Nassau Container Port
| Nassau Container Port | |
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 Interactive map of Nassau Container Port | |
| Location | |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Location | P.O. Box SP-63958 Arawak Cay, Nassau |
| Coordinates | 25°04′59″N 77°21′36″W / 25.083°N 77.360°W |
| UN/LOCODE | BSNAS |
| Details | |
| Built | 1969 (Island) |
| Opened | 2011 (Facilities) |
| Type of Harbor | Container port |
| Size | 56 acres |
| No. of berths | 3 |
| Draft depth | 28 feet |
| Motto | Connecting Nassau to the World |
| Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 402,000 tons (2024) |
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Nassau Container Port is a major container port in Nassau, The Bahamas. 20% of Nassau Container Port port is owned by 11,000 members of the Bahamian public, 40% of the port is owned by the government of The Bahamas, and 40% is held by Arawak Cay Port Development Holdings Limited, a consortium of private investors from the shipping industry.[1] Nassau Container Port is located on Arawak Cay, a man-made island that was built in 1969 from dredging spoils. Shipping operations from the island began in the 1980s, while the Nassau Container Port itself was completed in 2011.[2]
Nassau Container Port can handle container, bulk, break bulk, and general cargo operations.[3] Furthermore, the port has 60 reefer points, three Liebherr cranes, three mobile cranes, two container cranes, and five reach stacker.[4] Around 402,000 tons of cargo are handled at Nassau Container Port annually, and the port is located in Downtown Nassau.[5] In October 2022, 142 pounds of cocaine worth $1.6 million was discovered and confiscated by Bahamian police at the port.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Investor Info". Nassau Container Port. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "Welcome to Nassau Container Port". www.nassaucontainerport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "Essential Info". Nassau Container Port. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ Joshi, Rishab (2022-03-24). "6 Major Ports in the Bahamas". Marine Insight. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "Nassau BSNAS Details: Departures, Expected Arrivals and Nassau (Bahamas) Calls". SHIPNEXT. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ Guardian, The Nassau (2022-10-28). "Major drug bust at container port". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2024-08-20.