CSA

Mission Statement
"To promote and foster the highest quality service to the maritime industry through training development; working with all agencies, groups and other associations for the benefit and development of its members and the peoples of the Caribbean region."

GENERAL COUNCIL
2008-2009

PRESIDENT:
Fernando Rivera

VICE PRESIDENT:
Carlos Urriola

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Corah-Ann Robertson Sylvester

GROUP A CHAIRMAN:
Robert Foster

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Michael Bernard

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Ian Deosaran

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Francis Comacho

GROUP B CHAIRMAN:
Grantley Stephenson

GROUP B REPRESENTATIVE:
David Jean-Marie

GROUP C CHAIRMAN:
Cyril Seyjagat

GROUP C REPRESENTATIVE:
David Ross

GENERAL MANAGER:
Clive Forbes

DIRECTOR INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Michael S.L. Jarrett

MONTEGO BAY
information for this port

LOCATION: Latitude: 18° 28' W - Longitude: 77° 56' N

ADMINISTRATION: Port Authority of Jamaica

15-17 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica.

Tel: +876 992 0290-8/0940 - Fax: +876 924 9437

Port manager: Frank Graham - Tel: +876 952 5540

Harbour master: Capt Hopeton Delisser.

Tel: +876 922 0290-8/0940 - Fax: +876 924 9437

Chief pilot: Derrick Brandt (president of Jamaica Marine Pilots' Association).

Tel: +876 922 2725/5749 - Fax: +876 922 8764

Radio Frequency: VHF Channel 11 (working VHF Channel 17).

WORKING HOURS: Mon-Fri: 07.00-14.00, 14.00-21.00 - Sat: 17.00-12.00

Sun: On request - Closed: Good Friday, Labor Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day.

APPROACH: Marked channel. Day or night entry possible.

HAZARDS: None notified.

TRANSPORTATION: Inland transportation is by road - Sangster International Airport is 3.1 km from the sea port.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS:

Imports: Grain and oil - Exports: Aggregates, bananas, other agricultural products.

WEATHER: Winds: N, NE, ENE, E, ESE, 87 per cent, NNW, NW, WNW 4 per cent. Wind speed 11-16 knots 40 per cent, in excess of 21 knots 2.5 per cent. Windiest months are November to March. Strongest winds from NNE, NE, ENE, reaching maximum from the east - Tides: 25.4 cm at MHW.

ANCHORAGE: Latitude: 18° 28' 32'' N - Longitude: 77° 55' 59'' W with a minimum depth of 12 meters and a maximum depth of more than 100 meters.

PILOTAGE: Agents alert Pilotage Department on ship's ETA and ETD at least three hours before required time - Pilot boards and guides the ship in and out of the channel. Pilotage charges are calculated according to grt.

TOWAGE: Available.

TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year:

Container: n/a - Cruise: 197 - Ro-ro: n/a - Bulk: n/a - Breakbulk: 165 - Other: n/a

Cargo handled per year: 300,000 to 399,999 tonnes.

Cargo handled per day: 1,000 to 1,999 tonnes.

EQUIPMENT: None.

STORAGE: Open storage: Available - Covered storage: 23,000 square feet.

Air draft: No restrictions. - Refrigeration capacity: 87,000 cubic feet.

BUNKERS: All grades available, but notice required.

PROVISIONS: Available.

WATER: Fresh water readily available. Average rate of delivery is 30 tonnes per hour.

FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 9.1 or 6.2 meters - Longest vessel: 213 or 160 meters LOA.

Berth No	Length (meters)	Depth (meters)
2	n/a	n/a
3	213	9.1
4	160	5.95
5	198	10.3
6	198	10.3
Tanker berths	Length (meters)	Depth (meters)
Berth	213	8.4

Cruise terminal: Berths Nos 4, 5 and 6 (see above) for vessels up to 198 meters.

Breakbulk/container: Berth No 3 is available for container traffic and has 5.2 hectares of storage - Ro-ro: Berth No 3 is used by ro-ro vessels.

Tankers and LPG carriers: One berth with 10.36 depth.

Port Services: Shiprepair: No drydock facilities but minor repairs can be undertaken alongside - Other: Ship handling, bunkering, fire boat, Marine Board.

NEW FACILITIES: None notified.

PRIVATE WHARFS: Montego Wharves Ltd.

Facility	Length (meters)	Depth (meters)
Berth	182.8	10.5
Berth	160	6.6

MEDICAL AID: Cornwall Regional Hospital.

ENVIRONMENT: Slop reception facilities at Berth No 2.

LLOYD'S AGENT: R.S. Gamble (1998) Ltd, Kingston.

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