Puerto Cortés is the largest port and industrial center of the Republic of Honduras in Central America. It is located in the Cortes Bay on the northwest coast of Honduras, close to the west of the Caribbean Sea.
Puerto Cortés, founded in 1525, is one of the excellent ports in Central America, which can accommodate large ships. More than half of Honduras's foreign trade goods are transshipped through this port. Since 1977, a free trade zone has been established.
Port Nature: Gulf Port with Free Zone
Geographic location: latitude and longitude: 15 ° 50 ′ N, 087 ° 55 ′ W
FUEL: DIESIL/BUNKER "C" SAME AS PUERTO CORTES.
It is located in the Gulf of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea in the northwest of the country. Maximum draft: 13.11 meters for oil tankers and 9.14 meters for dry cargo ships. The load density of water is 1028. The tidal range is 0.8 meters. The prevailing northwest wind. Forced pilotage. Radio Very high frequency channels 6, 10, 12, 14 and 16 for communication. Notify 72 hours in advance of the expected arrival time.
Ship repair, refueling, small boats, medical treatment, towing, fresh water, supplies, repatriation, without dry docks or sewage facilities. There are four general cargo berths in the port, each with a length of 294 meters, 347 meters, 178 meters, and 352 meters, and a water depth of 7.50 meters, 9.15 meters, 9.15 meters, and 10.0 meters. Container, Roll-on/roll-off ship and dry Bulk carrier can be docked. There are a large number of warehouses, storage yards, and various loading and unloading lifting facilities. 1 oil tanker berth, 24.4 meters long, 12.08 meters deep, with a loading and unloading speed of 7000 barrels per hour.
There are 6 main dock berths in the port area, with a shoreline length of 1390m and a maximum water depth of 11.5m.
The loading and unloading equipment includes various shore cranes, container cranes, heavy cranes, tugs, and ro/ro facilities, among which the maximum lifting capacity of the container crane is 45 tons, the heavy crane reaches 125 tons, and the power of the tug is 809kW. The anchorage depth of the large ship is up to 16m.
The Hong Kong Free Zone was founded in 1978 and covers an area of 300000 square meters. In 1992, the maximum container throughput was 138000 TEUs.
The main export goods are bananas, tobacco, wood, silver coffee, and coconuts, while the imported goods mainly include textiles, petroleum products, machinery, and food. The main trading target is the United States, followed by Western European, Japanese, and Central American countries. In addition to Good Friday and Labour Day, you can work overtime on holidays.
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