PORT OF SPAIN  information for this port
LOCATION: Latitude: 10° 39' N Longitude: 61° 32' W Administration: Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago Dock Road, Port of Spain. Tel: +868 623 8184; 623 2901 5; 625 4074; 627 8949 Fax: +868 627 2666 e-mail: patt@wow.net website: www.patnt.com General manager and chief executive: Colin Lucas. Tel: +868 625 1544 Fax: +868 627 2666 Harbour master: Garnet Best. Tel: +868 625 3858 Fax: +868 624 5884 Radio frequency: VHF Channel 10 Chief pilot: Douglas Mayers. Tel: +868 625 1144 Fax: +868 625 2376 Radio frequency: VHF Channel 16
WORKING HOURS: Mon-Fri 7.00-15.00, 15.00-23.00 and 23.00-7.00
Sat-Sun and public holidays: 7.00-16.00, 16.00-23.00 and 23.00-6.00
NB: New three-shift system became on stream from August 1999.
APPROACH: The port is located in the Gulf of Paria and is approached via the Grier Channel, 1.25 miles long and 500 feet wide. Depth 10 meters Landmark: Northern Range. HAZARDS: Diamond Rock is a submerged rock in the Grand Bocus located between the island of Chacachacarc and the Venezuelan mainland. TRANSPORTATION: Inland transportation is by truck. Piarco International Airport is 26 km from Port of Spain. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: Not known Exports: Not known. WEATHER: Easterly winds of 10-15 knots Tide flows in a circular motion around the Gulf of Paria, whether ebbing or flooding. ANCHORAGE: One mile off west of Fairway Beacon. PILOTAGE: Pilot boards half a mile outside the Grier Channel For ships berthing at King's Wharf, pilot boards one mile west of entrance to the Grier Channel. Pilotage charges are calculated on the basis of grt.
TOWAGE: Provided by Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago.
2001 CARGO STATISTICS
TRAFFIC: Vessel Calls: 1,192
Container: 876 Breakbulk: 108 Bulk: 73 Cruise: 89 Non Cargo: 46
CONTAINER STATISTICS: Teu’s Handled: 271,156
Imports: 66,924 Exports: 68,466 Transshipment: 135,766
Cargo Tonnes handled per year: Over 3.7 million tonnes
Cargo Tonnes handled per day: Average 10,000
CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT:
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TYPE
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UNITS
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CAPACITY
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*Portainer rail-mounted ship to shore Panamax sized cranes
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2
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45 tons
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Liebherr rail–mounted ship to shore Post-Panamax sized crane
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1
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50 tons single lift
60 tons dual lift
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Rubber-tyred yard gantry cranes
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11
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40 tons
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Mobile Shore Crane (Manitowoc M250)
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1
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45 tons
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FMC Linkbelt mobile crane
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1
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200 tons
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Demag Mobile Crane
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1
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100 tons
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FMC Linkbelt mobile crane
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1
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75 tons
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FMC Linkbelt mobile crane
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2
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50 tons
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FMC Linkbelt mobile crane
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2
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30 tons
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Reach Stackers (three row, four high stacking)
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2
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45 tons
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Reach Stackers (three row, four high stacking)
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2
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44.2 tons
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Empty Container Handlers (five high stacking)
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6
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8.9 tons
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Full Container Handlers (five high stacking)
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2
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27.56 tons
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Speedloader
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1
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40 tons
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Mercury Reliance Haul Major Tractor Trucks
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38
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60 tons
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Capacity Tractor Trucks
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11
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21 tons
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Motor Trucks
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2
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11 tons
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Trailers
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11
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20 foot
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Trailers
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32
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40 foot
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Trailers
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13
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45 foot
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Forklifts
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39
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3,000 kg
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Paper Roll Handlers
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2
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3.6 tons
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Top Lifters
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5
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24 tons
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Container Lifts
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7
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9 tons
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* Backreach 12.19 meters; rail to rail 15.2 meters; outreach 35.05 meters;
trolley travel 62.48 meters; total lift (over water) 39.62 meters; bumper
free 25.60 meters; total height (boom stored) 69.03 meters; total height
(boom down) 50.87 meters; protal beam-ground 13.41 meters; clearance (between
uprights) 15.39 meters.
Operating data: hoist speed (empty spreader) 60 fmp, (full load)
30 fmp; trolley speed 120 fmp; travel speed 440 fmp; gantry travel 150
fmp +0.5%; trolley travel 432 fmp +0.5%; hoisting empty 300 fmp +0.5%;
boom raising or lowering 5 minutes - 0.30 seconds.
Reefer containers: Modern facility with 440 volt electrical supply. STORAGE: Open storage: available.
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COVERED STORAGE
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SURFACE
AREA (M2)
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DIMENSIONS
(M)
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REMARKS
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Shed 1
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3,875
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123.5 x 31
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Cruise Ship Complex
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Shed 2
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3,875
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123.5 x 31
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Storage of unclaimed goods
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Shed3
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3,875
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123.5 x 31
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Inactive
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Shed 4
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3,875
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123.5 x 31
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Storage of breakbulk cargo
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Shed 8
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3,600
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120.0 x30
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National Flour Mills - grain storage
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Shed 9
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9,900
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180.0 x 55
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Unstuffing and storage of cargo
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Shed 10
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9,900
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180.0 x 55
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Unstuffing and storage of cargo
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Unclaimed Cargo Shed
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2,007
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47.0 x 42.7
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Stored for auction
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Air draft: No restrictions Refrigeration capacity: 116
reefer plugs.
BUNKERS: Supplied by tank barge and road tanker. PROVISIONS: Supplied by shipping agents.
WATER: Water is supplied alongside by pipeline at a cost of approx.
U.S. $3.15 per tonne. FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 9.75 meters.
Longest vessels: 852 meters (containerships); 140 meters (general cargo vessels); 180 meters (cruise ships).
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PORT OF SPAIN
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LENGTH
(M)
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DEPTH
(M)
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TYPE OF VESSEL ACCOMMODATION
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REMARKS
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Caricom Jetty
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248.0
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CARICOM Cargo Vessels
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Catwalk (GSS)
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107.0
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Inter-island Ferries
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St Vincent St Jetty
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119.0
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P.A.T.T.'s Tugs and Dredger
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|
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Slipway Guide Jetty
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215.0
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On lease for Slipway Operations
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Berth 1
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198.0
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9.75
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Passenger
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Tourist Complex
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Berth 2
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152.0
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9.20
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Passenger
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Berth 3
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152.0
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8.00
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Multi-purpose (breakbulk and container)
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|
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Berth 4
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152.0
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10.00
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Multi-purpose (breakbulk and container)
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|
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Berth 5
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180.0
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10.00
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Containerised vessels using crawler crane
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|
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Berth 6
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140.0
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10.00
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Containerised vessels using ship to shore crane
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Container Terminal
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Berth 6A (east)
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170.0
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12.00
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Containerised vessel using ship to shore crane
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Container Terminal
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Berth 6A (west)
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170.0
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12.00
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Containerised vessel using ship to shore crane (Post-panamax vessels)
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Container Terminal
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Berth 7
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222.0
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9.50
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Liquid Bulk
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|
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Berth 8
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105.0
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9.50
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Dry bulk
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Berth 8A (west)
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72.0
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4.00
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Dry bulk
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Cruise: Two berths with tourist complex at Berths 1/2 Breakbulk:
Four berths (Nos 2,3,4,5) totalling 636 meters Container: Berths
6, 6A (east) and 6A (west) totalling 380 meters Ro-ro: Inter-island
ferry terminal Tankers and LPG carriers: No berths available Bulk:
Berths 7, 8 and 8a (west).
NEW FACILITIES: Shore ramp for the GSS ferries became operational in 1999. PRIVATE WHARFS: None. MEDICAL AID: Port of Spain General Hospital is 2.4 km from the port. ENVIRONMENT: A solid and liquid waste disposal service is available in the port. Trinidad & Tobago is the headquarters for an IMO-sponsored regional project, the Wider Caribbean Initiative on Ship Generated Waste (WCISW), which urges all 22 member countries to ratify Marpol and to install waste management facilities at their ports. LLOYD'S AGENT: Huggins Services Ltd, Port of Spain.
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