PORT: La Guaira
COUNTRY: Venezuela
CODE: VELAG
1. LOCATION: Capital city of the state of Vargas, approximately 10 km. north of Caracas.
2. OVERVIEW: Multipurpose port area.
3. MAXIMUM SIZE: Depth 11.5 m.
4. TRAFFIC: La Guaira handles dry cargoes including Ro-Ro, passengers and containers.
5. PILOTAGE: Compulsory and available
6. TUGS: The use of tugs within the port is compulsory, both for entering and leaving port, as well as for manoeuvres in the port area. Ships with LOA more than 139 m. must be assisted by two tugs.
7. BERTHS:
|
Berth |
Length |
Depth |
Cargo |
|
No. |
(m.) |
(m.) |
|
|
La Guaira: |
|
|
|
|
1 |
176 |
11.5 |
Ro-Ro |
|
2 |
176 |
10.5 |
General, Ro-Ro, containers, dry bulk |
|
3 |
176 |
10.5 |
General, dry bulk |
|
4 |
176 |
10.5 |
General |
|
5 |
176 |
10.5 |
General |
|
6 |
155 |
9.5 |
|
|
7 |
155 |
9.0 |
|
|
8 |
160 |
8.5 |
Grain |
|
9 |
150 |
|
|
|
10 |
161 |
|
|
|
11 |
161 |
|
|
|
12 |
136 |
|
Port craft |
|
13 |
136 |
|
Port craft |
|
14 |
115 |
|
|
|
15 |
168 |
8.0 |
Breakbulk |
|
16 |
168 |
8.5 |
Breakbulk |
|
17 |
144 |
9.0 |
Breakbulk |
|
18 |
144 |
9.0 |
Breakbulk |
|
19 |
144 |
8.5 |
Breakbulk |
|
20 |
168 |
7.5 |
Breakbulk |
|
21 |
160 |
8.0 |
Passengers, Ro-Ro |
|
22 |
160 |
9.5 |
Passengers |
|
23 |
171 |
10.5 |
Passengers |
|
24 |
171 |
10.0 |
Passengers |
|
25 |
160 |
|
Fishing |
|
26 |
300 |
|
|
|
Catia de Mar: |
|
|
|
|
CBM |
|
|
Gasoline, diesel, Jet A-1, Avgas, solvents |
|
Cemex |
35 |
7.0 |
Cement |
8. CRANES: 12×12 ton rail-mounted electrical cranes (Berths No. 3–5), 15×6 ton rail-mounted electrical cranes (Berths No. 15–20), mobile cranes up to 17 tons capacity.
9. WASTE DISPOSAL: Information not available.
10. SLOPS DISPOSAL: Information not available.
11. WATER: Available through pipeline on the pier, day or night, by water trucks of up to 10 tons capacity in daytime only.
12. FUEL: Information not available.
13. CHANDLERY: Information not available.
14. CONTACT: Bolipuertos SA, Terminal Maritimo Dr Jose Maria Vargas, Avenida Soublette, La Guaira, Estado Vargas, Venezuela. Tel: +58 (212) 303 0802. bp.cordgral.lg@gmail.com http://www.bolipuertos.gob.ve