Introduction on port of Arica in Chile

Arica is an important shipping port in Chile.
Arica geographical longitude: -70.3125988, latitude: -18.4782534. One of the main ports of the South American West Route
ARICA is Chile’s northernmost Pacific coast port on the border with Peru. West Zone 4 standard hours (from the second Sunday of October to the second Sunday of March). Maximum draft: 10.4 m for dry cargo ships and 10.7 m for tankers. The load density of water is 1025. Tide range 0.9 m. Winds from the southwest prevail. Compulsory pilotage. Contact pilot station by radio VHF, pilot embarks at 1600 meters bearing 351 degrees Arakeland lighthouse, a good anchorage. Communications contact: 8:00-18:00, via Coast Radio, listening at 8360 kHz, broadcasting at 8478 kHz. The ship is dispatched 24 hours in advance of its estimated time of arrival. Working hours 8:00-18:00, can work overtime. Port services: ship repair, bunkering, dinghy, medical, towing, fresh water supply, supplies, repatriation, no dry dock and sewage facilities. There is a railway in the port city. The nearest airport is CHACALLUTA, 17.6 km from the property. The entrance channel is 7.2 kilometers wide and 18 meters deep. The port has six old bulk cargo berths with a total shoreline of 885 meters and water depths of 3.7 meters to 10.4 meters. The new jetty is 435 meters long and 50 meters wide, with two berths and water depths of 10.1 meters and 12.2 meters respectively.