Location: LAT. 10 DEG. 58 MIN. N LONG. 74 DEG. 46 MIN. W.
Current Draft: 29 FEET F.W. In the river mouth and the navigational channel (it can change suddenly due to constant river water flow changes)
Windy Season: From early December to mid April; prevailing northeasterly winds.

SOCIEDAD PORTUARIA DEL NORTE

Geographically, is the first multipurpose private port at Barranquilla. With a total of 56.800 m2 in yards, 2 warehouses of 1.000 and 2.650m2, can receive all type of cargo. This pier has 1 floating pier with a T shape with 114 meter, with a maximum draft of 40’ alongside, however the restriction is at the river mouth. The pier can attend vessels with a max loa of 200 meters and 35.000 mtons of dwt, working with 3,4 or 5 services.

“ LAS FLORES “ ANCHORAGE AREA.

This area is usually used for anchoring the vessels awaiting berths either private piers as Monomeros / Cementos Argos / Colterminales or the public pier.

Also it is used for discharge operations of steel cargo, which are carried out to barges –with a capacity between 200-250 tons-, alongside vessel both starboard and port side. The cargo is discharged with ship’s cranes.

The main restriction is the arrival draft on the river mouth, as there are no loa/beam/air draft restrictions determined. Vessels are not moored but anchored at midstream. The current discharge rate estimated at this area is about 4,000 mt/day agw/ wp.

SOCIEDAD PORTUARIA REGIONAL DE BARRANQUILLA

Port terminal located about 11 miles from Magdalena river mouth
Number of piers: this pier has about 1,058 meters long, where it can be accommodated between 6-7 vessels, depending on their loa.
Max loa: this restriction has not been determined but it has been docked vessels with loa up to 216 meters. All depends on draft restriction.
Max beam: 35 meters width. This restriction is mainly applied for coal/coke shipments, which requires a shore crane.
Max draft: this restriction is the same as the river mouth and navigational channel
Max. Airdraft: 14 mtrs height from the quay level to the freeboard. The distance between the quay and waterline is about 1.5 meters, which changes depending on the season when high levels of water flows are presented and reduce this distance to about 0.5 meters. High levels usually are presented between June-August and December- January. This restriction is mainly applied for coal/coke shipments, which requires a shore crane.
Normal working hours: 24 hours SHINC.

The SPRB facility has five shore cranes with 100 tons of capacity and is bringing in four shore grabs with 10 cbm capacity to operate bulk carriers.

MONOMEROS

General Information
2 piers
Max Loa : This restriction has not been determined by the port but it has docked vessels up to 180 meters long a t pier 1 and 150 meters long at pier 2.
Max Beam: Not determined and depends on draft restriction Vessels alongside by starboard side
Normal Working Hours: 24 hrs SHINC.
Discharge Rate for Dry Bulk Cargo: About 3500 mt/day agw/wp. It varies depending on factors as kind of cargo, holds distribution, vessel’s cranes, among others.
Draft Restriction: 29’ FW, with separating barges, but due to silting problems vessel should be fixed at 28? FW.
Liquid Bulk Cargo
It is the same pier 1 for dry bulk cargoes, where is also installed the manifold for pumping this type of cargo.
Hose Connections: 1 X 6’’
Pump Discharge Rate for Liquid Cargo: About 170 mtons7 hour agw/ wp.
Draft Restriction: 22’ FW alongside.


SOCIEDAD PORTUARIA ATLANTIC COAL DE COLOMBIA S.A