| Big Creek | |
|---|---|
 Oil barge being loaded at Big Creek Port | |
 Map of Big Creek location | |
| Location | |
| Country | Belize |
| Location | Toledo District |
| Coordinates | 16°30′51″N 88°24′16″W / 16.51417°N 88.40444°W |
| UN/LOCODE | BZBGK[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | Yes |
| No. of berths | 3[2] |
| Draft depth | 11.0 m. in the channel[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Website www | |
Port of Big Creek is the only deep-water port facility on the in Country of Belize (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's largest private port.,[3] after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.
Facilities
The port is ISPS certified and has 3 berths.[2] Cargoes handled include bananas, citrus fruit and petroleum.[4]
Hurricanes
The port is not a designated safe harbour with regard to hurricane preparedness.[5]
Big Creek was the location in which the Peter Hughes dive boat "Wave Dancer" capsized during Hurricane Iris in October 2001, killing 20 persons, comprising 3 crew members and 17 vacationing divers from Richmond, Virginia.[6]
References
- ^ "UNLOCODE (BZ) - BELIZE". www.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "About Us • Port of Big Creek". Port of Big Creek. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Port of Big Creek, Belize". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Belize Port Authority Maritime Service, Security and Efficiency". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Designated Safe Harbours – Belize Port Authority". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Tornado Spawned by Iris Blamed for Capsizing Boat". USAToday.com. Associated Press. 2001-10-16. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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