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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
2009-2010

PRESIDENT:
Carlos Urriola-Tam

VICE PRESIDENT:
Grantley Stephenson

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Fernando Rivera

GROUP A CHAIRMAN:
Michael Bernard

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Rhett Chee Ping

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Roger Hinds

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Glyne St. Hill

GROUP B CHAIRMAN:
David Jean-Marie

GROUP B REPRESENTATIVE:
Linda Profijt-Del-Prado

GROUP C CHAIRMAN:
Cyril Seyjagat

GROUP C REPRESENTATIVE:
David Ross

GENERAL MANAGER:
Clive Forbes

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

PORT ANTONIO
information for this port

LOCATION: Latitude: 18° 11' W - Longitude: 76° 27' N

ADMINISTRATION: Port Authority of Jamaica

15-17 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica.

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

Port manager: Vincent Evans, CEO, Jamaica Banana Exporting Co Ltd.

Tel: +876 978 5758 8762/3

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: 07.00-05.00 - *Sat-Sun: 0700-0500 (*premium).

Closed: Good Friday, Labor Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day.

APPROACH: Via access channel.

HAZARDS: Reefs extend one cable west from Port Point and 4.5 cables east from One Bush Point.

TRANSPORTATION: Inland transportation is by road - Airports: Sangster International Airport and Boscobel Domestic Airport.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: None - Exports: Bananas.

WEATHER: NE winds prevail by day, SE by night. NE winds are strongest between May and October - Negligible tides.

ANCHORAGE: East Harbour Anchorage with depths of 22 metres to 9 metres.

Latitude: 17° 51' 03'" N - Longitude: 76° 26' 47" W (This is for small vessels. Otherwise, anchorage not advised.)

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

TOWAGE: None.

TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year:

Breakbulk: 71- Cruise: 14 - Container: 0 - Ro-ro: 0 - Bulk: 0 - Other: 0

Cargo handled per year: n/a.

Cargo handled per day: Less than 1,000 tonnes.

EQUIPMENT: None.

STORAGE: Open storage: Available - Covered storage: None.

Air draft: No restrictions - Refrigeration capacity: None.

BUNKERS: All grades available with notice.

PROVISIONS: Available.

WATER: Fresh water readily available. Volume allocated based on vessel's grt.

FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 8.5 meters - Longest vessel: 167 meters LOA

Facility	Length	Depth
Cruise ship pier	167	8.7
Boundbrook Pier	167	8.7

Cruise ships: One berth - Breakbulk/container: None - Ro-ro: None.

Tankers and LPG carriers: Two berths.

NEW FACILITIES: None notified.

PRIVATE WHARFS: One.

MEDICAL AID: Port Antonio Hospital.

ENVIRONMENT: n/a.

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

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