Strategically located on the Port of Kingston 17°58’W; 76°48’N, the Kingston Wharves Terminal operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Our operations are supported with the following infrastructure and expandable fleet of equipment:
INFRASTRUCTURE
- ► Continuous Quay measuring 1,655 metres (5,430 feet)
- ► 9 Deepwater Berths for ro-ro, lo-lo, container, general break bulk and bulk cargoes
- ► Vessel Draft: 9 metres (29 feet) to 13 metres (42 feet)
- ► On-Dock Open Storage: Approximately 250,000 square meters or 2,694,000 square feet
- ► On-Dock Transshipment Car Park: 48,562 square metres or 522,720 square feet
- ► On-Dock Warehouse Storage: 16,680 square metres or 180,000 square feet
- ► Off-Dock Storage: 20,000 square metres or 215,000 square feet
- ► Reefer Plugs: 172 at 440 Volts
- ► Total Logistics Facility: 160,000 square feet of Ultra-Modern Logistics Warehouse Opening 2017
EQUIPMENT
- ► 6 Mobile Habour Cranes
- ► 18 Reach Stackers
- ► 1 Empty Container Loader
- ► 1 Toploader
- ► 14 Trucks
- ► 15 Bomb Carts
- ► 1 Terberg Tug Master
We are also able to source additional chassis, trucks, trailers and forklifts as needed.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
| Tidal Variation | .05 Metres |
| Certified Bollard Capacity | 50 Metric Tonnes |
| Distance Between Bollards | Berths 1 – 7: 23 Metres Berths 9 & 9: 25 Metres |
| Distance from Bollard to Berth Edge | 1 Metre |
| Height above Chart Datum | 3 Metres |
| Fendering Material | Rubber |
| Distance between Berth and Shipside | 22 Metres |
| Distance between Fenders | 10 Feet |
| Length of Berth | 183 Metres |
| Port Restriction: | Max Vessel Length: 300 Metres
Max Speed in Channel: 12 Knots Port Max Draft in Approach: 13 Metres Max Draft Alongside: 12.7 Metres |
| Berthing Specification | Day/Night |
| Nature of Seabed | Sand/Silt |
| Ballast | Kingston Wharves Limited subscribes to the MARPOL Act which prescribes ballasting in open water. Vessels are not allowed to ballast alongside, in harbour or in Jamaican waters. |
| Anchorage | Six Anchorages are available at depths ranging from 12.2 to 16.0 metres |
| Pilotage | Port Authority of Jamaica (Pilotage Department) ETA/ETD with 3 hours’ notice Telephone: +876 922 5749 Radio Frequency: Channel 11 |
| Towage | Maritime Towing Co. Ltd Radio Frequency: Channel 11 Telephone: +876 923 8728 |
