Port of Huasco
Huasco is an open-roadstead anchorage in Chile, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CLHSO.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Lift capacity of 25–49 tons is available. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 14610, Pub. 125. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.