PUERTO CORTES

Honduras Commercial Port in Latin America. Located in the Gulf of Honduras in the northwest Caribbean Sea of the country, with a maximum draft of 13.11 meters for oil tankers and 9.14 meters for dry cargo ships. The load density of water is 1028. The tidal range is 0.8 meters. The prevailing northwest wind. Compulsory pilotage. Communication is carried out using radio very high frequency channels 6, 10, 12, 14, and 16. Expected arrival time notified 72 hours in advance. Port service facilities include ship repair, refueling, small boats, medical services, towing, fresh water, supplies, and repatriation, but there are no dry docks or sewage facilities. The port has four general cargo berths, which are 294 meters, 347 meters, 178 meters, and 352 meters long respectively, with water depths of 7.50 meters, 9.15 meters, 9.15 meters, and 10.0 meters. Can dock containers, roll on/roll off ships, and dry bulk cargo ships. There are a large number of warehouses, yards, and various loading and unloading lifting facilities. One oil tanker berth, 24.4 meters long, 12.08 meters deep, with a loading and unloading speed of 7000 barrels per hour.