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.
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 has one of its main bases in Cap-Haïtien.
Container Terminal Port 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.
Rehabilitation
USAID financed $24 million of works to renovate the port beginning in May 2024.
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