The shipping platform

Location: Puerto Madryn is situated at W coast of Golfo Nuevo General overview: Puerto Madryn is a deep water natural harbour. The port constists of 2 piers: - Comandante Luis Piedra Buena - Almirante Storni Berths: - Berth No.1 (LOA: 220m) Berth is mainly used by Aluar S.A. for the discharging of bulk cargo (300 t/h). Also used for fruits and general cargoes. - Berth No.2 (LOA: 175m) (For General Cargo) - Berth No.3 (LOA: 190m) (For Loading Containers / Unloading General Cargo) - Berth No.4 (Fishing boats exclusively) - Berth No.5 (Length: 156m) - Berth No.6 (Length: 142m) For Berth No.1, vessels carrying alumina/pitch for Aluar have utmost priority (can be used by other vessels). Vessels carrying container or cruise ships have priority for Berths 2 & 3 as well as 1, if not needed by Aluar. Cargoes: The main trade the port conducts is import of alumina and exports of aluminum ingots, wool, flagstone and frozen fish. Warehousing: - Covered Area: 1,605m2 - Container Area: 27,654,600m2 - Reefer Plugs: 244 - Mobile Plugs: 56 Traffic figures: Approx. 960 vessels, 1,578,000t of cargo, 27,775TEUs and 22,700 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Max LOA 250m (cruise ships 240m), draught 15.2m.