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ACCOMMODATION:
The Port of Bridgetown comprises five berths totaling 1,531 metres in length.
DREDGING:
Maintenance dredging of the Bridgetown Port was executed and completed in May 2002 and now accepts vessels up to 10.0m in draught.
Dimensions of dredged depth of Harbour basins are:-
Inner Basin - 11.0m
Turning Circle - 12.5m
Entrance Channel - 13.5m
• The breakwater is 522 metres long.
• The Cross Berth is 121 metres in length.
• Berths No 2 and No 3 are continuous, with a total length of 366 metres.
• Berth no. 4 is a 184 metre long container quay.
• A dolphin adds a further 31 metres to Berth 4.
• A 156 metre long quay, dredged to 6.8 metres is reserved for inter-island vessels.
• A 307 metre sugar berth and other bulk facilities with 183 metres of berthing space.
• The Esso Jetty, located outside the breakwater, can accommodate tankers up to 244 metres in length and 11.6 metres draught.
• The Arawak Cement Plant can accommodate ships up to 121 metres in length and 9.0 metres draught.
Outside of the Bridgetown Port, there are three oil berths – Needham’s Point, Oistins and Spring Garden.
Needham’s Point, for crude oil imports, can accept ships up to 193 metres in length and 11.6 metres draught.
Oistins Bay is dedicated to the import of aviation fuel and can accommodate tankers up to 12 metres length and 10.0 metres draught.
At each of these berths there are mooring buoys.
ANCHORAGE:
Quarantine anchorage and general anchorage are available off Carlisle Bay. An explosives anchorage is located north of the Port. There are five separate anchorage positions. Refer to Admiralty Chart 502.
BUNKERS:
Fuel is supplied by Esso Standard Oil and is delivered throughout the Port of Bridgetown. Lubes are delivered by truck.
CHARTS:
Admiralty Chart: 502
CRANES:
One 40 tonne capacity Liebherr gantry crane and one mobile crane of 100 tones capacity.
PASSENGER TAX:
A tax of US$6 is payable by each passenger arriving at Bridgetown.
PILOTAGE:
Pilotage is compulsory for all types of commercial vessels. The pilot position is located 0.8 km west of the fairway Buoy. Call and watch on VHF Channel 12. Advance notice via ship’s agent is required, particularly for weekend calls.
RADIO:
VHF 12/6. Channels are open 24 hours. Port call sign 8PB (eight Papa Brava).
SHIPCHANDLERY:
ISSA members available.
STORAGE:
Transit Sheds available. Cold and cool storage facilities available for temperature-sensitive goods.
SURVEYORS:
Non-exclusive classification society surveyor available.
TIDES:
Little variation (no more than 0.6 metre) between low and high tides.
TOWAGE:
Tugs are required for all vessels over 1,000 nrt. The Barbados Port Authority owns and operates two tugs. The “Pelican II” has a power output of 4,640 hp and is equipped for fire-fighting, salvage and pollution control duties. The tug “Barbados” is a 1,700 hp unit.
WASTE:
Reception facilities are available for oil (limited), garbage and sewage. Barbados
is due to sign Annexe 5 of the Marpol Convention. Annexe 4 has already been accepted by the Barbados Government.
A garbage incinerator with a maximum capacity of 100 tonnes per day is available within the Port. Waste is accepted by Mobil Oil (Barbados). Sewage is taken by truck to the Bridgetown treatment facility.
WATER:
Portable water available at all berths by pipeline.
WEATHER:
The prevailing wind is easterly.
WORKING HOURS:
The container terminal works around the clock. Marine services are available on a 24 hour basis. Normal working hours are in two shifts: 07:00 to 16:00 and 16:00 to 23:00 hours.
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