The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the seaport in Cap-Haïtien Haiti's second largest city. It is operated by the government port authority Autorité Portuaire Nationale APN.[2]
| Port international du Cap-Haïtien | |
|---|---|
 Port international du Cap-Haïtien | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Location | Cap-Haïtien |
| Coordinates | 19°45′31″N 72°11′42″W / 19.75861°N 72.19500°W |
| UN/LOCODE | HTCAP[1] |
| Details | |
| Operated by | APN |
| Owned by | Autorité Portuaire Nationale (Haiti) |
| Statistics | |
| Website www.apn.gouv.ht | |
Facilities
editTwo 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
editThere 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
Military
editThe Haitian Coast Guard has one of its main bases in Cap-Haïtien.
Container Terminal
editPort du Cap-Haïtien's container terminal opened in 1998, and is owned and operated by the Fatima Group, a Miami-based conglomerate controlled by the oligarch Fred Beliard and his family.[5][6]
Rehabilitation
editUSAID financed $24 million of works to renovate the port beginning in May 2024.[7]
References
edit- ^ "UNLOCODE (HT) - HAITI". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Port of Cap Haitien".
- ^ "Home". apn.gouv.ht.
- ^ "APN – Autorité Portuaire Nationale – Haiti".
- ^ "Cap Terminal | Home". www.capterminal.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "FATIMA GROUP". Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Sénat, Jean Daniel (2024-04-12). "Vers la réhabilitation du port international du Cap-Haïtien". Le Nouvelliste (in French).