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Port of Ilo (Peru) - Pacific Coast (Information from Ultramar Group) (ID: 18328)
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The port of Ilo has a good harbour and is easily reached. There is no heavy weather and very little swell, except from June to September. A one-knot current sets northwards up the coast. There are many trawlers fishing in the area, in the day and at night. Anchorage. Ships waiting for the pilot or a berth should anchor one mile off the piers in 10 to 19 fathoms. ETA. All messages should be directed to the general agents in Lima who pass them on to the Ilo agents who in turn keep the Authorities informed. On dispatch at the preceding port the agents should also report to the port agents at Ilo. Approach. On Coles Point, about 3 miles south of Ilo roads, there is a white flashing light. Two light-buoys mark the Tres Hermanos Islets, north and south, flashing white and red, respectively. Both pier heads have a red light- visible within 3 miles- that on the SPCC pier (to the south) form a pair of leading lights together with a green light behind, bearing 109? true. Pilotage is compulsory, and the pilot will board at any time. The ship maintains contact with the pilot station by VHF. The port has 2 sections. In the southern section, there is the private pier of the Southern Peru Copper Corporation, which is used for unloading its own cargo and exporting copper. By agreement, any cargo not belonging to the SPCC, handled on this pier pays fiscal wharf charges. To the north there is the Fiscal Pier operated by Enapu. The SPCC pier is 180 m. long and 18 m. wide, and is 4.5 m. above sea level. It has a berth on either side that can accommodate ships of 183 m loa. There are breasting buoys at both berths. The depth at the head is 54 and at the shore end 30 . The tidal range is 2 4 mean. Two railway lines are on the pier. Blister copper and cathodes come alongside on flat railway wagons and are loaded by the ship s gear, if possible. SPCC has a 20-ton mobile crane and Enapu has one of 12 tons. General cargo is also unloaded to wagons or trucks by the ship s gear. The Fiscal pier is 302 m. long and 27 m. wide, and is 5 m. above sea level. There are 2 berths 1 A (south) and 1 B (north), each is 197 m. long with a depth of 55 /60 at the head, and 30 in the middle section of the pier. At 140 m. from the pier head on the south side at 25 m from the quayside, there is a shoal with a rocky bottom, just outside the operative area. Coasters can berth in the remaining 105 m. of the pier. Berth 1 C (south) is used by ships of 300 tons in depths from 36 to 18.5 (near bollard N? 15, the depth is 13 rock bottom, the shoal will be shortly removed), and berth 1 D (north) for ships of 3,000 tons in the same depths, without an obstruction. There is a ramp for Ro/Ro vessels at berth 1 C in 18.5 depth but it cannot be used until the above obstacle is cleared. Ships should have good fenders, as those on the quayside are deficient. On the south side, breasting buoys are to be installed (or have been) because of the constant prevailing westerly winds. The pier has a large shed (1,500 sq m); there are no railway lines. Mobile platforms and tractors transport cargo- the place is well illuminated for night work. The oil terminal for clean products lies about 1,000 m. northwest of the fiscal pier, 500 m. offshore in 40 . Discharge is over two 10 lines to tanks of Petroperu. The ship moors to 4 buoys, 2 forward and 2 aft, on account of the coastal current. The ship s maximum length is 183 m, the draught is 36 , and its size cannot exceed 30,000 dwt. The SPCC has its own oil installations at Punta Tablones, about 7 miles northwest, with tanks for 240,000 bls. The tanker lies to 3 buoys, and unloads by a 12 and 8 flexible line at about 2,500 bls. per hour; the ship s maximum length is 230 m and the draught is 40 . Pratique is taken at Ilo, where the pilot boards. Stevedoring. The working hours are organized in the same way as at Callao. Gangs must be ordered before 06.30 for the day shift and 16.00 for the others. Tally clerks are from the Union, one is on board and the other is ashore. Riggers for opening and closing hatches, sweeping decks and holds and laying dunnage are no longer obligatory, but may be employed as needed. Watchmen are not obligatory, but can be engaged, if required. Loading rates: Blister copper slabs 42 x 42 x 8 weigh 400 kilos, on average. The loading rate is 50 tons per gang/hour, using forklifts, supplied by the company, in the hold. Cathodes are in uneven bundles, about 39 x 39 x 125 weighing 3,500/3,800 kilos. The loading rate is 75 tons per gang/hour. They can be stowed on edge, 4 bundles high, using the derricks or a crane, not forklifts. Copper concentrates are loaded in trays (bins) 3-ton lifts and emptied out on board at a rate of 70 tons an hour. Fish meal in bags is stowed, at 22 tons an hour; in bulk, by cutting the bags on board, at 25 tons an hour. Pallets are used for loading but must be returned immediately. Fish oil in bulk is loaded at the Petroperu oil terminal over a 6 line at 90 tons an hour. The tank capacity ashore is 2,400 tons. Deep frozen tunny (on the round) and tinned fish are also occasionally loaded. Explosives for SPCC can be discharged at their pier, when no other ship is berthed there. No lighters remain in the port. Costs. For unloading general cargo the cost is u$s 10.15 per tonne; loading fish meal in bags, is u$s 8 per tonne and copper slabs or cathodes is u$s 4.50 per tonne FIOS. Port dues and charges are established according to Enapu tariff and conditions (q.v.). However, for the private pier of SPCC, the Enapu tariff for use of port and docking/undocking applies, but the wharfage charge to SPCC is only u$s 0.04 per grt per day, and overtime labour imports an additional charge. Tugs. There is one tug of 690 hp and a motor launch of 290 hp. Fumigation can be arranged here or an exemption certificate may be extended. Repairs. Only minor repairs can be done. Water is available in short supply, but up to 100 tons can be delivered by tank trucks and pumped on board with a 2 hose it costs u$s 2.18 per cubic metre. Supplies are available but not plentiful. Orders should be placed in advance, as fresh provisions are brought in from the countryside. Medical attention/hospital is available. Communications. Ilo is 47 km off the main road. There is a taxi service to Tacna from where other towns can be reached by air or bus. Telephone lines are available. Note. Four years ago Peru and Bolivia signed a bilateral agreement whereby Bolivia was conceded the use of installations and facilities in the port of Ilo for its maritime foreign trade of imports and exports, viz: a pier 220 m long with a berth on either side for ships drawing up to 36 , warehouses for general cargo and open yards for containers and bulk cargoes. Storage for Bolivian goods, imports and exports, would be free for 365 days and tariffs would be under those for Peruvian goods. Port equipment is available for handling all classes of goods. There is a road to La Paz that is used by the trucks at Matarani. However, as the road is unpaved, heavy rains affect the conditions of the road for several days. Ilo has a free zone for the manufacture of industrial goods for export. The intention is to offer Bolivia direct access to a seaport for both imports and exports with as little official intervention as possible from the Peruvian authorities. Up to now, Bolivia has not used the port of Ilo in any way for its maritime trade. (Refer to Bolivia Railways and highways to ports on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts ). The port of Ilo has a good harbour and is easily reached. There is no heavy weather and very little swell, except from June to September. Port of Ilo (Peru) - Pacific Coast (Information from Ultramar Group)