PORT: Puerto Arlen Siu- El Rama

COUNTRY: Nicaragua

CODE: NIRAM

1. LOCATION: Located at coordinates 84 ° 13'88 "west longitude and 12 ° 10'11" north latitude. It is at 294 kilometers from the city of Managua (capital), and approximately 90 km. up the Escondido River, near the town of El Rama in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCS Province), Caribbean coast.

2. OVERVIEW: River port. Cargo capacity from 2.500 to 3.500 MT. Containers with a capacity of up to 300 TEUs.

3. MAXIMUM SIZE: 4,291 g.t., LOA 100 m., beam 15.0 m., draft 4.5 m.

4. TRAFFIC: Handles container, Ro-Ro and break bulk vessels.

5. PILOTAGE: Service is offered by the Port.

6. TUGS:  Coordinates with the Port El Bluff when this service is required.

7. BERTHS:

Berth	Length	Width	Depth	Cargo
	(m.)	(m.)	(m.)
Floating Wharf	93.0	24.0	5.2	Ro-Ro
Multipurpose Wharf	105.0	35.6	5.0	Break bulk, containers

8. CONTAINER FACILITIES:

Equipment:  4×3.5–7 ton forklifts, 2×8 ton tractors and one front loader.

Storage:  2 warehouses, 23×30 m. capacity 3,000 tons, and 30×54 m. capacity 6,000 tons.

9. CRANES: 1×50 ton and 1×80 ton cranes.

10. WASTE DISPOSAL:  Not available.

11. SLOPS DISPOSAL:  Not available.

12. WATER: Available.

13. FUEL: No information available.

14. CHANDLERY: Not available.

 15. CONTACT: Port Office:  Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN), Administracion Portuaria Arlen Siu, El Rama, RACCS Province, Nicaragua. Tel: +505 2517 0011, 2517 0201. info@epn.com.ni http://www.epn.com.ni