Port Overview
Located on the north coast of Honduras, the Port of Puerto Castilla was originally established as a shipping location for United Fruit Company. However, currently the port is mainly used as a container terminal for fruit produced by Dole Food Company. A naval base is also located in this small port town.
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Port Location and Contact |
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Country |
Honduras |
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Province or District |
Colon |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port |
Trujillo 19 km |
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Full port name |
Puerto Castilla |
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Latitude |
15.89083º |
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Longitude |
-86.01444º |
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Management Company or Port Authority |
National Port Company |
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Management Level Contact Person |
N/A |
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Nearest airports with frequent international arrivals/departures |
Juan Manuel Galvez
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Port Performance
The port has a cargo capacity of around 104 TEUs and the main export products are fruits, palm oil and bananas. It handles 576 tons of cargo and around 68 container ships a year. The port is close to African palm oil plantations and could soon become the main oil export port.
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Seasonal limitations |
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Yes/No |
Period |
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Rainy season |
Yes |
From May to November |
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High import season |
N/A |
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Traffic figures for 2021 |
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Ship calls |
154 |
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Container traffic (TEUs) |
102,246 |
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Bulk cargo and loose cargo figures 2021 |
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Bulk (mt) |
347,439 |
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Loose charge (mt) |
727,186 |
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Handling type |
Total landing (thousands of mt) |
Total shipment (thousands of mt) |
Total |
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General Cargo |
4.55 |
0 |
4.55 |
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Container |
191.76 |
471.82 |
663.58 |
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Liquid Bulk |
6.85 |
340.59 |
347.44 |
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Solid Bulk |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
56.80 |
2.27 |
59.06 |
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Ro-Ro |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
1,074.63 |
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Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
For more information on port fees and charges, please consult the following link: https://www.opc.hn/lib/PDF/Tarifario-OPC-01-enero-2023%20NM.pdf
Berthing Specifications
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Type of Berth |
Quantity |
Length (m) |
Maximum Draft (m) |
Comments |
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Conventional Berth |
1 |
225 |
12 |
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Container dock |
N/A |
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Bulk dock |
N/A |
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Berthing Tugs |
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There are no tugboats, so ships must use their own equipment to load and unload tanks and containers. |
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Water Barges |
N/A |
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Port Handling Equipment
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Equipment |
Available |
Total Quantity and Capacity Available |
Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage |
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Quay crane |
No |
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Container crane |
No |
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Mobile cranes |
No |
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Forklift for containers (Reachstacker) |
Yes |
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Tractors for RoRo (Tugmaster / with head) |
N/A |
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Grain elevator with packing machines |
N/A |
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Transtainer |
N/A |
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Freight elevator |
N/A |
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Terminal Information
MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL
The Port has 2 warehouses with open sides of 3,000 m² each and provides services to bulk carriers, crackers, conventional and container ships. For storage it offers 6 tanks with a capacity of 42,000 gallons.
