Port of La Plata
The port of La Plata, which is the capital of the Buenos Aires province, is located on the right margin of the River Plate, at about 60 km of Buenos Aires city.
The available berths are:
• Grand Dock
• Puerto Ingeniero Rocca
• Free Zone
Grand Dock
Specifically employed for the oil and oil by products loading and discharging. The country's biggest oil distillery is located close to the Grand Dock. The west side of the dock, which is about 1.300 m waterfront, is exclusively used by tankers at piers 1, 2 and 3, whilst the eastside, whose waterfront is also about 1.300 m long, can allocate tankers and chemical carriers at piers 6 and 7.
The pier 9, also located on the eastern side of the dock is an open berth, eventually used for general cargoes.
The petcoke terminal Copetro, were green and calcined petroleum coke are loaded, is located immediately northward of pier 9.
The maximum permitted LOA at this port is 230 m. The draft restriction must be checked prior fixing a vessel.
Tugs are employed for berthing and unberthing.
Puerto Ingeniero Rocca:
Is the port of SIDERAR SAIC, an iron mill belonging to the Tenaris Group. Nowadays, on account of the embanking of the access channel, is mainly dedicated to the coastal service.
Free Zone
The port of La Plata has a free zone facility, which eventually uses the pier 23 along the Santiago River, on the entrance of the port. However almost no activity has been reported in the recent past.
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