Big Creek (BZBGK)

Big Creek is a private port owned by the Big Creek Group (BCG) and includes Banana Enterprise Limited (BEL) which exports banana, sugar and citrus products, Haney Farms Ltd. and Belagro Agriculture. The port also handles containers, break bulk cargo and dry bulk, including grain, and provides some services for the offshore industry. The location provides easy access for the export of these products from Belize. The port area has recently been expanded to accommodate deeper draught and larger vessels, with the approach channel being lengthened and dredged to 11.0m and an alongside depth also of 11.0m. The Group allotted a portion of its land adjacent to the port for the storage of crude oil in six tanks; the oil being piped in from the current oil production facility in Spanish Lookout. Latterly, this 60,000 barrel storage facility has been under utilised and awaits a new oil find.

The port of Big Creek is located on the W side of the entrance to Placentia Lagoon, to the S of Belize Port.

Vessels up to LOA 70m.

Approx 240,400t of cargo and 160 vessels handled annually.

Anchorage is available 0.4nm SSE of Placentia Point, in a depth of 6.0m.

Approach and entry: Big Creek is approached from the vicinity of No 2 Lightbuoy (E Cardinal) in the Narrows. The approach is via a recommended track and marked intermittently by buoys and lightbuoys; then entry is through a channel marked by lightbuoys. To accommodate larger vessels, the total length of the channel has, reportedly, been increased by 1.8nm from 1.5nm to 3.3nm and has been widened from 63m (208ft) to 120m (396ft) with the depth increased from 6.7m (22ft) to 11.0m (36ft). Vessels should check latest depths as the area is subject to an accumulation of sand and sediment. The new channel width of 120m, allows vessels to turn in a basin of approx 500mІ.

BA 1797. Admiralty Pilot NP69A, NP286(7). US Sailing Directions 148 (Caribbean Sea Volume II). US28162.

Pilotage is compulsory. Pilot will board off English Cay by prior arrangement.

BIG CREEK 16°30.53'N 88°22.86'W ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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