Nassau Container Port is a major container port in Nassau, The Bahamas. 20% of Nassau Container Port port is owned by 11,000 members of the Bahamian public, 40% of the port is owned by the government of The Bahamas, and 40% is held by Arawak Cay Port Development Holdings Limited, a consortium of private investors from the shipping industry.[1] Nassau Container Port is located on Arawak Cay, a man-made island that was built in 1969 from dredging spoils. Shipping operations from the island began in the 1980s, while the Nassau Container Port itself was completed in 2011.[2]
Nassau Container Port can handle container, bulk, break bulk, and general cargo operations.[3] Furthermore, the port has 60 reefer points, three Liebherr cranes, three mobile cranes, two container cranes, and five reach stacker.[4] Around 402,000 tons of cargo are handled at Nassau Container Port annually, and the port is located in Downtown Nassau.[5] In October 2022, 142 pounds of cocaine worth $1.6 million was discovered and confiscated by Bahamian police at the port.[6]
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- ^ Guardian, The Nassau (2022-10-28). "Major drug bust at container port". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2024-08-20.