Maracaibo Guasare Facility

Facility type	Transfer Station
No. of Berth	1
Side Alongside	Starboard Side
Max. Loa	300 M
Max. Beam	44 M
Possition Lat.	10º43.5´30´´ N
Lon.	71º33.5´30´´ W
Max. sailing draft	37 ft 00" (high tide)
Max Air Draft	45 mtrs
Other restrictions	Max. Freeboard + hatch coam. 14,5 M
Density of the water	0,999 - 1,005
Stowage factor	44 cft/MT
Loading equipment	3 Loaders
Loading rate ( SHINC )	27-28.000 MT / 24 hrs
Operator ( SHIPPER )	Carbones del Guasare
Distance from barge pier to ship	10 NM
Bunker facilities	Ex barge FO, MGO
Fresh water facilities	Ex-barge
FW price( min. 100 MT )	US$ 18 by MT (US$ 1.800 approx.)
Tugs requested	Yes
Quantity of tugs requested	2 by 2.800 hp Min.
Transfer station is located on the Eastern side of the Maracaibo lake Channel, close to the Fairway buoy No. 65.
Special procedure : Pilot requests two (sometimes three) tugs for Docking/Undocking the vessel