Port international du Cap-Haïtien explained
The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the seaport in Cap-Haïtien Haiti's second largest city.It is operated by the government port authority Autorité Portuaire Nationale APN.[2]
Facilities
Two access channels leading to the Port:
- Channel-West, 1 mile long, from 10 to 15 m deep, well marked by navigation aids
- Channel-East, marked by tags of day (is hardly used)
- Turning basin and berth wide, 11 to 18 m deep
- Steering: Valid anytime
- Radio: VHF Channel 16 or 12
- Anchoring and quarantine: Buoy No. 1
Services offered: pilotage, mooring, storage, handling, grouping and unbundling of containers, home cruises, marina, water reservoir of 800 m³ capacity.
Quay characteristics
There are four docks:
The platform of Cruise:
- 176 m long
- 10.5 m water depth
- 7 bollards
The pier-International Trade:
- 250 m long
- 9.5 m water depth
- RORO ramp of 30 m wide
- 13 bollards
- Electricity for refrigerated containers
- Storage
- Covered area: 2210 m²
- Open area: 72,000 m², including 45,000 square meters for containers
Equipment proper handling
- the platform of cabotage
- 100 m long
- 3.5 m water depth
Open-storage area of 0.5 ha
- Marina:
- 100 m long
- 2.4 water depth
- 40 bollards available-area of 13,000 m²[3] [4]
Military
The Haitian Coast Guard has one of its main base in Cap-Haïtien
Rehabilitation
USAID financed $24 million of works to renovate the port beginning in May 2024.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: UNLOCODE (HT) - HAITI . service.unece.org . 24 April 2020.
- Web site: Port of Cap Haitien.
- Web site: Home . apn.gouv.ht.
- Web site: APN – Autorité Portuaire Nationale – Haiti.
- News: Sénat . Jean Daniel . Le Nouvelliste . 2024-04-12 . Vers la réhabilitation du port international du Cap-Haïtien . fr .