Port of Petit Goâve
Petit Goâve is an open-roadstead anchorage in Haiti, registered under the UN/LOCODE code HTPEG.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Haiti’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel20.1–21.3 m (66–70 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier1.8–3.0 m (6–10 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (1.8–3.0 m (6–10 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
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground; turning area available
Facilities and services
Pilotage is compulsory and available. Communications include telegraph. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Supplies on offer include provisions and water.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 10870, Pub. 147, chart 26188. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.