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Port of Callao - Lima City (Peru) - Pacific Coast (Information from Ultramar Group) (ID: 18322)
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Callao is the chief port. It is the biggest Peruvian port having a population of approximately 500,000 inhabitants. Although it is 6 miles from Lima (population 4,500,000), both cities have so expanded that it might well be thought of as a suburb of Greater Lima, which it is not - since it belongs to a separate constitutional province. ETA should be sent to agents at least 24 hours beforehand. Also ships must contact the Control de Bahia (Naval officer in charge of traffic control) one hour before arrival. (Refer to Entering or leaving Peruvian waters ; and Arrival and clearance at the beginning). Traffic control regulations apply to all ships over 300 grt when within 10 miles of San Lorenzo Island lighthouse for entering or leaving the port or the roadstead anchorage or for any other manoeuvre in the area. Ships must contact the Tramar channel 13 VHF, 156.600 Mhz. Permission must be obtained before engaging in any manoeuvre e.g. when within 4 miles off the anchorage place in the roads or off the light-buoys marking the entrance channel. Speed must be reduced to 5 knots and permission is requested for anchoring or entering port. On no account, liable to a heavy fine, should the ship, enter, leave or transit the area without authorization from the Control de Bahia when its position is within 2 miles west of the light-buoys. Communications can be performed in Spanish or in the International Code of Signals Book. Fines range from u$s 1,000 to 5,000. On approaching Callao, the lighthouse on the north end of San Lorenzo Island is an excellent landmark. The official anchorage in Callao roads for merchant ships on arrival (except for those of Peruvian flag) is within the coordinates: 1) Lat. 12?02 00.0 S Long. 77?11 49.5 W 2) 12?02 11.3 S 77?10 41.5 W 3) 12?01 10.0 S 77?11 41.5 W 4) 12?01 21.0 S 77?10 33.5 W Ships anchoring outside this area will be fined. Other anchorages have been designated by the Port Captaincy for ships under repair, with dangerous cargo, or in quarantine and for trawlers. South of the entrance channel is reserved for Peruvian flag vessels and for naval craft. Pilotage is compulsory and the pilot boards about 1_ miles from the breakwaters. Ships must not enter the entrance channel (or the port) until the pilot is on board. Docking and undocking is done all the year round on any day at any time, except on May 1st - when there are no operations. Towage. The use of tugs is obligatory for entering, sailing and moving in the port. The pilot decides on the number and use of tugs. Both pilotage and towage are included in the port charges. The entrance channel is about _ mile long; the seaward end is marked by 2 light buoys: the north buoy is black (white fl. light, 10 sec.period; 0.25 secs. light, 9.75 secs.eclipse) at 12?02 32 S/77?09 48 W, and the south buoy is red (red fl. light, 2 secs.period; 0.4 sec.light, 1.6 secs.eclipse), at 12?02 37 S/77?09 50 W; the maximum visibility is 5 miles. The width is 150 m and the depth is 35 (with regular dredging it could be extended to 37 ). The ends of the north and south breakwater are 150 metres apart, but the passage between them is only 70 metres wide. The maximum permissible draught at high water is 34 and 30 at low water. The tidal range is 2.4 in springs and 1.8 mean. The bottom of the channel and harbour is made of mud. Clearance is done on berthing provided the ship docks on arrival; otherwise, clearance is performed at anchor. (Refer to Clearance , Dispatch , and Free Pratique at the beginning.) Two breakwaters enclose the port and there is ample space for manoeuvring in the harbour in a depth of 35 . There are 21 berths for merchant ships. Below, there is a table drawn up by agents that offers the chief characteristics of each berth, which together with the explanatory notes and the plan of the port will provide an accurate description of the port. Berth N? Type Depth MLW feet Length Metres Width Metres Normal Docking Side Double Railway Lines Remarks 1A 1B Open Finger Pier 33 182.8 30.48 Yes Loading/unloading general cargo and liquids 2A 2B Open Finger Pier 33 182.8 85.95 Yes Unloading/loading general cargo 3A 3B Finger Pier 32 31 182.8 85.95 Yes Unloading/loading general cargo 4A 4B Open Finger Pier 30 30 182.8 30.48 Yes Loading/unloading general cargo and liquids (see notes below) 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E Very long-wide pier 29 30 35 35 32 196.0 196.0 182.9 196.0 196.0 Length 392,0 Width 182.8 No Yes No No No Passenger ships & general cargo loading concentrates & minerals with mobile conveyor belts Full containers 7A 7B Petroleum Pier 35 36 262 18.2 Stbd No Unloading of liquid. Clean and chemical port products. Propane gas by pipelines Out of order 11A 11B 11C Marginal Wharf 33 33 30 426.5 Working apron 32 Yes Unloading of grain, loading/unloading of general cargo & liquid cargo by tanks cars. * All piers and quays (except N? 7) are 2.67/2.79 m above sea level. Pier N? 3 is the only pier with a shed for general cargo. The working apron on both sides is 15 m. wide. Pier N? 4, berth B has a pipeline for additives for lubricating oils, which may only be discharged here. There are pipelines for bunkers Intermediate , C , and diesel oil. Pier N? 5, berth A is the passenger berth. It has a well equipped building for the convenience of tourists. The other 4 berths on the pier are used for loading bulk mineral ores and concentrates by means of mobile conveyor belts there being 6 of them available. The minerals are accumulated in the yards near Callao and are trucked to the port and stockpiled ready for a bulk carrier storage is free for 3 days. Two conveyors can load 18/20,000 tons in a 24-hour day, at a rate of 500/800 tons per hour each. Efforts are being made to reduce the amount of dust during loading. All berths except Pier N? 7 can also be used for handling general cargo. Pier N? 7. Its the service platform is about 70 m. long but mooring dolphins at both ends extend the berths to 262 m. Both berths have pipelines to the storage tanks ashore behind the naval base. One is 22 for crude oil; another is 16 ; one is 14 for clean products; one is 12 for propane gas; one is 6 for chemicals and one is 4 for water. There are 2 raisers, which allow 2 ships to work simultaneously. Each raiser is fitted with 6 hoses on a trapezoid operated by remote control for connecting to the tanker s valve box. Each raiser has four 10 hoses; one is 8 and the other is 6 . Discharge pressure is 100 lbs. but with gas it can reach 250 lbs. Berths 10 (A and B) are only used for small vessels 18 Berths 11 (A, B and C). At this wharf, there are 3 pneumatic towers on rails for unloading bulk grain to silos- with a capacity of 21,000 tons-, or direct to trucks. Berths A and B are opposite the silos. The 2 older towers- with 2 suction tubes each- discharge at an hourly rate of 200 tons together; the other- with 3 tubes- handles 300 tons per hour. Tugs At Callao, there are 10 tugs- 1,400 hp each- which are privately owned. There are also a number of smaller tugs. Stevedoring Working hours. The 1st shift is 07.00-14.00; the 2nd shift is 15.00-22.00- both shifts are in straight time at the same rates of pay. The 3rd shift 01.00-07-00 has 25% surcharge, but is not worked on Monday. Ordering labour. Since the dissolution on March 1991 of the CCTM (the Controlling Commission for Maritime Labour), which allows ship-owners and agents to engage private stevedore contractors, port work is still being reorganized (Refer to stevedoring above). The rate of discharge of general cargo (break bulk) tends to be slowed up by the Port Authorities- who insist on checking marks and conditions alongside and then distribute the goods to the sheds and yards allocated to them. Agents believe that the ship should do this work in order to allow a speedier unloading rate. A good point is that the Port Authorities, from the airmail copies of the stowage plan, hatch list and manifest, are able to organise in advance the discharge and the allocation of the goods to the relevant storage places, sheds, yards, etc. Social services. There are various laws to be observed covering a percentage on wages for pensions fund, indemnity fund (yards of service), holidays, health insurance, accident insurance and taxes, which considerably increase labour costs. All these regulations are being revised at the moment. Mineral concentrates (refer to Pier N? 5 above). Trimming. Fish meal and concentrates are trimmed by private bulldozers. A gang of 6 trimmers and a foreman must be paid for (one gang to 2 bulldozers). Liquid cargoes. Fish oil coming alongside in tank trucks is discharged to a trough on the quay, and then they are pumped on board at 50/60 tons per hour. Vegetable oils are discharged to tank trucks. Refrigerated cargoes. There are no cold stores in the port area, but there are sockets for plugging in reefer containers. Opening and closing hatches. A rigger gang is obligatory after clearance, once the ship begins working. Tarpaulins may be spread over open hatches at night, as it seldom rains and there are only occasional heavy mists. Explosives. Refer to Dangerous cargoes , Explosives and the port of Chancay . Watchmen. A Union man is compulsory at the gangway; a second man is optional on deck or at the hatches. Cargo nets must be placed from ship to shore at all hatches working cargo; for bulk cargoes, a canvas sheet must be provided. The ship or the agents must supply these. Bunkers. Al pier N? 4 delivery is done by pipeline. All other berths and at anchor delivery is done by barge. There is a lighter of 530 tons for fuel oil and two 100-ton lighters for diesel oil. Bunkering is permitted in conjunction with normal cargo operations. (Refer to Bunkers .) Repairs. The Naval dockyard is located in the northeast corner of the harbour. It has the only large dry dock in Peru, and workshops cover every kind of repairs, maintenance and inspection. (Refer to Dry docks and Repairs .) Water. There are hydrants at all berths, the delivery rate is 30 tonnes per hour at a cost of u$s 2.18 per cubic metre. For ships at anchor, there are 2 water barges, which should be ordered well in advance. Supplies. Fresh and dry provisions are usually available in any quantity but refer to General Port Information - Supplies . Dock and engine stores are available. Fumigation can be carried out at Callao and a deratisation certificate exemption, renewed. (Refer to Documents to be presented on arrival above). Telephones can be put on board at all berths except at N? 5 B to E, N? 9 (all berths) and N? 11 A and B. The charge is u$s 6 per day or part. No long distance calls are allowed from these phones. Port Installations and equipment. For the storage of goods the port has 10 sheds, with a capacity of 14,848 sq. metres and 73,708 sq. metres of open yards. There are 6 portable conveyor belts for ores and concentrates and 2 for fish meal. There are 3 pneumatic towers for unloading grain, and 6 weighbridges. The floating crane (80 tons) of the naval base can be hired for heavy lifts. It must be ordered well in advance and the cost of a tug will be added. There are a number of mobile cranes, with a maximum capacity of 50 tons, and forklift trucks allowing a maximum of 20 tons. When Enapu does not provide adequate or sufficient equipment for handling cargoes, private equipment can be hired. For containers there are 2 gantry cranes for stacking, 3 top-loaders and 5 side-loaders (all 35 tonnes each), and 3 loaders for empty containers. The yard for stacking containers is 54,268 sq. metres. Ships (including Ro/Ro ships) unload and load containers with their own gear as there is no specialized gantry crane on the wharf for this; nevertheless the ship is charged for loading/unloading containers, in US dollars per unit. The port strips and stuffs LCL containers and has storage facilities, but charges are high especially for emptying containers. FCL containers (door to door) are delivered to consignees warehouses, etc. There are two private yards (authorised Container Freight Stations ), just outside the port, each with a Customs House Office. They receive FCL, and LCL containers, attend to stripping and stuffing, have storage for full and empty containers and have facilities for plugging in refrigerated containers. One yard also attends to break bulk cargoes sorting, baling, packing, etc. The total movement of containers at Callao in 1984 was 39,533 TEU s and in 1991 was 99,041 TEU s. Of this total, 53,599 TEU s made use of the terminal facilities of the port, whilst 45,502 TEU s were delivered to or received from the private yards or consignee s/shipper s warehouses. The figures include the movement of all containers imports/exports; full/empty expressed in TEU s. Consulates (at Lima or Callao) Argentina Costa Rica Great Britain Korea S. Africa Rep Australia Cuba Greece Mexico Spain Austria Czechoslovakia Guatemala N. Zealand Sweden Belgium Denmark Holland Nicaragua Switzerland Bolivia Dominican Rep. Honduras Norway Unit. Arab. Rep Brasil Ecuador Hungary Panama Thailand Bulgaria Egypt India Philippines Uruguay Canada El Salvador Israel Paraguay U.S.A. Chile Finland Italy Poland Venezuela China, P.Rep. France Japan Portugal Yugoslavia Colombia Germany Jordan Rumania Communications. Lima airport has regular word-wide connections and internal flights. Telephone and telex are available at Callao. Callao is the chief port. It is the biggest Peruvian port having a population of approximately 500,000 inhabitants. Although it is 6 miles from Lima. Port of Callao - Lima City (Peru) - Pacific Coast (Information from Ultramar Group)