PORT: Port Lafito
COUNTRY: Haiti
CODE: HTLFF
1. LOCATION: On the west coast of Haiti, 7.7 n.m. north of Port-au-Prince.
2. OVERVIEW: Purpose-built private container and project cargo port on reclaimed land. Haiti′s first and only Panamax vessel port handling vessels up to draft 10.5 m. It is the centrepiece of the Lafito Global Economic Zone, which will include an industrial free zone, a power plant, a business park and residential area.
Owned and operated by GB Group.
3. MAXIMUM SIZE:
Break bulk: Draft 10.5 m.
Containers: Panamax, draft 10.5 m.
Bulk: Panamax, draft 10.5 m.
4. TRAFFIC: Port handles containerized cargo, general cargo, bulk and break bulk cargoes.
5. PILOTAGE: Information not available.
6. TUGS: Information not available.
7. BERTHS: Quay height 3.3 m. above MSL.
|
Berth |
Length |
Height 1 |
Draft |
Cargo |
|
|
(m.) |
(m.) |
(m.) |
|
|
1 |
450 |
3.3 |
10.5 |
Break bulk, bulk, containers, project |
1 MSL
8. CRANES: Equipment includes 2×124 tonnes Liebherr LHM 420 cranes.
9. WASTE DISPOSAL: Information not available.
10. SLOPS DISPOSAL: Information not available.
11. WATER: Information not available.
12. FUEL: Information not available.
13. CHANDLERY: Information not available.
14. CONTACT: Port Lafito SA, Route Nationale No. 1, Lafiteau Titanyen (Complexe Lafito Global), Cabaret, 6420, Ouest Department, Haiti. Tel: +509 2812 1001. lafito@gbgroup.com http://portlafito.com