La Cañada

Facility type Anchorage
No. of anchoring places One
Max. sailing draft 37 ft 00″ ( high tide )
Max. airdraft ( Mcbo. Bridge ) 42 mts
Other restrictions Anchoring in daylight only
Stowage Factor 42 – 44 cft/MT
Density of the water 0,999 – 1,005
Loading Ex barges
Loading equipment Ship´s gear or floating crane(s)
Loading rate ( SHINC ) 8 – 12.000 / 24 hrs
Operator ( Shipper ) TCSV ( TMT ), Transcoal ( IAC )
Carbones de la Guajira.
No. of barges Usually 3 to 5
Capacity of barges 2×1000+3×1500
Distance fm barges pier to ship 3 NM
Bunker facilities Ex barge FO MGO
Fresh water facilities Ex barge
FW price ( min . 100 MT ) US$ 20 BY MT (US$ 2.000 aprox.)
Location W side of the channel, between Buoys 88 and 90
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