Maritime Directory

Oranjestad, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles

Aruba has three seaports. The port of Oranjestad, Aruba's container port and cruise ship terminal, is accessible to all types of vessels. It has a depth of 38 feet MLW and 4,070 feet of docking space. The container terminal has a 50-ton gantry crane with a maximum capacity of 60,000 TEUs containers per year, and a 140-ton mobile crane. There are also two roll-on roll-off ramps, and facilities for 36 reefer connections are available. Barcadera is the industrial port with a depth of 36 feet and 1,148 feet of docking space. The Aruba Ports Authority administers the ports of Oranjestad and Barcadera, while the Coastal Aruba Refining Company NV administers the port of San Nicolas (Sint Nicolaas), hosting the oil terminals and two reef berths.

London, United Arab Emirates

The UK's leading ports group, ABP owns and operates 21 ports all around the UK and handles approximately a quarter of the country's seaborne trade. Its ports are: Ayr, Barrow, Barry, Cardiff, Fleetwood, Garston, Goole, Grimsby, Hull, Immingham, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Lowestoft, Newport, Plymouth, Port Talbot, Silloth, Southampton, Swansea, Teignmouth and Troon. ABP also has a property division which is responsible for managing the Group's extensive land and property assets. Issues relating to land that is used for port operations may involve anything from managing tenancy agreements to renegotiating leases, or providing expert advice on property-related matters when a disposal or acquisition is being considered. In addition, ABP's property division negotiates and manages the disposal of land and property that has been identified as non-core to the ongoing ports and transport business, adding value by securing alternative planning consents and infrastructure where appropriate.

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.

Tallinn, Estonia

BLRT GRUPP AS is a reliable partner in Baltic Region. Multi-profile concern with good experience in building and repair of vessels different of a kind has one shipyard in Tallinn (Estonia) and another in Klaipeda (Lithuania). Tallinn Shipyard and Western Shipyard have modern yard facilities, which provide a 24 hour service seven days a week. Repair berths are equipped with necessary facilities such as fresh water, electricity, gas oxygen, compressed air and steam, cranes. All works, ordered by the customer could be carried out according to LR, ABS, DNV, GL BV, Russian Register's requirements. Tallinn Shipyard has been a leading shipyard since 1912. Two harbours with 2 km of quays are equipped with a draft up to 7.5 m. There is an unic slip with 11 slipways in the yard, including 2 indoors slipways to build and repair ships up to 70 meters length.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Ijora, Nigeria

Located at the third Apapa Wharf extension and covering an area of 44 hectares, the terminal has an installed capacity of 22,000 TEU’s. Served by six designated container berths with a quay length of 250 metres; the container terminal possesses excellent plants and equipment designed for modern operations.

Brunsbüttel, Germany

Elbeport Brunsbüttel, a multi-pupose pier with deep water tidal berths is situated at the intersection of the entrance to the Kiel Canal (link between North Sea and Baltic Sea) and the river Elbe. It is located in the centre of well developed industrial area. There is various cargo handled at the pier: Oil, Gas, Chemicals, Dry Cargo, Container, Explosives and other dangerous goods. Suitable facilities, modern gear and experienced personnel guarantee an excellent fulfillment of today`s requirements.

Miami, FL, United States

GLF Construction Corporation of Miami, Florida, is a general contractor specializing in heavy civil and marine construction: bridges, port facilities, bulkhead walls, sheet pile walls, pipelines and generally any type of marine work.

Takoradi, Ghana

Gulf of Guinea, is one of Ghana’s two principal ports. The country is bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire. The port has 8 deep-water berths, which handle vessels carrying manganese, bauxite, as well as oil tankers and a coaster. There are also seven buoy moorings for vessels loading export cargoes of logs, sawn timber, cocoa beans, cocoa products. Equipment at the port includes four portal cranes of 3-ton capacities for cocoa handling, two 15-ton cranes for handling general cargo, and three 15-ton cranes for log handling. The port also has 40 forklifts with 3 to 42-ton capacities, twenty 3-ton overhead gantries and 2 mobile cranes (90- and 14-ton capacities). Storage space is available in sheds and warehouses. Special storage is available for sawn timber and there are storage tanks with direct connections to the oil berth. Transportation links inland are provided by road and rail.

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Provides maritime intelligence for the Canadian west coast: all vessel arrivals, departures, shifts, for all Canadian west coast ports.

Brunsbüttel, Germany

Elbeport Brunsbüttel, a multi-pupose pier with deep water tidal berths, is situated at the intersection of the entrance to the Kiel Canal (link between North Sea and Baltic Sea) and the river Elbe.

Kwai Chung,, Hong Kong, China

Major full-service operator of container terminals within the port of Hong Kong. Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) is the flagship operation of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, the world's leading port investor, developer and operator. Situated in the Kwai Chung container port area of Hong Kong — the world's busiest container port, HIT operates twelve berths at (Terminals 4, 6, 7 and 9) and another two through its joint venture with COSCO Pacific Limited at Terminal 8 (East). In 2004, HIT and COSCO-HIT together handled a combined throughput of 7.452 million TEU, over 50% of Kwai Chung's container port traffic.

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), the youngest and most modern major port of India, was commissioned in 1989 with a land area of 2,500 hectares. The port was initially envisaged to relieve traffic off the Mumbai port and serve as a hub port for the Western region. With highly automated operations and developed infrastructure for bulk and container traffic, JNPT has emerged as the gateway port to modern India and has become the most favoured port to the maritime trade of Western region. The all weather tidal port is located in between the islands of Nhava and Sheva on the West Coast of the country and shares the common harbour channel with Mumbai port and Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal. The vast back up area of the port is ideally suited for future maritime requirements. The water front infrastructure stretched over 54 sq. Kms, JNPT has strong potential to develop additional facilities as per demand. Future plan JNPT has already drawn up developmental projects and accordingly started working. The port has planned to become the first container transhipment hub of the country, attracting fourth or fifth generation mother vessels by deepening the approach channel at an estimated investment of Rs 6.0 billion within the next three years. Jawaharlal Nehru Port authority has earmarked Rs 4.8 billion for development of infrastructure facilities of 'B' and 'C' class chemicals in the tank farm area, additional port crafts, infrastructure facilities for vehicle exporters, warehouses for storage of dry bulk cargo, cold storage facility and container stacking yard. It is also contemplating the idea of developing additional berths for handling of agri-products, ores, vehicles, steel scrap and sponge iron products.

Fall River,, MA, United States

Fall River's harbor has always been one of its great assets. Second only to Boston in terms of cargo volume, the Port of Fall River stands ready to service your shipping needs. The port facilities are located on the exact site of the Old Fall River Line steamship service on the southern coast of Massachusetts. Fall River is recognized as a safe, natural harbor accessible through a protected channel in beautiful Narragansett Bay. The port offers a variety of shipping opportunities, with two deep-water berths, three rail spurs and a 96,000-square-foot storage terminal on 10 acres of adjacent land.

Fleetwood, Lancashire, Great Britain (Uk)

Situated on the Lancashire coast, Fleetwood is well established as one of the UK’s major ports for ro-ro traffic to and from Northern Ireland, and has been a major fishing port for 90 years. The sheltered enclosed dock houses a marina with 300 fully serviced berths, a dry storage compound and comprehensive facilities for the leisure sailor. It is an ideal base for cruises to Morecambe Bay and the Irish Sea.

Goole, Great Britain (Uk)

Goole is Britain's premier inland port. The combination of a strategic location at the heart of the country’s transport infrastructure along with extensive and expanding modern high quality facilities, enables Goole to provide a rapid and cost effective service to its customers. Goole is situated at the heart of the country's transport infrastructure. Located on the River Ouse, some 80km from the open sea and 2km from the M62, only a half-hour’s drive is required to reach the heart of West and South Yorkshire. The North Midlands and North West are within two hours drive. The port also has rail connections to many berths and canal connections to West and South Yorkshire. A wide range of facilities is available at Goole for handling unitised, bulk and general cargo with a particular strength in containers, steel and timber.

FIN-00099 Helsinki, Finland

Specialist in unitized cargo and passenger traffic

Northern Gateway, Hull, Great Britain (Uk)

The Port of Hull is one of the UK's leading foreign trading ports and this position is maintained by a constant programme of capital investment in the development of new facilities and services. The port's position on the north bank of the River Humber also provides a major geographical advantage for transport links in to and out of the UK. As a result, the port has very strong short-sea trade links with Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic, in addition to world-wide deep-sea services. Hull is also well connected to the UK's national motorway network, allowing a market of 40 million people to be reached within a four-hour drive. In addition, there are direct rail connections to the deep-water berths in King George Dock. Hull is the UK’s leading timber port, and is the only passenger port on the Humber estuary, handling some one million passengers a year.

Newport, Gwent, Great Britain (Uk)

Newport, the most easterly of ABP’s South Wales ports, is ideally located to serve the UK’s main industrial and commercial areas. The port has excellent road communications, being just five minutes from J28 of the M4. Potentially, this can lead to better vehicle utilisation with both time- and cost-savings for customers. The port also has direct rail connections to the deep-water berths, offering flexibility and further cost-savings, especially for heavier cargo loads. The port employs direct labour and enjoys excellent labour relations. Flexible working conditions allow Newport to offer 24-hour working and an inclusive total logistics package. Customers can enjoy peace of mind through using qualified, experienced labour. The port is able to handle a wide range of traffics including fresh produce, agribulks, vehicles, steel, solid fuel, minerals, forest products, scrap, general cargo and project cargoes.

Brunsbüttel, Germany

The port was built in 1975 particularly for serving the various requirements of the surrounding industry. 6 berths for oil, gas and chemical cargo, permitting vessels up to 3000 grt and 1,4 draught to berth. Although the port belongs to the Hafengesellschaft Brunsbüttel, the suprastructure for cargo handling of ammonia, urca, crude-oil and various other liquid cargo is owned by the operating industry, such as Bayer AG / Elf-Bitumen / North Hydro Agri.

Redwood City, CA, United States

The Port of Redwood City, the only deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, provides berths for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and project cargoes, along with unparallelled recreational opportunities and access to San Francisco Bay.

Rosyth, Fife, Great Britain (Uk)

Rosyth is located eight miles from Edinburgh and 40 miles from Glasgow on the north shore of the Firth of Forth immediately west of the Forth Road and Rail Bridges. The Port of Rosyth offers deep water river berths with up to 540 metres frontage and a minimum depth of 8.3 metres. The Port lies on the north bank of the River Forth upstream of the Forth road and rail bridges, well sited for the main North Sea shipping lanes and oil and gas fields. Rosyth enjoys excellent road links with the Scottish and UK motorway network to the main centres of population; it is also rail linked, for customers who prefer or require an alternative to road distribution.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Rotterdam Port Authority [RPA] is a division of the Rotterdam Municipal Port Management and is responsible for safely and efficiently managing shipping traffic throughout the Rotterdam-Rijnmond area in an environmentally friendly manner. The communication concerning the management of shipping traffic is carried out from traffic control centers and patrol vessels. The RPA is also responsible for the nautical infrastructure of the port, including the management of public berths for sea and inland shipping, the management of bridges and locks and incident control on and from the water.

Santa Clarita, CA 91355, CA, United States

Rising from modest beginnings in 1965 with one ship cruising to Mexico, Princess Cruises has grown to be one of the largest cruise lines in the world. Its fleet of 10 ships carries more than 700,000 passengers each year to more worldwide destinations than any other major cruise line. Princess Cruises is part of P&O Princess Cruises plc, one of the largest international cruise companies, which consists of six of the top cruise brands around the globe: Princess Cruises in North America; P&O Cruises in the UK and in Australia; AIDA and Seetours in Germany and Swan Hellenic also in the UK. It is a leading provider of cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, the Panama Canal and other exotic destinations. The group currently has a fleet of 18 ships offering a total of 27,370 berths. The group has 8 more new ships on order, offering a further 17,020 berths. P&O Princess Cruises has approximately 19,000 employees worldwide and in 2000 generated revenue of over $2 billion (£1.4 billion). Headquartered in London, P&O Princess Cruises’ ordinary shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange and as ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange (under the symbol "POC").

Providence, RI, United States

The Port of Providence is one of the oldest operating ports in the United States. First utilized by colonial commerce, it has progressed to its current status as the premier bulk and speciality cargo facility serving the northeastern region of the Untied States. Located at the top of the Naragansett Bay and on the Providence River, ProvPort offers vessels six deep water berths that exceed the depths associated with other northeastern ports. In addition, ProvPort has over 300,000 square feet of warehouse space, generous outside storage areas, railroad access to all major, national lines, heavy lifting capacity, and a productive and flexible work force. ProvPort's occupies over 105 acres immediately adjacent to its berths. Some of the area is leased to major international and local corporations, including: Univar USA is a packager and distributor for specialty chemicals utilized by manufacturers and water agencies throughout New England. Univar's administrative headquarters, processing plant and distribution facility are located within and adjacent to ProvPort. TEPPCO is a subsidiary unit of Duke Energy. Their ProvPort facility stands as the major distribution terminal for propane throughout TEPPCO's New England market. Glens Falls/Lehigh Cement recently invested in excess of $15 million to create its New England distribution center. The new dome structure can hold in excess of 35,000 tons of cement that can then be distributed via truck and rail its customer in the region. Metals Recycling has been an active tenant of the port since the mid-1980's. Its facility receives various grades of scrap metal for export by both barge and vessel. Metals' is jointly owned by local interests along with the Hugo Neu Corporation and Snitzer Steel, both nationally recognized scrap metal processors. Morton Salt recently signed a long-term lease with ProvPort. This action establishes ProvPort as its major distribution point for road salt. Morton Salt is the major supplier of road salt to governmental jurisdictions and private entities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.