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Port: Sociedad
Portuaria de Santa Marta |
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Location: (11 deg. 15' N - 74 deg.
14' W) |
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Communications
Santa Marta is
linked to the inner land cities by "La Troncal del Caribe" and
to the Coastal cities by the sea road.
Santa Marta is
served by The Simon Bolivar Airport which handles domestic
flights only. The nearest international airport is located 100
kms from Santa Marta in Barranquilla
City. | |
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Customs |
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Customs
regulations now in force in Colombia as per decree 2685 and
Muisca regulations
The Customs Authorities now stipulate
that:
A) All cargo on
board a vessel, with destination Colombia must be
manifested.
B) The manifest and bills of lading have to be
registered to Customs systems (Muisca) 12 hours prior ship's
arrival.
C) Cargo not covered by manifest may not be
discharged. If discharged it will be immediately confiscated
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Violations of the
aforementioned regulations can result in fines of up to 100
per cent. of the cargo value as determined by Customs
Authorities. Similar fines will be levied for discrepancies
found in the cargo manifest as well as for short-landed or
overlanded cargoes, in cases where fault lies with the Carrier
and no reasonable explanation is provided. When the
cargo/freight manifest does not comply with all the
requirements (as established by Customs Authorities) the
carrier will be fined the equivalent of 20 minimum wages
(about USD 3,000.00 as of July 1992).
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Documents |
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Crew |
6 |
Stowaways |
4 |
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Ports Of call |
6 |
Tobacco/spirits/personal
effect |
2 |
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Vaccination
List |
2 |
Stores |
3 |
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Ship's
Particulars |
3 |
Arms and ammunition
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2 |
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Passengers |
6 |
Health documents or
certificate |
3 |
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NIL
declaration |
5 |
Certificate of Deratting
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Entrance
Entry direct from the
open sea. Berthing Master meet vessels in the anchorage about
1 mile SW of the berth.
Officers visit
vessels once
docked. | |
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ETA: 72, 48 and 24 hours in
advance. | |
Harbour
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The port has
7 berths:
Berth 1 has a total length of 100 mts and a depth
alongside the pier of 5 meters.
Berth 2 has a total length
of 180 mts and a depth alongside the pier of 11
meters.
Berth 3 has a total length of 141 mts and a depth
alongside the pier of 11 meters.
Berth 4 has a total length
of 232 mts and a depth alongside the pier of 11.5 mts. This
pier is fitted for grains with suction grain system.
Berth
5 has a total length of 94 mts and a depth alongside the pier
of 7.5 meters.
Berth 6 has a total length of 154 mts and
depth alongside the pier of 17 meters. Fenders at pier No. 6
are 5 meters long.
Berth 7 has a total length of 154 mts
and depth alongside the pier of 14 meters. Fenders at pier No.
7 are 5 meters
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Restrictions
No loa/beam
restrictions. Bear in imind that height of hoppers is 8
meteres and distance from sea level to pier edge is 1.8
meters.
Sandy sea bottom in most of port areas and rocky in
a few small other places
Fresh water available. Delivery by
hose.
Bunkers available. Delivery by truck.
Garbage and
sludge reception available. |
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Pilotage
Pilotage is compulsory for
all ships of more than 200 tons. Pilotage is available on a 24
hour basis.
The pilot will
board the vessel one (1) mile from shore in the Point of Morro
Grande De Santa Marta Light. No alternative position in case
of bad weather.
Distance from pilot
station to the port is 1
mile. | |
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Port
Facility Security
All port facilities are fenced
and yards and main areas have closed circuit
television
There is one main gate where all cargo enters
ans exists.
The port of Santa Marta is ISPS
compliant. |
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Working hours
Port works
without interruption Monday - Sunday: 24 hours per day.
Including super
holidays: 25th December, 1St of january and Good
Friday. |
Watchmen
At all public
Colombian terminals , named Sociedades Portuarias
(Buenaventura, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta) it is
not compulsory to have private watchmen on board; however it
is strongly recommended to avoid risks of drugs smuggling,
thieves or stowaways. |
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Tides and Currents
Max.
tidal rise is about 20 cm (6"). The coastal current sets N at
a rate of 0.5
knots.
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Web
Links
Port Santa Marta
Includes port
tariffs.
http://www.spsm.com.co |
Wind and Sea
December-July the
NE trades (Beaufort 7). Between August and
December | |
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