POINT LISAS
 information for this port
LOCATION:
Latitude: 10°24.2’N • Longitude:
61°29.6’W
ADMINISTRATION:
Point Lisas Industrial Port
Development Corporation Limited, Orinoco Drive, Point Lisas Industrial
Estate, Point Lisas.
Telephone: +868 636
2201/2705-7 • Fax: +868 636 4008/679 2907
Radio frequency:
VHF 16/9/10
Email:
plipdeco@plipdeco.com
• Website: www.plipdeco.com
General Manager, Port
Operations: Harold
Ragbir.
WORKING HOURS:
Straight time: Sun-Sat 24 hrs
(cargo handling)
Overtime: Public Holidays,
container deliveries
Sun (Mon-Sat 2300-0700 hrs)
Port closed:
Christmas Day.
APPROACH:
Main approach channel is 1.75 nautical miles long and 152 metres wide with a
depth of 12.8 metres • There are 11 light buoys with flashing lights •
Turning basins are 500 metres and 300 metres in diameter respectively.
Both have been
dredged to 12.8 metres.
True course is 052.25°.
HAZARDS:
Mild Swells.
TRANSPORTATION:
Point Lisas has access to
Trinidad’s modern highway system with four-lane roads providing an easy link
between Port of Spain and major destinations. The Churchill Roosevelt Highway
runs east-west, connecting Port of Spain with the airport, while the Uriah
Butler and Solomon Hochoy Highways run north-south, linking Port of Spain
with San Fernando, the island’s second city. Point Lisas is centrally
located on the western coast of the Solomon Hochoy Highway.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS:
•
Imports:
consumables, lumber,
household products, tiles, construction type cargo, steel, chemicals, plastic
and rubber products, textiles, electric products/appliances, bulk (animal
feed, sugar), general equipment.
• Exports:
consumables,
electrical fittings,
disposable diapers, cementitious products, equipment, lubricants, paints,
ammonia, urea, steel,
methanol and general equipment.
WEATHER:
Tropical weather conditions with
easterly winds. Tide flows in a circular motion around the Gulf of Paria.
ANCHORAGE:
Two anchorages with depths between
4 and 23 metres, located NW and SE of the entrance to the dredged channel.
The NW anchorage is marked by a light buoy and is for inward bound vessels
only. The SE anchorage is for outward bound vessels only.
Inbound vessels may anchor in the
area bounded by:
Longitude: 61°31.2’W • Latitude:
10°23.5’N
Longitude: 61°32.2’ W • Latitude:
10°24’N
Outbound vessels may anchor in the
area bounded by:
Longitude: 61°31.2’W • Latitude:
10°22.5’N
Longitude: 61°30.2’W • Latitude:
10°22’N
PILOTAGE:
Compulsory. Notice is required as
follows: 48, 24, 12 hours. Pilot boards at entrance to Savonetta Channel.
Pilot’s ladder must conform to international safety regulations. Pilot boards
lee side of vessel, 1 metre above water.
TOWAGE:
Two harbour tugs rated at 2,250
and 4,600 hp each, bollard pull of 40 tonnes each. Bow area stiffened to
accommodate push/pull operations. Two workboats/launches rated at 500 hp
each, bollard pull of 12 tonnes each. Ship lines are used.
TRAFFIC: Ro/Ro/Bulk/Breakbulk/Container/Liquid
bulk/iron ore: approx.
1,500 to 2,000 vessel calls at Point Lisas per year
• Total tonnage (2007): 19,443,456.936 metric tonnes (liquid/dry bulk
• Cargo handled (2007): 156,016 teus, 579,862 metric tonnes general
cargo.
EQUIPMENT:
|
TYPE |
UNITS |
CAPACITY |
|
Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes (LIEBHERR),
rail-mounted, Post and Super Panamax sized cranes. |
2 |
Safe working load under telescopic
spreader: 40 tonnes (single lift), 50 tonnes (twin lift). |
|
Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (KONECRANE)
|
6 |
5 high; 7 wide; safe working load
50 tonnes. |
|
Mobile Harbour Cranes: (FANTUZZI
REGGIANE)
(GOTTWALD) |
1
2 |
Maximum capacity - 120 tonnes
63 to 100 metric tonnes
|
|
Reach Stackers (four high) |
1 |
PPM stacker |
|
Reach Stackers (five high) |
4 |
Comprises:
3 Terex Stackers;
1 Kalmar Stacker |
|
Forklifts |
11 |
3 to 30 tonnes |
|
Empty Container Handler (four high)
|
2 |
Comprises:
12 Capacity Tractor Trucks
5 Kalmar Tractor Trucks |
|
Tractor Trucks |
17 |
Comprises:
12 Capacity Tractor Trucks
5 Kalmar Tractor Trucks |
|
Trailers (40 feet) |
23 |
Comprises:
4 flat beds
11 Busby
8 CC |
STORAGE:
• Covered storage: 3,100 square
metres
• Open storage: 139,674 square
metres
• Refrigerated container capacity:
168.
BUNKERS:
Ex-barge or road tankers.
PROVISIONS:
Available, supplied through ship’s
agents.
WATER:
Water is available at the docks.
Fresh water is supplied by barge and metered hose.
FACILITIES:
Six commercial berths owned and
operated by PLIPDECO
• Six specialized berths owned by
the National Energy Corporation
• Largest vessel: 75,000 dwt •
Maximum draft alongside: 11.59 metres
• Longest vessel: 245 metres LOA.
|
Berth No. |
Length (metres) |
Maximum draught allowable (metres) |
|
Berth 1 |
35 (max ship size 25m) |
4.5 |
|
Berth 1A |
30 (max ship size 100m) |
6 |
|
Berth 2 |
165 (max ship size 105m) |
4.5 |
|
Berth 3 |
105 (max ship size 135m) |
7.2 |
|
Berth 4 |
110 (max ship size 170m) |
11.5 |
|
Berth 5 |
200 (max ship size 200m) |
11.59 |
|
ArcelorMittal |
245 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
|
Savonetta Pier #1(N) |
115 |
6.3 |
|
Savonetta Pier #1(S) |
240 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
|
Savonetta Pier #2 (N) |
245 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
|
Savonetta Pier #2 (S) |
190 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
|
Savonetta Pier #3 |
245 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
|
Savonetta Pier #4 |
245 (max ship size) |
11.59 |
PORT SERVICES:
Stevedoring: Point Lisas Terminals
Ltd (a subsidiary of PLIPDECO), Orinoco Drive, Point Lisas Industrial Estate,
Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago.
SHIP REPAIR:
Arranged through ship’s
agents. Facilities available at Chaguaramas, about 20 nautical miles from
Point Lisas:
•
Dry dock
capacity:
23,000 dwt
(floating dry dock to be operational in Q4 2008)
•
Graving Dock
Capacity: 350 feet pier with a minimum draught of 24 feet, berthing for
vessels: 270 LOA x 55 feet beam
• Floating dock:
160 feet
distance between wing walls 50 feet, maximum draught of vessel in light
condition 10 feet, maximum displacement of vessel in light condition 700
metric tonnes 300 x 20 feet jetty.
LIGHTERS:
Available, please arrange through ship’s agents.
MEDICAL AID:
Augustus Long Medical Facility is located 5 km
from the port
•
Couva Medical Complex is 1.5 km from the port • First Aid Station located on
site • Ambulance available for transporting casualties to medical premises.
ENVIRONMENT:
IMO regulations apply.
LLOYD’S AGENT:
Huggins Services Ltd, Port of
Spain.
TRAFFIC:
Vessel calls per year:
Ro-ro/bulk/breakbulk: 635 Container: 0 Cruise: 0
Other: n/a Total tonnage: 6,503,192 tonnes (liquid/dry bulk)
Cargo handled per year: 455,000 tonnes.
Cargo handled per day: 2,500 tonnes.
EQUIPMENT: |
Type of equipment |
Units |
Capacity | |
Lifting equipment | |
Mannesmann Dematic mobile crane |
3 |
65-100 tonnes | |
Fork lift truck |
12 |
3-12 tonnes | |
Container equipment | |
P&H reach stacker |
2 |
4 containers high | |
SISU empty handler |
1 |
4 containers high | |
Reefer plugs |
20 |
- | |
Container handling unit top lifter |
1 |
42 tonnes | |
Container handling unit top lifter |
1 |
30 tonnes | |
Container tractor truck |
Fleet |
variety of trailers | |
Specialised equipment | |
Level luffing rail-mounted crane/hoppers |
2 |
600 tonnes per hour | |
Salzgitter loading chute |
1 |
450 tonnes per hour | |
EMCO Wheaton loading arms |
2 |
625 tonnes per hour | |
Chicksans |
2 |
600 tonnes per hour |
STORAGE: Open storage: 22,000 square meters of paved storage.
Covered storage: Sheds with 1,600 square meters of storage for general cargo, plywood and weather sensitive cargo Bonded warehouse of 1,730 square meters.
Air draft: No restrictions Refrigeration capacity: 20 reefer plugs.
BUNKERS: Ex-barge or road tankers can supply oil bunkers.
PROVISIONS: Arranged through shipping agents.
WATER: Water is available at the docks. Fresh water is supplied by barge and metered hose.
FACILITIES: Largest vessel: 75,000 dwt.
Maximum draft alongside: 11.59 meters Longest vessel: 245 meters LOA.
Cruise: None Breakbulk: Four berths Container: No specialised facilities.
Ro-ro: One ro-ro berth Tankers: Tankers are handled at the Savonetta Pier No 1
LPG: Berth for Methanol Bulk: Savonetta Berth No 3
|
Berth No |
Length (meters) |
Depth (meters) | |
Berth 1 |
35 (max ship size) |
5.0 | |
Berth No. 1a |
30 |
6.6 | |
Berth No. 2 |
165 (max ship size) |
5.0 | |
Berth No. 3 |
135 (max ship size) |
7.0 | |
Berth No. 4 |
170 (max ship size) |
8.0 | |
Ispat Dock |
245 (max ship size) |
12.8 | |
Savonetta 1(S) |
220 (max ship size) |
12.8 | |
Savonetta 1(N) |
115 |
7.0 | |
Savonetta 2 |
180 (max ship size) |
12.8 | |
Savonetta 3 |
245 (max ship size) |
13.0 |
PORT SERVICES: Stevedoring: Point Lisas Terminal Ltd.
Contact name: Mr Kurt Allahar Address: Orinoco Drive, Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Point Lisas, Trinidad & Tobago Tel: +868 636 2137/2202/4388 Fax: +868 636 4061
Harbour authorities: Port administration. Office hours: 08.00-1600
Tel: +868 636 2132/4913 Radio frequency: Channel 16
Shiprepair: Arranged through ship agents. Floating dock of 11,000 tonnes capacity available at Chaguaramas, about 20 nautical miles from Point Lisas. Underwater and hull cleaning available.
Slop reception: Although facilities are available for the following, this can be done through the agents. Plipdeco is not directly involved. It uses private organizations such as DF&E, Solid Waste Management Co Ltd., Waste Disposals and RAMCO.
Lighters: Arranged through ship agents.
NEW FACILITIES: Infrastructure: Expansion of the port entrance has been completed. Upon completion, procedures were put in place to reduce congestion.
The port is currently implementing the recommendations of a study by Price Waterhouse and Port Ability International and will be upgrading its facilities to accommodate increased traffic in the breakbulk and container sectors.
PRIVATE WHARFS: None.
MEDICAL AID: Port has valid cholera and yellow fever certificates. All arrangements should be made through shipping agents Augustus Long Medical Facility is located
3 km from the port Couva Medical Complex is 1 km from the port.
ENVIRONMENT: IMO regulations apply.
LLOYD'S AGENT: Huggins Services Ltd, Port of Spain.
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