Infrastructure
The Port of Cartagena Organization has been ranked “Best Caribbean Port” by the Caribbean Shipping Association on several occasions, due to its great infrastructure and equipment, as well as its highly efficient personnel. The services provided are extremely efficient, following high international standards.
In order to reach the goal of becoming one of the 30 most important ports in the world, the organization has designed a Master Development Plan (MDP). By the time the MDP is complete, the port will become the principal logistics platform in the Caribbean.
The development plans, in terms of infrastructure and equipment, as well as short-term growth targets, are described below:
SPRC |
2014 |
2015 - 2017 |
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Annual capacity |
1.5 million TEUs | 2 millon de TEUs |
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Handles ships up to… |
6.000 TEUs | 16.000 TEUs |
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Dock depth |
14 meters | 16.5 meters |
| Piers |
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| Pier cranes |
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| Yard area | 20 hectares, with 28,000 storage cells for containers, stacked up to 6 high. |
25 hectares, with over 30,000 storage cells for containers, stacked up to 6 high. |
| RTGs | 31 RTG cranes. |
32 electric RTG cranes which operate silently, with zero CO2 emissions. |
| Sockets for refrigerated containers | 1,500 sockets fitted with sensors for real time monitoring of temperatures and cargo. |
1,500 sockets fitted with sensors for real time monitoring of temperatures and cargo. |
| Tractor trucks | 81 tractor trucks for internal cargo transportation. |
81 tractor trucks for internal cargo transportation. |
| Truck access gate | 6 lanes equipped with OCR technology, radiation detection portals and self-service kiosks. |
6 lanes equipped with OCR technology, radiation detection portals and self-service kiosks.. |
Contecar |
2014 |
2015 - 2017 |
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Annual capacity |
1.5 million TEUs | 3.2 million TEUs |
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Handles ships up to… |
6.000 TEUs | 16.000 TEUs |
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Dock depth |
14 meters | 16.5 meters |
| Piers |
One 1,000-meter longitudinal pier. |
One 1,000-meter longitudinal pier. |
| Pier cranes |
6 STS gantry cranes with 22-container span and twinlift capacity for simultaneous unloading of two 20-ft. containers. |
13 STS gantry cranes with 22-container span and twinlift capacity for simultaneous unloading of two 20-ft. containers. |
| Yard area | 20 hectares, with 25,000 storage cells for containers, stacked up to 6 high. |
90 hectares, with over 58,000 storage cells for containers, stacked up to 6 high. |
| RTGs | 24 RTG cranes |
60 electric RTG cranes which operate silently, with zero CO2 emissions. |
| Sockets for refrigerated containers | 800 sockets fitted with sensors for real time monitoring of temperatures and cargo. |
2,400 sockets fitted with sensors for real time monitoring of temperatures and cargo. |
| Tractor trucks | 73 tractor trucks for internal cargo transportation. |
120 tractor trucks for internal cargo transportation. |
| Warehouses /CEDI | 20,000 square meters. |
80,000 square meters. |
| Gate | 6 lanes catering for trucks. | 12 lanes equipped with OCR technology and kiosks. |