PORT: Caldera

COUNTRY: Costa Rica

CODE: CRCAL

1. LOCATION: On the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast, 70 km. west of San Jose.

2. OVERVIEW: A naturally-sheltered port built mostly on reclaimed land.

3. MAXIMUM SIZE:

Containers:  35,000 d.w.t., draft 12.7 m.

Passengers:  25,000 d.w.t.

Bulk:  35,000 d.w.t., draft 12.7 m.

Tankers:  35,000 d.w.t., draft 12.7 m.

4. TRAFFIC: Caldera handles containers, dry and liquid bulk, passengers, break bulk, project, general cargo and RoRo.

5. PILOTAGE: Compulsory for larger vessels.

6. TUGS: Compulsory for berthing and unberthing

7. BERTHS:

Berth	Length	Depth	Size	Draft	Cargo
No.	(m.)	(m.)	(d.w.t.)	(m.)
1	210	11.0	25,000	9.7	Containers, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passengers, general
2	150	10.0	15,000	10.0	Containers, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passengers, general
3	130	7.5	5,000	7.0	Dry bulk, liquid bulk, project
4	180	13.0	35,000	12.7	Containers, dry bulk, liquid bulk, general

8. CONTAINER YARDS AND AREAS: 6 container yards with a total area of 87,000 m2.

9. CRANES: 1×140 tonne and 2×144 tonne Liebherr mobile cranes, 1×25 tonne Sany crane.

10. WASTE DISPOSAL: The service is not available at the port, it is coordinated with third parties through the agent.

11. RECEPTION OF SHIP'S WASTE:: The service is not available at the port, it is coordinated with third parties through the agent.

12. WATER: The service is not available at the port, it is coordinated with third parties through the agent.

13. FUEL: The service is not available at the port, it is coordinated with third parties through the agent.

14. CHANDLERY: It´s coordinated with third parties through the agent.

15. CONTACT: Sociedad Portuaria de Caldera (SPC) SA, Puerto Internacional de Caldera, Esparza, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. T: +506 2634 9500. info@spcaldera.com www.spcaldera.com