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

PORT RHOADES
information for this port

LOCATION: Latitude: 18° 28' N - Longitude: 77° 24.5' W

ADMINISTRATION: Port Authority of Jamaica

15-17 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica.

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

Port manager: Ed Coyne (Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Co) - Tel: +876 962 3251

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-Sun: 24 hours.

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

APPROACH: Channel depth of 12.8 meters.

HAZARDS: Reef one cable west of Fort Point and 4.5 cables east of Bush Point.

TRANSPORTATION: Inland transportation is by rail and road.

Sangster International Airport is 64 km from port - Other air services available at St Ann's Bay Domestic Airport.

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

WEATHER: Winds: N, NE, ENE, E, ESE 87 per cent; NNW, NW, WNW 4 per cent. Wind speed: 11-16 knots 40 per cent; over 21 knots 2.5 per cent. - Windiest months from Nov-Mar. Strongest winds from NNE, NE, ENE reaching maximum from east.

Tides: MHW 0.5 meters MLW.

ANCHORAGE: Not advised.

PILOTAGE: Agents alert Pilotage Department on ship's ETA and ETD at least three hours before required time - Pilotage is charged according to grt.

TOWAGE: None.

TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year:

Container: 0 - Cruise: 0 - Ro-ro: 0 - Bulk: 113 - Breakbulk: 0 - Other: 0

Cargo handled per year: Over 1 million tonnes.

Cargo handled per day: Over 10,000 tonnes.

EQUIPMENT: None.

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

Air draft: No restrictions - Refrigeration capacity: None.

BUNKERS: With advance notice.

PROVISIONS: Available.

WATER: Adequate supply.

FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 11.4 meters - Longest vessel: 213 meters LOA.

Facility	Length (meters)	Depth (meters)
Main pier	213.3	12.2

Cruise terminal: None - Breakbulk/container: None - Ro-ro: None.

Tankers and LPG carriers: One berth (see above) - Bulks: Kaiser Bauxite Terminal.

NEW FACILITIES: None notified.

PRIVATE WHARFS: Kaiser Bauxite.

MEDICAL AID: St Ann's Bay Hospital is 37 km from the sea port.

ENVIRONMENT: n/a.

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

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