Port international du Cap-Haïtien explained

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.^[2]

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^{[3] [4]}

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.^{[5] [6]}

Rehabilitation

USAID financed $24 million of works to renovate the port beginning in May 2024.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: UNLOCODE (HT) - HAITI . service.unece.org . 24 April 2020.
2. Web site: Port of Cap Haitien.
3. Web site: Home . apn.gouv.ht.
4. Web site: APN – Autorité Portuaire Nationale – Haiti.
5. Web site: Cap Terminal Home . 2024-08-22 . www.capterminal.com.
6. Web site: FATIMA GROUP . 2024-08-22 . en-US.
7. News: Sénat . Jean Daniel . Le Nouvelliste . 2024-04-12 . Vers la réhabilitation du port international du Cap-Haïtien . fr .