The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the
seaport
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
in Cap-Haïtien
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
's second largest city.
It is operated by the government
port authority
In Canada and the United States, a port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other t ...
Autorité Portuaire Nationale APN.
Facilities
Two access channels leading to the Port:
*Channel-West, 1 mile long, from 10 to 15 m deep, well marked by navigation aids
*Channel-East, marked by tags of day (is hardly used)
*
Turning basin and berth wide, 11 to 18 m deep
*Steering: Valid anytime
*Radio: VHF Channel 16 or 12
*Anchoring and quarantine: Buoy No. 1
Services offered: pilotage, mooring, storage, handling, grouping and unbundling of containers, home cruises, marina, water reservoir of 800 m³ capacity.
Quay characteristics
There are four docks:
The platform of Cruise:
*176 m long
*10.5 m water depth
*7 bollards
The pier-International Trade:
*250 m long
*9.5 m water depth
*
RORO ramp of 30 m wide
*13 bollards
*Electricity for refrigerated containers
*Storage
*Covered area: 2210 m²
*Open area: 72,000 m², including 45,000 square meters for containers
Equipment proper handling
*the platform of
cabotage
*100 m long
*3.5 m water depth
Open-storage area of 0.5 ha
*Marina:
*100 m long
*2.4 water depth
*40 bollards available-area of 13,000 m²
Military
The
Haitian Coast Guard
The Haitian Coast Guard, officially the Haitian Coast Guard Commission (French: ''Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d’Haïti'') or G-Cd'H, is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police. It is one of the few law enforcement organisations in ...
has one of its main base in
Cap-Haïtien
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Port international du Cap-Haitien
Nord (Haitian department)
Cap-Haitien
Cap-Haïtien