POINTE-PITRE/JARRY  information for this port
(GUADELOUPE) LOCATION: Latitude: 16° 14' N - Longitude: 61° 32' W ADMINISTRATION: Port Autonome de la Guadeloupe, Gare Maritime, BP 485 97165, Pointe-Pitre, C dex, Guadeloupe. Tel: +590 21 39 00/21 39 51 - Fax: +590 21 39 69/21 39 59 e-mail: s-chovino@port-guadeloupe.com - l-dessout@port-guadeloupe.com website: http:\\www.port-guadeloupe.com Port manager: Jean-Claude Le Clech. Tel: +590 21 39 00/21 39 11 - Fax: +590 21 39 69 Harbour master: Commandant Morin. Tel: +590 21 39 21 - Fax: +590 91 11 83 e-mail: cap-pag@port-guadeloupe.fr - Radio frequency: VHF Channels 12 & 16. Chief pilot: Le Meur. Tel: +590 83 63 18 - Fax: +590 83 41 37 - Radio frequency: VHF Channel 12 WORKING HOURS: Mon-Sat: 06.30-13.00/14.30-21.30/22.00-04.00 (Sunday work and public holidays are overtime) APPROACH: Port is located in a small cul-de-sac. The main approach, marked by Buoy PP, is five miles long and 170 meters wide with a depth of 11 meters. HAZARDS: A five mile long buoyed and lighted channel leads between off-lying shoals. The upper end, from the entrance channel limit at Cochons Island to the wharves, is dredged to 11 meters. TRANSPORTATION: Hinterland transportation is mainly by cabotage and road. Le Raizet Airport is 5 km from the sea port. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: Containerised cargo (about 1 million tonnes), bulks (about 1 million tonnes) and liquid bulks (about 650,000 tonnes) Exports: Containerised bananas (less than 100,000 tonnes) and bulk sugar exports (50,000 tonnes). WEATHER: Prevailing east winds, The Alizes, with an average speed of 15 kph. Hurricane season from Jul to Nov - Tidal variation is between 0.4 and 0.7 metres Water density is 1.024 all year round. ANCHORAGE: There are several outer anchorages, but masters are recommended to employ a pilot before using any of them. PILOTAGE: Compulsory. Pilot is available day and night. ETA and ETD of vessel must be notified to agent 72, 48 and 24 hours in advance. Harbour master's office, then pilot, should be contracted by VHF one hour before arrival. Pilotage is charged according to size of vessel (volume in cubic meters). TOWAGE: Provided by two companies: Sagua operates the 1,000 hp tug 'Boris' Tel: +590 90 34 71 - Fax: +590 91 77 88 Lemaire Marine Service operates a 600 hp tug Tel: +590 90 34 71 - Fax: +590 91 77 88 TRAFFIC: Vessel calls in 1998: Container/ro-ro/bulk/breakbulk: 1,968 - Cruise: 261 - Ferries: 4,476 Cargo handled per year: Substantially over 1 million tonnes - Cargo handled per day: More than 9,000 tonnes. EQUIPMENT: Port authority cranes: | | Type Units | Capacity (tonnes) | | Post-panamax gantry crane | 1 | 40 (with spreader) | | | | 70 (with hook) | | Gantry crane | 2 | 40 | Private cargo handling equipment: | | Type Units | Capacity (tonnes) | | Mobile quay crane | 7 | 15 to 85 | | Stacker | 9 | 10 to 40 | | Yard truck (fork-lift) | 25 | 2 to 40 | STORAGE: Open storage: About 30 hectares - Covered storage: Around 23,500 square meters. Pointe-Pitre area: Shipowners: 1,900 square meters - Stevedore: 500 square meters. Customs: 500 square meters - Army: 500 square meters - Other: 5,000 square meters. Jarry area: GMG (stevedore): 2,000 square meters - SGCM (stevedore): 2,400 square meters - Other warehouses: 1,500 square meters - Free zone: 25,000 square meters. Ore and bulk cargo facilities: Three berths Refrigeration capacity: 60 reefer plugs. Two pre-refrigerated stations for storing up to 120 teu of bananas (CGM private use). BUNKERS: Delivered by 400 tonne capacity tank barge. PROVISIONS: Marine supplies available through agent from ship chandlers. WATER: Fresh water available 24 hours from port authority - No volume or availability limit - Cost: FF12.68 per tonne (07.00-19.00 hours) and FF19.05 per tonne at night. FACILITIES: Berthing: 600 meters - Maximum draft alongside: 11 meters. Longest vessel: 260 meters LOA. | | Berth No Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | 1 | 150 | 6.7 | | 2 | 175 | 9.0 | | 3 & 4 | 280 | 9.0 | | 5 & 6 | 320 | 7.4 | | 7 & 8 | 300 | 8.5 | | 9 | 135 | 6.7 to 7.2 | | 9 bis | - | 2.4 | | 10 | 50 | 6.3 | | 11 (ro-ro) | 35 | 4.2 | | 11.1 | 150 | 8.3 | | 11/2 | 150 | 8.5 | | 12 | 590 | 9.6 to 10.0 | | 13 | (with 12) | 9.6 to 10.0 | | 14 | (with 12) | 9.6 to 10.0 | Breakbulk: | | Port Berth | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Pointe-a-Pitre | 5 & 6 | 320 | 7.4 | | Pointe-a-Pitre | 7 | 300 | 8.5 | Container: | | Port Berth | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Jarry | 11.2 | 150 | 8.5 (Vessels with own gear) | | Jarry | 12/13/14 | 590 | 9.6-10 | | (One post-panamax gantry crane and two other gantry cranes) | Ro-ro: | | Port Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Pointe-a-Pitre | 7 & 8 | 300 | 8.5 | | Jarry | 9 bis | - | 2.4 | | Jarry | 11(ro-ro) | 35 | 4.2 | | Jarry | 11/1 | 150 | 8.5 | Berths for tankers: | | Port Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Jarry | 9 | 135 | 6.7 to 7.2 | | ( vessels up to 180 metres LOA can be accommodated) | Facilities: oil pipes (average 400 cubic meters/hour) | | Port Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Jarry | 10 | 50 | 6.3 | | (vessels up to 125 meters can be accommodated) | Berths for liquefied gas: | | Port Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Jarry | 10 | 50 | 6.3 meters. | | (vessels up to 125 metres can be accommodated) | Cruise terminal: Pointe-a-Pitre | | Berth Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | 1 | 150 | 6.7 | | (vessels up to 170 meters LOA can be accommodated) | | 2 | 175 | 9.0 | | (vessels up to 240 meters LOA can be accommodated) | | 3 & 4 | 280 | 9.0 | | (vessels up to 260 meters LOA can be accommodated) | Bulk: | | Port Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | Jarry | 8 | 5 | - | | Sand pipe (average 5 000 cubic metres/hr) | | Jarry | 9 | 135 | 6.7 to 7.2 | | one conveyor belt for clinker, gypsum and coal (average speed: 250 tonnes per/hr) | | Jarry | 11.1 | 150 | 8.3 | | one sugar derrick (average speed 600 tonnes per hour); | | One grain derrick (average speed: 80 tonnes per hour). | NEW FACILITIES: Jarry: Filling in and installation of essential services is continuing on Quay 12 and in the international trade zone - Pointe-a-Pitre: A master plan for development of the coastal area from the Darse to Bergevin is under study. This plan foresees a program of works as well as a reorganization of quays used for cruise ships and inter-island services. MEDICAL AID: University Hospital of Pointe-a-Pitre. ENVIRONMENT: Hazardous cargo: Specific goods declaration must be made to harbour master. Ports come within a French Overseas Department and must comply with French as well as international regulations. Waste reception: Waste compactor available together with tanks of 5 cubic meters capacity. Garbage is collected/disposed of by truck. Waste oil disposal facility available.
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