Maritime Directory

Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador

The seaport of Guayaquil, a competitive port at your service. VISION To become the most efficient port in our region, with leadership in security, technology and trade facilitation. MISSION To provide competitive port services, optimizing our resources, protecting the ecosystem and supporting Ecuador’s modernization and development. TRADE CENTER Guayaquil is the commercial heart of Ecuador, and offers a wealth of business opportunities. The port handles 93% of container traffic in/out the country and 62% if total import-export cargo, representing 453,000 TEU’s and 5.1 million tons respectively, positioning it as the 13th largest port in Latin America and the Caribbean. STRATEGIC LOCATION Located in the west coast of South America, close to the most important north-south shipping routes, the Port of Guayaquil is of great importance for the logistics of main ocean carriers in the US, Europe, South America and Far East trade lanes and offers a secure area for berthing. ACCESS CHANNEL Its fifty nautical miles into a mangrove surrounded path of ecological importante and beauty, provides a shelter of calm water, properly marked with sea buoys and markers along the route in the Morro channel, taking an average of four hours to reach the piers area. WINDS An average of 3.2 m/s S.W wind makes a breezy transit in the channel, with a maximum of 7.4 m/s in certain months of the year. PORT FACILITIES · Container Terminal with three berths of 185 m each and 290,879 square meters of paved area for containers. · Multipurpose Terminal with five piers of 185 m each 85,234 square meters of warehouse for general cargo, including 4,086 square meters for the refrigerated cargo and 5,408 square meters for dangerous cargo. · Bulk Terminal with one marginal pier of 155 m, three silos for 8,900 cubic meters, belt conveyors, two warehouses of 900 metric tons capacity each, one grain warehouse for 30,000 metric tons, one vegoil tank of 240 cubic meters capacity and three of 9,800 cubic meters suitable for heavy liquids, i.e. molasses. SERVICE ALL YEAR ROUND The Port of Guayaquil works twenty-four hours a day and 364 days in a year, stopping only for New Year’s eve.

Port of Erie,, PA, United States

Erie Shipbuilding offers a full range of ship repair / ship building services. This Erie Facility covers 44 acres, has 200,000 square feet in 3 buildings, and 6 berthing docks. The shipyard´s main feature is the 1250 ft. x 130 ft. dry dock. The end 150 ft. of the dry dock is covered and has a 100 ton and a 20 ton overhead crane with 80 ft. of working height. Erie Shipbuilding has all fabricating abilities necessary for ship repair and construction. In addition, the facility has the capability of fabricating large units, turbine, generators, pressure vessels for overseas or Great Lakes shipping. Erie Shipbuilding offers the first dry dock upbound from the Welland Canal.

Leicester, United States

Tampa, FL, United States

International Ship Repair is a full service shipyard with four floating drydocks and 4,000 feet of berthing space, offering a full range of repair and maintenance services for vessel's hull and machinery.

Houston,, TX, United States

Maritime Research Institute Netherlands

Freeport, TX, United States

Port Freeport has continued to make improvements to its facilities while implementing its Strategic Master Plan. Prodjects currently underway are: Construction of Dock A (750 ft. dock) is nearing completion · The expansion of an open storage yard was completed · Port Freeport has experienced tremendous growth in truck traffic. On average 6000 trucks per month are visisting Port Freeport for pick up and delivery of cargo. · The port’s mobile container crane apron work area expansion has been completed · Port Freeport has widened its access channel to allow for the passage of 100,000 dwt ships · Port Freeport’s deep berthing area has been deepened to 70 ft. This area has become a preferred site for specialized cargo business sucha as heavy lift pieces and drill rigs Port Freeport is a niche port and is always willing to cater to our clients specific needs. Port Freeport has established Foreign Trade Zone #149 and is currently working on expanding this general purpose zone to areas in the northern parts of Brazoria County. Port Freeport Tonnage Statistics Tonnage 747,839 Domestic Tonnage 164,555 Total Tonnage 912, 934 During FY 1999-2000 annual ship calls were 164. There has been a 27.6% increase in barge calls for Port Freeport. Currently, Dole Liner Express is the only liner service to and from Central America with stops in Freeport. The primaryimport cargo is bananas and other fruits form Central America. Port Freeport is now recognized asn the nations top banana port of the Gulf Coast. Port Freeport is a thriving port with all the necessary components to be a full service port. Port Freeport’s 45 foot deep, 400 foot wide and 3.5 mile long channel quickly brings in vessels up to 80,000 dead weight tons from the Gulf of Mexico to the harbor. Port Freeport is currently implementing an aggressive expansion program that has dredged our deep berthing area to 70 feet and we are now actively working toward the extension of “A” dock to 750 feet. The port has a Gottwald 280 multi-purpose mobile crane, which has the capacity to perform twenty-five container, moves per hour or be outfitted to handle lifts in excess of 100 tons. Port Freeport has continued to acquire equipment and proceed with expansion plans to provide enhanced services to its clientele. Contrary to some larger Gulf ports, Port Freeport still offers personal, tailor-made service to its customers. In addition, Port Freeport has on site warehouse and transit shed space in excess of 400,000 square feet. Foreign Trade Zone #149 is active at Port Freeport. The FTZ permits unique incentives to Port Freeport’s clientele. An active FTZ may allow for the deferral, reduction or possible elimination of duties. Port Freeport maintains an inventory of developable properties that could meet most any needs of its’ clients. In 1999, Port Freeport handled more than 872,000 metric tons of neo-bulk, breakbulk, containers and liquid bulk commodities. Port Freeport is truly a multi-purpose port. Dole Fresh Fruits, Chiquita Brands, Inc and American Rice are a few of the companies that call Port Freeport Home.

Saint John,, New Brunswick, Canada

The Saint John Port Authority is a locally managed international seaport providing intermodal transportation links to a market of 100 million consumers. We believe productive and cost-effective cargo handling is the key to meeting customers' individual needs. The Port of Saint John is one of the oldest and most active seaports on the Atlantic seaboard, handling an average of 25 million metric tonnes of cargo annually. We handle diverse breakbulk cargo such as forest products and steel; containerized cargo; and bulk cargo such as petroleum, potash, and salt. Located on the Bay of Fundy, the Port of Saint John has 27 berthing facilities and a docking front of 3865 metres. We are also known for low tariffs and we even provide market information and assistance at no charge. An independent and locally operated Canada Port Authority, the Port of Saint John is a modern transportation centre ready to navigate your way to international markets. Whether you are looking to import or export, Saint John is your Port of Call.

Sfax, Tunisia

As a shipping agent of several renowned shipowners ( liner operators or tramp carriers), STTAT is ready, through its shipping departments managed by young and professional specialists trained at university and mastering various foreign languages such as English, Italian, French, Spanish, etc , to provide any shipping company with inexpensive round the clock agency service, including mainly the following tasks : + Communication of estimated D/A to Owners/Charterers to pay port expenses in due time. +Arrangements for supplies, as well as tally and survey services whenever needed. + Berthing the vessel with the required celerity and notification of cargo arrival in port to importers in due time. + Regular communication of the daily reports, E.T.C., E.T.S., etc... to the principals. + Supervision of cargo handling operations and taking measures to speed them up. + Freight collection and transfer within the contract dates. + Receipt of original bill of lading from importers and issue of delivery orders. + Assistance of the vessel while at berth and information of the master about the rules and customs of the port.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

The Trinidad and Tobago National Petroleum Marketing Company is a state- owned company which began operations in August 1972. It was established when the state, at various times between 1972-1977, purchased the retail marketing assets of BP (Caribbean) Limited, ESSO Standard Oil, Shell and Texaco Trinidad Limited. Today, NP, with a network of 215 Service Stations and a staff of 590, is the sole marketer of petroleum fuels in Trinidad and Tobago. The Company is also involved in the following activities: Manufacture sale of a wide range of automotive industrial lubricants and greases. Sales of Motor Gasoline, Aviation fuels, Gas oil, and Marine fuels. Wholesaling of LPG and bituminous products. Marketing of a range of agro and industrial chemicals, and animal health products. In 1985, NP began its thrust into Caricom and Costa Rica. As part of this export initiative, NP in June 1991 commissioned its first overseas bulk storage facility at Rock-a-way in Dominica. Valued at over TT$6 million, the project includes NP's first service station outside of Trinidad and Tobago. The Company also markets directly in Caricom through warehouses in Barbados and Jamaica. The hub of NP's activities exists at its 22-acre bulk storage complex just outside the Capital City of Port-of-Spain. The Complex accommodates: NP House - the administrative headquarters of NP. The largest lubricating oil blending facility in the Caricom region which can supply the needs of the entire Caricom market. A modern grease - marketing facility. Major storage and delivery facilities for petroleum fuels. A 209-metre long jetty capable of simultaneously berthing up to (3) ocean- going vessels. A modern quality control laboratory capable of carrying out state-of-the-art used oil analyses.