Puerto Bolivar (COPBO)

The private port is used as an outlet for the Colombian coal industry. Thermal (Steam) coal is exported by CMC (Coal Marketing Company), the sales representatives for owners, Cerrejon (Carbones del Cerrejуn). Trains deliver up to 48,000t of coal per day. Puerto Bolivar has two loading piers. The main pier, Coal Pier, to the South and the New Pier to the North. There is also a Commodities Pier in the south of the port area, used by tankers, reefer vessels, tugs and service craft, for supplies, maintenance and fuel oil deliveries.

Tropical.

Puerto Bolivar is situated on the N coast of Colombia. The port is located on the W side of the entrance to Bahia Portete.

LOA 299.99m, beam 50m, draught 17.5m, 208,822DWT.

Approx 20,000,000t of cargo and 260 vessels handled annually.

The anchorages are open to NE winds. The general anchorage area, as shown on the chart, is approx 2.0nm NW of the Bay's SW entrance point and has a depth of between 5.0m to 27m, in sand. The quarantine anchorage is situated 5.25nm W of Punta Media Luna, in depths of 20.0-50m.

Some lighted buoys marking the dredged entrance channel may be missing. The navigable channel is approx 16.7m to 19.0m deep, 225m wide and 4km long. The turning area, to the South of the Coal Berth, has width of 600m, depth 10.0m. The access channel of the Buenaventura Maritime Terminal has a length of 31.5Km equivalent to 17nm. The depth is 13.5m at Low Tide (Equal Zero) on the outside (from Sea Buoy to Punta Soldier) and in the Inner Bay (Buoys 23 to 24 to Buoy 40 diagonal corner spring No.2) the depth is 12.5m at Low Tide . Amplitude of the access channel 200m on the outside (Sea-to-point welded Buoy) and 160m on the inside (Buoy 23 to 24 to Buoy 40 diagonal corner pier No.2). Masters are requested to be cautious in the entrance channel as, reportedly, there may be a SW cross-channel. This can cause a leeway of up to 10 per cent until Buoy No 7 and Buoy No 8 are passed.

BA 2267, 2194, 2195. Colombian 228, 229, 028, 077, 002, 040. Admiralty Pilot NP7A, NP286(7). US 24460, 24468, 24469. US Sailing Directions 148 (Caribbean Sea Volume II).

1024-1026.

Vessels are swung in the turning basin and berthed port side to berth. ..... Max Draught at Coal Berth depends on DWT: Fore (m) Aft (m) Up to 30,000 3.04 4.87 30,000 to 50,000 3.65 5.48 50,000 to 70,000 4.57 6.40 70,000 to 100,000 5.48 7.31 100,000 and over 7.31 9.0 Bulk cargo vessels arriving in ballast are restricted to a max draught of 9.0m (approval may be given for deeper draught) as they are swung in the turning basin before being berthed. Coal Berth: The max airdraught, (to top of hatch cover) is 21.0m.

Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot boards 1nm NW of Buoy No. 1 (12°17.5'N 50° 58.7'W). Vessels should send an ETA five days prior to arrival. Pilots can be contacted on VHF CH14 or 16.

A vessel is considered "arrived" when 2nm from position 12°17.5'N 071°58.9'W.

Puerto Bolivar Light, Fl2s 67m 16M, situated on shiploader; Punta Gallinas Light: Fl10s 34m 25M, 21nm NE of the port. Cabo de la Vela Light: Fl10s 92m 15M, 12nm W of the port.

Arriving vessels must carry clean ballast in segregated tanks, with their holds swept clean. Bulk vessels must be gas free. Vessels over 100,000DWT are not allowed to berth at night but may unberth at any time. Entry is restricted and permission should be obtained from the port authority before proceeding to the anchorages and cargo berths.

Average tidal range 0.3m.

Tugs are compulsory for all vessels. There are 3 x 4,000hp and 1 x 3,100hp tugs available throughout 24 hours.

Prevailing winds: NE'ly, NNE'ly.

PUERTO BOLIVAR (COLOMBIA) 12°15.36'N 71°57.57'W UNCTAD LOCODE: CO PBO ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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..... Pilot (24hrs) VHF: Ch 14 and 16. Callsign: "Puerto Bolivar Marine Operations" (During manoevres, Pilot uses VHF Ch 13). Port: VHF: Ch 14 and 16. Tel: 57 95 350 6511. Fax: 57 95 350 6512, 57 05 350 2151. Email: cp14@dimar.mil.co It is recommended to send all messages direct to the vessel's agent by telex or fax. Inmarsat communication is possible.

Allowances: There are no special allowances for officers and crew. The allowance is the same as that granted to other visitors to the country. Immigration: There are no immigration authorities based in the port. No shore leave is allowed except for essential master's business. Crew repatriation requires prior arrangement with the immigration authority, (DAS) in Rio Hacha. A Sanitary Certificate is required for pets.

..... Copies Documents 1. 5 2. 5 3. 5 4. 2 5. 1 6. 1 7. 1 8. 0 9. 5 10. 5 11. 4 12. 2 13. 1 14. 1 15. 0 16. 0 Inspector will require vessel to fit rat guards to all mooring ropes and rig a safety net under the gangway/accommodation ladder. Cargo documents such as Bills of Lading, Manifest, Stowage Plan and a copy of the Charter Party, if any, should be sent to the agent by mail or fax prior to the vessel's arrival. According to Direccion General Maritima de Colombia (DIMAR) (Colombian Port Authority) and Cerrejon, the following documents are required: ..... Document Name Description/Notes Authorising Body 1. ISPS Report (96hrs) International Ship and Port facility Security code DIMAR 2. M5-00-FOR-010 Ballast Water Notification Form DIMAR 3. Maritime Declaration of Health Report 72hrs and 3hrs prior to port arrival Sanidad Portuaria/Cerrjon 4. FO-MDC-0025 120hrs prior to arrival report Cerrejon 5. M03-FOR-030 Control and management of ballast water DIMAR 6. Port of Call List List of Last 10 ports DIMAR/Cerrejon 7. Medical log book List of personnel who have taken medications Sanidad Portuaria 8. Last 3 crew changes Last changes of crew and shipping ports Sanidad Portuaria/DIMAR/Cerrejon

Vessels ETA should be advised 5 days, 72, 48, and 24 hours prior to arrival.

Colombian flag and relevant Interco flags are to be displayed. Non compliance will result in port clearance being withheld.

Copies of current port regulations and the information manual are available through agents. Two weeks prior to the ship's arrival the Charter Party has to be registered with the Maritime Directorate in Bogota. Vessel's engines must be in state of readiness to enable a vessel to leave within 1 hour.

Radio pratique is not available. The port doctor will board as soon as the vessel is anchored. Any sickness onboard must be reported in advance so that the port doctor may assess the need to place the vessel in quarantine. This regulation applies even if the vessel is arriving from another Colombian port. The port doctor requires that all crew/passengers are vaccinated against yellow fever/cholera. Doctors will not board between 2200-0700hrs, except in an emergency.

Should be tendered on arrival at the pilot station or as stipulated in the Charter Party.

ETA Message (to be cabled with the first ETA, at least 72 hours prior to arrival): ..... B O G T AAA Vessel's name and previous names Y Y Y Y BBB ETA date and time (local), (1) Y Y Y Y CCC Call sign, register NT, flag and port of registry Y Y Y Y DDD Agent's name Y Y Y Y EEE Last port of call Y Y Y Y FFF Arrival draught fore/aft Y Y Y Y GGG Extreme arrival airdraught to hatch top Y Y N N HHH Expected sailing draught Y Y N N III Ballast on arrival (tonnes) and expected deballasting time (1) Y Y N N JJJ Is ballasting/deballasting concurrent with loading/discharging at normal port handling rates? (2) Y Y N Y KKK Type of previous cargo Y Y N Y LLL Date of next special survey (inc if overdue) Y Y Y Y MMM Port of destination Y Y Y Y NNN Cargo to be loaded/discharged by hold and total quantity Y Y Y Y OOO Hold rotation with quantities for each drop Y Y N N PPP Is vessel gas free? N Y N N QQQ Condition of steering/navigation equipment Y Y Y Y RRR Condition of mooring equipment Y Y Y Y SSS Parcels and sequence of grades to be discharged N N Y Y TTT Official DWT taken from Ship Registry Y Y Y Y UUU Length of loading area from hatch No 1 fwd to end of last hatch aft and width Y Y N N VVV Grain capacity (mі) of each hold Y Y N N B = Bulk carrier; O = OBO; G = General cargo; T = Tanker. Y = Information requested; N = Information not requested, because not applicable due to vessel type. Notes: ..... 1. Colombian local time is GMT -5 2. Max segregated ballast possible, provided max draught does not exceed 9.0m, the propeller is acceptably immersed and the trim does not exceed 1.8m by the stern. Double bottom ballast tanks used to comply with draught requirements must be completely full or empty. Also top tanks used must be empty or measurable, (partially full) so loading can commence as soon as draught readings are completed. The boarding pilot will usually be accompanied by a draught surveyor, masters are requested to provide a ship's officer or other qualified representative so that tank soundings as part of the draught survey can commence during the vessels transit to the loading berth. Lack of compliance with any of the above requirements may result in unnecessary delays in acceptance of the vessel to load. Serious misrepresentations could result in non acceptance of the vessel. The master should be aware of Government Regulations On Port Operation (RES 162 April 3 1995 of Superintendencia General de Puertos), bef