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Aruba Ports
Authority Cargo Services - Oranjestad
Overview
The port of Oranjestad, the currently main commercial
harbor of Aruba, is situated on the south-western end of
the island. The port is open for day and night
navigation, allowing vessels to enter and leave at any
hour. The port is part of the capital, Oranjestad, which
makes an impressive sight upon entering of the harbor.
The ships moor within walking distance from the shopping
centers, a 10 minute drive from the beaches, and a
little over 2 miles from the international airport.
The port of Oranjestad also serves all the containerized
cargo handling. This adjacent cargo facility is equipped
with a 50 ton gantry crane with a loading rate of 20-30
moves per hour and has 250 meters of quay length. This
facility is used primarily for processing the imports
for local consumption and the remaining represents
Free-Zone type and transshipment cargo. In 2003, 216
container vessels were handled at the Oranjetsad Port
and over 16, 450 container boxes moved.
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Harbour Map & Navigational Chart
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Specifications
The harbor has a depth of 33 feet at MLW. The safe salt
water draft approved for entering and leaving is 30 feet
00 inches. Vessels normally enter via the Western
Channel and depart via the Eastern Channel. In total,
there are 4070 feet of dock length available to
accommodate ocean going vessels.
The Port of Oranjestad has five Cruise berths: Two
berths with two Cruise Terminals measure 1910 feet in
length and the other two berths sharing one Cruise
Terminal are 1443 feet in length. One additional Cruise
berth has 557 feet of length. Water depth ranges from 32
to 36 feet. On weekends the container berth is used as a
third mega cruise berth.
The entire harbor area is fenced in and the grounds are
paved. The Aruba Ports Authority has its own security
guards system which patrols the harbor 24 hours seven
days a week.
Cargo
Cargo Terminal has a total area of 1.4 million sq. feet;
7500+ TEU’s storage capacity and 36 Reefer points.
Containers
The Port has one Ship-shore container gantry crane:
Nelcon 50t, that can move 20-25 boxes per hour. CFS in
Port total area over 53,800 sq. feet.
Operation: 24/7/365
Container Berths: 1 Container berth, length 250m,
Max. draft 9.75m, 50 Ton Gantry Crane
Total Container Terminal Area: 130,000mē; storage
7,500TEU; 36 electric reefer points.
Cruise Berths: 2 permanent Mega berths with
Cruise Terminal each, 2 medium size berths sharing 3rd
Cruise Terminal. Container quay is used when a 3rd mega
cruise berth is needed.
Total Berthing space: 1241m+
ISPS & MTSA compliant
Bunkering & Fresh water available
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Aerials of Oranjestad Terminals
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