The Multi-use terminal is segregated into sub-terminals equipped to handle imports of grain, vehicles and livestock. The grain terminal which has an optimum capacity to handle 1 million tonnes of grain has automated loading and unloading conveyors that discharge directly in storage silos. The vehicle terminal accommodates vessels with rear and side mounted ramps with a capacity to handle 500,000 vehicles a year. The livestock terminal has multi-deck gates that segregate the different types of livestock.