Port of Puerto Caldera
Puerto Caldera is a coastal harbor in Costa Rica, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CRPTC.
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 Costa Rica’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, Coastal, natural
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Charted depths
- Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique, a deratting certificate, and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 15500, Pub. 153, chart 21546. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.