The shipping platform

Location: Puerto Castilla is located on the N shore of Bahia de Trujillo, approx 2nm SE of Cabo de Honduras Light. General overview: The harbour is situated inside Cape Honduras and affords natural protection on three sides with an opening to the W, with mostly no swell. One modern berth of length 225m with a max draught of 10.9m is used for all operations, the port is mainly used for banana exports in containers, packaged timber and palm oil. Management personnel for agents and stevedores are usually flown in from Puerto Cortes or San Pedro Sula. Traffic figures: Approx 170 vessels visit the and 68,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Nov 1 to Jul 15, Summer Jul 16 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA 225m, draught 10.97m.