General Description
Location: Punta Cardon is located at the Gulf of Venezuela on the SW coast of the Paraguana peninsula. General overview: The port serves a large oil refinery and is primarily used for petroleum exports, although dry cargo vessels can also be accommodated. This is an open sea port with practically no swell due to the E'ly winds. Traffic figures: Approx 16,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: LOA 274m, draught 13.8m, 120,000DWT. Largest vessel handled: "Kavkaz", tanker, 148,221DWT, 13.0m draught.