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Port of Aruba
Aruba has three seaports. The port of Oranjestad, Aruba's container port and cruise ship terminal, is accessible to all types of vessels. It has a depth of 38 feet MLW and 4,070 feet of docking space. The container terminal has a 50-ton gantry crane with a maximum capacity of 60,000 TEUs containers per year, and a 140-ton mobile crane. There are also two roll-on roll-off ramps, and facilities for 36 reefer connections are available.
Barcadera is the industrial port with a depth of 36 feet and 1,148 feet of docking space. The Aruba Ports Authority administers the ports of Oranjestad and Barcadera, while the Coastal Aruba Refining Company NV administers the port of San Nicolas (Sint Nicolaas), hosting the oil terminals and two reef berths.
Connections worldwide
Direct shipping connections on a frequent basis are available from Aruba to the European and some Latin American countries by the major shipping lines. Maersk-Sealand's vessels call on Curacao and Aruba with containers from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle and Far East. Crowley American Transport and Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (CASV) have weekly sailings. Furthermore, regional shipping connections are available, either direct or via transshipment.
