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Table 2-5: Infrastructure in OECS Ports Port, Country
Type of
facility
Amount of Berths
Length of berths
Max. Vessel Depth
Terminal Area
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Breakbulk
1
133m
12.0m
10.1 ha
St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda
Breakbulk
3
366m
10.6m
6.2 ha
Containers, breakbulk, RoRo
Roseau, Dominica
Breakbulk
2
244m
11.0m
4.3 ha
Containers, breakbulk, RoRo
Castries, Saint Lucia
Breakbulk
8
482m
10.0m
11.7 ha
Containers, breakbulk, RoRo, Cruise
Kingstown, Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Breakbulk
2
495m
11.0m
6.4 ha
Containers, breakbulk, RoRo, Cruise
St. George’s, Grenada
Breakbulk
2
335m
9.0m
4.2 ha
Containers, breakbulk, RoRo, Cruise
The quality of the nautical infrastructure in the regional ports varies widely. The ports of Nassau, Port of Spain and Bridgetown all offer nautical depth over 8.0m and sufficient quay walls. The port of Belize is hampered by the siltation of the rivers in the harbour basin. The finger pier limits the vessel sizes able to berth alongside, and the lack of dredging works limits the vessel depth. The siltation in the ports
Commodities
Containers, breakbulk,
RoRo, cruise
of Georgetown and Paramaribo is the major obstacle for the port operations, as the draught of vessels is limited to 6.1m and 7.2m, respectively. The ports of Bridgetown, Paramaribo, Nassau and the Port of Spain feature modern port facilities, with container stacking areas adjacent to the apron. This fosters efficient movement of the containers.
Table 2-6: Infrastructure in regional ports Port, Country
Type of
Bridgetown, Barbados
Containers / multipurpose
5
620m
11.0m
11.9 ha
Containers, RoRo, General cargo, cruise
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Containers / Multipurpose
8
1,500m
12.0m
48.1 ha
Containers, RoRo, General cargo, cruise
Georgetown, Guyana
Breakbulk
5
982m
6.1m
21.2 ha*
Containers, RoRo, Bulk, breakbulk
Paramaribo, Suriname multipurpose
Containers /
3
600m
7.2m
18.0 ha
Containers, RoRo, General cargo, cruise
Belize Port, Belize
Container pier
1
67m
8.5m
5.8 ha
Containers, breakbulk
Nassau, Bahamas
Containers, bulk, breakbulk
3
801m
8.0m
22.9 ha
Containers, RoRo, Bulk, breakbulk
facility
Amount of Berths
Length of berths
*terminal area is fragmented, thereby reducing the efficiency substantially.
Max. Vessel Depth
Terminal Area
Commodities