Grand
Bahama Air Shipping/Charters
Air Cargo/Charters
GPS Bahamas
Grand Bahama Airport Company
Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) is a privately owned joint
venture between Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and The Port Group (The
Grand Bahama Port Authority). This facility also includes an additional
741 acres of land adjoining the Airport and Harbour into one operating
entity, known as the Sea Air Business Center(S/ABC).
The Airport has an 11,000-ft. runway capable of handling the largest
aircraft in service and is within easy reach of all major U.S.
destinations. Major upgrading and expansion to the facility were
completed by March 2004, enhancing the position as a world class
airport. The airport operates a 24 hours service daily.
Among the features available at the Grand Bahama International
Airport are:
- Full 24 Hours Weather Service
- ILS (Instrument Landing System)
- VOR System
- PAPI (Position Approach Path Indicator) system
- Distance Remaining Markers
- Category seven (7) Fire Fighting Facilities
- General Aviation services, including fuelling
- Special Cargo/Freight handling area
- US Pre-Clearance Facility
Freeport Container Port
Freeport Container Port is a privately owned and
operated port of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH),
the world’s leading port investor, developer and
operator with interests in 20 countries
throughout Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and
the Americas. Today, HPH operates a total of 242
berths in 41 ports together with a number of
transportation related service companies.
Freeport Container Port is located 100 miles
from Florida, and is strategically located to
serve as a major world container transshipment
hub between the Eastern Gulf Coast of the United
States, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, South
America, and trade lanes to European,
Mediterranean, the Far East, and Australian
destinations.
Freeport Container Port was officially opened
in July 1997 and presently comprises a total
land area of:
- 3,400 ft (1,036m of berths) with 15.5m
depth alongside.
- 10 Super Post Panamax Quayside Gantry
Cranes
- 2 Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes
- 50 Straddle Carriers
- Navis Operating System
- 49 Hectares/118 acres of Stacking Area
- 16m / 52ft. in Channel & Turning Basin
Freeport Container Port offers shipping lines
a 24-hour facility with the most advanced port
computer systems, operational expertise and
professional management coupled with State of
the Art Security and full surveillance. The port
is capable of handling the largest container
vessels in the world, and aims to provide
excellence in container services through the
dedication of our staff and the application of
leading-edge technology, by using highly advance
‘real-time’ communication and port management
systems.
Freeport
Harbour Company
Freeport Harbour Company is privately owned and operated
through a joint venture between Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
and The Port Group (The Grand Bahama Port Authority).
Freeport Harbour is one of the largest man-made harbours in
the world and the deepest harbour in the region. The
entrance channel and turning basin are dredged to a depth of
16m (52 ft.). There is also a huge expanse of sheltered
waters. Businesses at the harbour include Cruise and Day
Ferry visits, Roll-on/Roll-off facilities for containerised
and LTL cargo, Car Transshipment, Wet Docking and Ship
Repair Facilities. Freeport Harbour can accommodate three
(3) cruise ships, five (5) roll-on/roll-off vessels, two
900-ft wet-docking berths. Vessels with a maximum draft of
30ft can be accommodated alongside. Cruise lines of up to
1000 ft., length overall, can be facilitated. Tugboat and
pilot services are also available.
The $10.9 million dollar Lucayan Harbour Cruise Facility,
situated on the water-ways of Freeport Harbour, continues to
develop programmes in order to upgrade the cruise passenger
terminal facilities, which processes under 1,000,000
visitors annually. The facility includes:
- Sheltered staging areas for the pick-up/drop-off of
passengers
- A retail complex and a craft market featuring local
straw work and other indigenous craft.
- Extensive landscaping and a more efficient ground
transportation layout are major features of this
facility.
- New tropical landscaping
- Two first class renovated cruise ship terminals with
the ability to be combined to handle a 3,000 passenger
homeport cruise vessel.
Freeport Harbour Company is also a major landlord with ship
repair facilities and other marine operations within the
harbour. A modern ship repair operation is Grand Bahama
Shipyard, a quality rated organisation, with two
floating dry docks. Dock I, a Panamax sized construction, is
capable of lifting vessels of over 30,000 tons and measures
880 feet overall with a clear breadth of 110 feet. The dock
is fitted with 2 x 25 ton cranes and a comprehensive range
of support services.
Dock II, one of the largest floating
dry docks in the Western Hemisphere, is a recent addition to
the facility. Arriving at the yard in December 2001, the
dock began operations in March 2002. With a lifting capacity
of 82,500 tons, an overall length of 985 feet (300m) and an
overall breadth of 192 feet (58.5m), it provides the yard
with the ability to accommodate cruise ships up to 150,000
GRT and cargo vessels up to VLCC size. This dock is fitted
with 2 x 20 ton cranes.
Complimenting the floating docks are two fully serviced
wet berths, each of which can accommodate a vessel of up to
1000 feet in length. Also on site is a state-of-the-art
34,000 square foot workshop complex, containing one of the
largest lathes in the region and a wide range of machinery
which provides opportunities for mechanical solutions and
fabrications.
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