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Punta Cardon
Punta Cardon is a small open roadstead on the Caribbean Sea, in Venezuela. Its UN/LOCODE is VEPCN. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Punta Cardon offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Punta Cardon and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Punta Cardon 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
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Emergency only
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 274.3 m
- Draft
- 13.7 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Punta Cardon, 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
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
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Questions about Punta Cardon
What is the UN/LOCODE of Punta Cardon?
The UN/LOCODE of Punta Cardon is VEPCN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Punta Cardon?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Punta Cardon as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Punta Cardon?
Yes. Punta Cardon offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Punta Cardon can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 274.3 m long, 13.7 m draft for Punta Cardon.
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