currently sold through the sale centers at the Marine Survey Directorate located at Mina Salman, as well as through the local agent EUROEAST Trading Co. in Sitra.