Port Overview
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17 ° 30
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88 ° 12
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GMT -6
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Port Map
Port description
Location: Belize Harbour
is situated at the mouth of Haulover Creek, the S arm of Belize River.
The harbour is surrounded by numerous bays; the entrance to the port
area is via the English Bay Channel.
General overview: The port has one alongside berthing facility,
King Pier, with a Ro-Ro berth on the N face of the pier head. Larger
ocean going vessels anchor between 1-5km from the quays depending on
draught, loading and discharging via barges. A floating oil terminal
lies 500m SE of King Pier. An increasing number of cruise vessels are
handled by the port.
Exports include: Bananas, citrus fruit, clothing, fisheries products and
sugar. Imports include: Building materials, consumer goods, food,
machinery and petroleum products..
Traffic figures: Approx 3,392,717t of cargo, 436 vessels and
1,000,000 passengers handled annually.
Load Line zone: North Atlantic Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical
Nov 1 to Jul 15, Summer Jul 16 to Oct 31.
Max size: LOA 204m, draught 10m, 25,281DWT.
Pre Arrival Information
Navigation
Sea buoys, fairways and
channels: The harbour is approached through English Cay Channel or
Southern Grennels Channel and entered through One Man Cay Channel, N of
Frank Knoll (17°24'N 088°12'W). The minimum depth in the English Bay
Channel is 18.2m.
The directions are as follows:
English Cay to Frank Knoll: From a position in the vicinity of
the pilot boarding ground, 17°19.5'N 088°00.5'W off English Cay, the
track leads generally WNW across Belize Barrier Reef for approx 12nm,
through English Cay Channel, width between 0.4 and 0.6nm, then NW
through the narrow entrance to One Man Cay Channel for approx 3.5nm, to
a position N of Frank Knoll, 17°24'N 088°12'W.
The alignment (approx 300°) of English Cay leading lights clears the SW
end of Buzzard Shoals (17°19.3'N 088°01.7'W) which extends across the
entrance to English Cay Channel:
Front light (concrete pillar, 7m in height), (17°19.7'N 088°02.6'W);
rear light (300m WNW of the front light).
When past Buzzard Shoals and approx 0.7nm from the front light described
above, the track leads NNW for 1nm to the channel entrance, then on
various headings through a wide and deep channel marked by light beacons
passing:
WSW of Sandbore Light (red concrete pile 5m in height),
(17°20.3'N 088°02.1'W) then:
W of Water Cay Spit Light (red concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°21.3'N 088°04.6'W) then:
N of North East Spit Light (black concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°22.8'N 088°05.5'W), then:
SSW of White Grounds Spit Light (red concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°22.7'N 088°07.0'W), then:
NNE and NW of Spanish Cay Spit Light (black concrete pile, 5m in
height), (17°22.6'N 088°08.4'W), then:
Between Halfway Light (red concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°22.1'N 088.09.7'W) and Halfway SW Side Light (black concrete pile,
5m in height), (17°21.9'N 088°09.9'W), marking the SW entrance to One
Man Cay Channel, then:
SW of Sugar Berth "B" Light (black concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°23.4'N 088°10.6'W), then:
NE of Frank Knoll Light (concrete pile, 5m in height),
(17°23.7'N 088°11.9'W).
As an alternative entry into English Channel, the line of bearing of
274° on English Cay rear light passes between shoal depths of 6.7m and
7.0m, (1.25nm E and ESE from English Cay rear light respectively) when
approx 0.9nm E of the same light the track leads NNW as described above.
Rambler Shoals to Frank Knoll: From a position ESE of Rambler
Shoals, (17°19.4'N 088°13.3'W) the track leads NE for 3.5nm through the
Southern Grennels Channel, 0.9nm in width, then NW for 3.5nm through the
narrow entrance to One man Cay Channel, marked by light beacons, to a
position N of Frank Knoll passing (with positions from Frank Knoll
Light, 17°23.7'N 088°11.9'W):
Between Long Cay, (4nm SSE) and Ramseys Cay, (2.5nm SSE), then:
Between Halfway Light (17°22.1'N 088°09.7'W) and Halfway SW Side Light,
(17°21.9'N 088°09.9'W) marking the SE entrance to One May Channel,
then:
SW of Sugar Berth "B" Light, (17°23.4'N 088°10.6'W), 1.25nm ESE.
The directions for entering the harbour are as follows: From a
position N of Frank Knoll, (17°24'N 088°12'W), the track leads N for
approx 1.5nm, then as required for King Pier Oil Terminal or anchorage
berths, passing:
W of Westward patch, marked by Westward Patch Light, (red concrete pile,
5m in height), (17°25.7'N 088°11.8'W), then:
W of Buckle Rock, (17°26.4'N 088°10.8'W), then:
W of a 5.2m shoal depth, (17°27.0'N 088°10.9'W).
Pilot: Compulsory, pilotage through the channel is permitted
throughout 24 hours. ETA should be forwarded to ship's agents 24 hours
prior to arrival. The pilot boards outside the reefs in position
17°19.5'N 088°00'W, about 2.3nm E of English Cay Light.
Anchorages: Pilots should be consulted regarding anchorages.
Anchorage is situated 1-3nm S of Belize City, depths 7-9m, mud clear of
charted shoals.
Exceptionally, vessels of 9.8m draught have anchored 1.25nm SE of the
Cay on Stake Bank( 17°27.7'N 088°07.6'W), depth 11m, mud.
Tidal range and flow: Range 0.2m. 'Northers' lower sea levels by
0.6 to 0.8m.
Dock density: Var.
Weather: Prevailing winds: E'ly.
Principal navigation aids: Robinson Point Light,
17°21.9'N 088°11.9'W.
Fort George Light, (white concrete pillar, red band on base, 16m in
height), 17°29.4'N 088°10.9'W.
Three Triangles Light, (black concrete pile, 5m in height),
17°21.4'N 088°12.5'W.
Middle Ground Light, (red concrete pile, 5m in height),
17°28.1'N 088°10.9'W.
Aero Light (radio mast), 17°32.5'N 088°18.5'W.
Charts: BA 959, 1797, 1220, 522. Admiralty Pilot NP69A, NP286(5).
Tugs: Private tugs available.
Berths and Cargo
Names/Nos: General
cargo/Bulk berths: The Deepwater Pier (King Pier) is 800m in length
with a safe draught alongside of 10m. There are also 2 smaller concrete
wharves, lengths 60m and 153m; max depths alongside of 2.3m.
Ro-Ro berth: There is a Ro-Ro berth at King Pier, length 25m, max
depth alongside 4.6m.
Tanker berths: CBM: Offshore oil berth, depth 6.4m, max
draught 6.1m, max 40,000DWT. 5 mooring buoys and a submarine pipeline
with 2 x 8in diameter hoses, one dirty and the other clean products,
discharge rate 2,000bbls/hr.
Storage: There are 2 warehouses of 7,000m2 and
sufficient open air stacking areas.
Barges: Barges are privately owned by Belize Estate and Belize
Sugar Storage.
General
Repairs: Available.
Bunkers/water/stores: Fresh water: Available.
Bunkering: There are no proper bunkering facilities available at
present. Fuel is delivered to the dock by road tanker.
Medical facilities: Belize City hospital.
Transport: Nearest airport: Belize International (16km),
Philip S W Goldson International Airport.
Crew change: Crew change is arranged by agent.
Consuls: Belgium, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany,
Guatemala, Honduras, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway,
Panama, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.
Banks: Belize Bank, Barclays Bank, Atlantic Bank and Nova Scotia
Bank.
Public holidays: Details are listed in the General Information
section for this country.
Working hours: Normally 0800-1700hrs.
Developments: It is reported that construction of a new two-berth
cruise pier, able to accommodate post-Panamax vessels, commenced in late
2005 with completion expected by November 2006.
Recreation: Can be arranged through agent.
Garbage: Can be arranged through agent.
Officials and visitors: Information regarding officials and
visitors should be requested from the ship's Master.
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