Maracaibo - San Francísco - El Bajo Facility

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
Density of the water	0,999 - 1,005
Stowage Factor	42 - 44 cft/MT
Loading	Ex barges
Loading equipment	Ship´s gear or floating crane(s)
Loading rate ( SHINC )	8 - 12.000 / 24 hrs
Operator ( Shipper )	Transcoal (IAC )/Carbones de la Guajira.
No. of barges	Usually 3 to 5
Capacity of barges	2x1000+ 3x1500
Distance fm barge pier to ship	1NM
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, Buoy No. 84