The shipping platform

Location: Belize Harbour is situated at the mouth of Haulover Creek, the S arm of Belize River. General overview: The port has one alongside berthing facility, King Pier, with a Ro-Ro berth on the N face of the pier head. Larger ocean going vessels anchor between 0.6nm and 0.9nm from the quay depending on draught, loading and discharging via barges. A floating oil terminal lies 500m SE of King Pier. An increasing number of cruise vessels are handled by the port. The port also handles containers. Exports include: Bananas, citrus fruit, clothing, fisheries products and sugar. Imports include: Building materials, consumer goods, food, machinery and petroleum products. Traffic figures: Approx 250 vessels, 722,100t of cargo, and 1,000,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Nov 1 to Jul 15, Summer Jul 16 to Oct 31. Max size: King Pier: LOA 122m, draught 10.0m, 25,281DWT. Oil CBM Terminal: LOA 122m, draught 5.0m. Anchorage: 25,280DWT.