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Port details General information Authority: The Port Authority of Jamaica has jurisdiction over all ports in Jamaica. Port Authority of Jamaica 15-17 Duke Street, Kingston Tel: +876 922 0290-9 Fax: +876 924 9437 Email: paj@portjam.com Web: www.portjam.com Airports: Norman Manley International
Lloyd’s agent: R.S. Gamble (1998) Ltd,
Airport is 20 km from Kingston. Tinson Pen
Kingston.
Aerodrome is 1 km from Kingston. Sangster International Airport is 3.1 km from Montego
Pilotage: Compulsory. Available from
Bay and 102 km from Ocho Rios. Small
Kingston. Agents should advise Pilotage
landing strip 5 km from Montego Bay. Spring
Department of ship’s ETA and ETD at least
Garden is 9.6 km from Port Antonio. Other
three hours in advance (24 hours in advance
air services available at Boscobel Domestic
for Ocho Rios and 12 hours for Port Kaiser).
Airport near Ocho Rios and St Ann’s Bay Domestic Airport.
Radio: Radio frequency: VHF 11 (working channel: VHF 17).
Emergency numbers: Police: 119, Fire: 110, Ambulance: 110.
Road links: Jamaica has an extensive road network for inland transport. Stevedores: The management and supply of labour at Kingston is regulated by the Shipping Association of Jamaica, which maintains a pool of some 550 skilled workers. Tides: Average tidal range is less than 0.5 metre. Towage: Available only at Kingston and Montego Bay.
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