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Freeport (Bahamas)
BSFPO UN LOCODE
26.5166° / -78.7833° Latitude / Longitude

Port Restrictions

Max draft: 13

AVAILABLE LIFT AND CRANES

0-24mt 25-49mt 50-99mt 100-149mt 150+mt

General Description

Location: Freeport is situated on the SW side of Grand Bahama Island at the mouth of Hawksbill Creek. The island is located 90nm NE of Miami. General overview: It is an important cruise vessel port of call and repair centre. The harbour can accommodate 8 cruise vessels at the same time. Container, Ro-Ro and general cargo vessels are also handled. Because of its closeness to the USA, a number of companies have moved their transhipment business to the port. The tanker terminal is operated by the Bahamas Oil Refining Corporation (BORCO). The port covers an area of 72 hectares, with a draught of about 16.1 m and the docks are 1037 m long. It can accommodate ships weighing not more than 16,100 TEUs. Freeport Container port has 3 wharves with an average depth of 15 m, 755 reefer plugs, a storing space spanning 56 hectares with an annual handling capacity of 1.5 million TEUs. The port equipment includes 6 mobile cranes, 4 floating cranes, lifts with a capacity of 50 to 100 tonnes etc. Apart from containers, the port also deals with all kinds of non-containerised heavy cargo. It also offers a cold storage facility for certain containers. 47 acres of additional land has been kept aside for the further expansion of the port and expansion of logistics services. Its productivity is the highest compared to the other ports in the region. It can handle the world’s largest container vessels. The port has undergone numerous phases of expansions and after the completion of the expansion project, the port would comprise a total of 9 berths measuring 2750 m, with 27 dock cranes and an increased container handling capacity of 3.5 million TEUs. Imports: Agricultural products and building supplies. Exports: Seafood, aggregates and agricultural products. Traffic figures: Approx 2,210 vessels, 280,000t of cargo and 1,100,000TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: - Harbour: Draught: 13.0 m. - Offshore jetty: ULCC, LOA: 426 m, draught: 27.7 m, 500,000 DWT. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 367 m, draught: 16.2 m, deadweight: 167,295 t.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Port Agency

AVAILABLE FACILITIES

  • Break Bulk
  • Container
  • Liquid
  • Passenger
  • Dry Dock
  • LPG
  • Ro-Ro
Status

Berths and terminals in port

NAME
CARGO
AVG WAITING TIME
LOA
DEPTH
No results
Weather in port
Forecast
Temperature
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Precipitation
Fri 10
forecast-image
25 - 26°C
28.4 km/h
Sarrow
%
Sat 11
forecast-image
26 - 27°C
27.4 km/h
SWarrow
100%
Today
forecast-image
26 - 28°C
26.3 km/h
NEarrow
87%
Mon 13
forecast-image
25 - 26°C
36.4 km/h
SEarrow
86%
Tue 14
forecast-image
26 - 27°C
38.9 km/h
SSEarrow
84%
Wed 15
forecast-image
26 - 27°C
36.7 km/h
SSEarrow
0%
Thu 16
forecast-image
24 - 28°C
29.2 km/h
SSWarrow
72%

NEARBY FLEET

PLANNED VESSELS

Name
DWT
BLT
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
MSC DOMITILLE
Position9720201 / CONT

110,699 MT

2015

Blount Island
5/9/2024 21:40
Freeport
5/11/2024 08:00
MSC TIPHAINE II
Position9270828 / CONT

24,279 MT

2004

Freeport
5/7/2024 02:05
Port Everglades
5/12/2024 12:00
P.SOPHIA
Position9414034 / TANK

105,071 MT

2009

Fujairah
2/24/2024 12:04
Freeport
4/6/2024 00:01
SEARANGER
Position9759800 / TANK

114,055 MT

2017

Cenal Karabiga
4/21/2024 00:00
Freeport
5/9/2024 18:00
CHEMTRANS CANCALE
Position9372858 / TANK

73,626 MT

2007

Mamonal
4/29/2024 21:05
Freeport
5/4/2024 18:00
OCEAN BREEZE
Position9282429 / TANK

928 MT

2004

Clifton Point
3/27/2024 22:18
Clifton Point
4/1/2024 14:00
MSC ALDEBARAN III
Position9301990 / CONT

37,274 MT

2008

Saint John
4/19/2024 13:55
Veracruz
5/11/2024 09:00
MSC ROSARIA
Position9320453 / CONT

63,427 MT

2007

Freeport
5/8/2024 04:20
Freeport
5/12/2024 02:00
BANGLAR AGRAJATRA
Position9793856 / TANK

38,867 MT

2019

Galveston
5/7/2024 16:36
Freeport
5/12/2024 06:00
KIMOLOS
Position9405540 / TANK

51,522 MT

2010

Jacintoport
12/31/2023 01:05
Freeport
4/24/2024 23:00
PGC COMPANION
Position9282625 / TANK

72,825 MT

2005

Mamonal
5/8/2024 00:05
Freeport
5/12/2024 07:00
MSC CELINE
Position9316361 / CONT

39,000 MT

2007

Saint John
4/24/2024 03:12
Freeport
5/12/2024 08:00
JAG LEENA
Position9516105 / TANK

158,000 MT

2009

Fujairah
3/11/2024 23:40
Freeport
4/20/2024 03:00
CHIOS I
Position9792187 / TANK

156,984 MT

2017

Fujairah
3/27/2024 10:13
Freeport
5/10/2024 06:00
BBC SATURN
Position9932127 / BULK

40,255 MT

2022

Bremen
4/27/2024 15:46
Houston
5/16/2024 12:00
MSC MALENA
Position9203538 / CONT

32,323 MT

2000

Freeport
5/12/2024 15:54
New York & New Jersey
5/19/2024 22:00
MSC NOA
Position9398228 / CONT

85,713 MT

2009

Port Wentworth
5/4/2024 09:25
Freeport
5/5/2024 04:50
TROPIC SUN
Position9039016 / MPP

8,200 MT

1993

Palm Beach
5/12/2024 13:09
Nassau
5/13/2024 08:00
MSC IZMIR F
Position9127021 / CONT

14,587 MT

1996

Port Everglades
5/12/2024 11:40
Port Everglades
5/13/2024 14:00
PLANNED CARGOES
CARGO
WEIGHT/VOLUME
DISCHARGING
LAYCAN
Caustic Soda 50%
16,000 MT/---
5/16/24 - 5/31/24
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