PUERTO MADRYN

Argentine seaport. There is the southern Atlantic coast of the country along the San Matthias Bay. When adopting the standard of West Zone 4. The maximum draft is 15 meters. The load density of water is 1025. The tidal range is 4.6 meters. The prevailing west wind. Ships are allowed to berth when the wind speed is greater than 60 kilometers per hour, visibility is less than 2 kilometers, there is a southwest or northwest wind with wind speed greater than 45 kilometers per hour, there is a northwest island east wind with wind speed exceeding 30 kilometers per hour on the north side of the dock, and there is an east to southwest wind with wind speed exceeding 30 kilometers per hour on the south side of the dock. Compulsory pilotage. There is no regular pilot stationed in Hong Kong, and an estimated arrival time must be reported 72 hours in advance. The pilot will board the ship at an anchorage approximately 8 kilometers east of Hong Kong. Radio communication uses very high frequency channels 16 and 35. Work 24 hours a day. There are facilities and services for ship repair, refueling, medical treatment, freshwater supply, and repatriation within the port area, but there are no dry docks, small boats, towing, or sewage facilities. There is an Italian consulate in the port city. The port area is divided into two dock areas, new and old. The new pier is a protruding pier with three berths and a water depth of 6.7 to 16.70 meters. It is used for unloading bauxite and docking small amounts of coke and asphalt ships at an aluminum refinery. There are various equipment for loading and unloading goods on the dock, as well as train tracks leading directly to the front of the dock. The old pier is located approximately 2500 meters south of the new pier and is a small protruding pier with a shoreline of 458 meters and a maximum water depth of 5 meters.