Port of Big Creek is the only deep-water port facility on the in Country of Belize (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's largest private port.,[3] after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.
| Big Creek | |
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 Oil barge being loaded at Big Creek Port | |
 Map of Big Creek location | |
| Location | |
| Country | Belize |
| Location | Toledo District |
| Coordinates | 16°30′51″N 88°24′16″W / 16.51417°N 88.40444°W |
| UN/LOCODE | BZBGK[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | Yes |
| No. of berths | 3[2] |
| Draft depth | 11.0 m. in the channel[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Website www | |
Facilities edit
The port is ISPS certified and has 3 berths.[2] Cargoes handled include bananas, citrus fruit and petroleum.[4]
Hurricanes edit
The port is not a designated safe harbour with regard to hurricane preparedness.[5]
Big Creek was the location in which the Peter Hughes dive boat "Wave Dancer" capsized during Hurricane Iris in October 2001, killing 20 persons, comprising 3 crew members and 17 vacationing divers from Richmond, Virginia.[6]
References edit
- ^ "UNLOCODE (BZ) - BELIZE". www.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "About Us • Port of Big Creek". Port of Big Creek. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Port of Big Creek, Belize". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Belize Port Authority Maritime Service, Security and Efficiency". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Designated Safe Harbours – Belize Port Authority". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Tornado Spawned by Iris Blamed for Capsizing Boat". USAToday.com. Associated Press. 2001-10-16. Retrieved 2013-06-23.