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Barranquilla
Barranquilla is a medium natural river harbour on the Caribbean Sea, in Colombia. Its UN/LOCODE is COBAQ. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Barranquilla offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, moderate repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Services and supplies
What Barranquilla offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 200 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Draft
- 12.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Barranquilla, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- No
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Barranquilla
Other Colombia ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Pozos ColoradosColombia · COPOC
- Santa MartaColombia · COSMR
- CartagenaColombia · COCTG
- MamonalColombia · COMAM
- Covenas Offshore TerminalColombia · COCOV
- CovenasColombia · COCVE
- Puerto BolivarColombia · COPBO
- TurboColombia · COTRB
Questions about Barranquilla
What is the UN/LOCODE of Barranquilla?
The UN/LOCODE of Barranquilla is COBAQ.
Is pilotage compulsory in Barranquilla?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Barranquilla as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Barranquilla?
Yes. Barranquilla offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Barranquilla have a dry dock?
Yes. Barranquilla has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Barranquilla can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 200 m long, 32.3 m wide, 12.5 m draft for Barranquilla.
Is Barranquilla a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Barranquilla.
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