General Description
Location: Pointe-a-Pierre is located on the W coast of Trinidad in the Gulf of Paria. General overview: The port is operated by the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. It is principally a refinery and tanker terminal with 7 tanker berths, the largest being for vessels up to 120,000DWT. There are also sulphur/general cargo berths available for vessels up to 35,000DWT. Traffic figures: Approx 800 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Approx LOA 290m, draught 15.8m, 120,000DWT. Largest vessel handled: "Max Jacob", LOA 274m, draught 16.8m, 81,565GT.