The shipping platform

Location: Talara is a lighterage port for the discharge of general cargo, with two piers for handling tankers, and is situated in the extreme northern part of Peru in Talara Bay. General overview: The port is principally used by the refinery for handling crude from offshore fields, petroleum products and LPG, solid products and general cargo. The nearby port of Negritos has an offshore oil terminal at Punta Parinas for vessels up to 24,000DWT loading crude oil. Traffic figures: Approx 190 vessels visit the port annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Berth No 1: Max LOA 190m; draught 10.6m; 35,000DWT. Max LOA for manoeuvring in the inner harbour is 200m. Offshore MBM Terminal: Max LOA 230m (min LOA 138m); draught 10.6m; 55,000DWT.