Port au Prince

General information

Name:
Port au Prince
Country:
Haiti
UN/Locode:
HTPAP
Local time:
Moored Vessels:
9
Expected Vessels:
4
Berths:
1
Coordinates:
N 18° 33' W 072° 22'

Moored Vessels

Name
Type
Moored

Expected Vessels

Name
Type
Expected
Cargo Ship
09.11. 00:59
Cargo Ship
10.11. 09:00

Sailed Vessels

Name
Type
Sailed

Latest news

Hijacked cargo ship freed in gun fight

Fri Apr 12 09:25:38 CEST 2024 Timsen

On April 4, 2024, the containerm/v 'Magalie' ((IMO: 7413892)) was hijacked by members of the 5 Seconds gang in the Varreux terminal neighborhood at Port-au-Prince. The gang members took all crew members hostage and stole one-sixth of the cargo, which included rice, Haiti's main staple food. On April 8, Haiti's National Police stormed the ship and engaged in a five-hour gunfight. The operation resulted in the injury of two officers and an unspecified number of gang members being killed. The vessel was retrieved safely, and Haiti's Port Authority assisted in transporting the onboard personnel. The status of the crew members was unknown. The ship was pulled away from the shore by a tug. Gangs have frequently attacked Port-au-Prince's waterfront operations, causing disruptions to the supply and relief flow. Last month, vandals destroyed the Varreux Power Plant and briefly took over and looted the Caribbean Port Services (CPS), the biggest container terminal in the country. The UN's Famine Early Warning System Network states that the terminal's waterside activities may remain closed for several weeks.

Haiti could receive first cruise ship in a quarter of a century

Thu Feb 23 09:11:15 CET 2012 arnekiel

Haiti’s Minister of the Interior welcomes potential initiative to bring Cruise with a Cause, which combines tourism and volunteer work. Port-Au-Prince is getting ready for the historic visit. A cruise ship may soon call at Port-Au-Prince, the first such visit in Haiti after a quarter of a century, a milestone that Minister of the Interior Thierry Mayard-Paul welcomed Friday at a gathering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with the organizers of the cruise that combines tourism with volunteer work, seeing this as another instance of sustainable development for the Caribbean nation’s economy, “breathing new life” into the tourism sector. More at http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/haiti-could-receive-first-cruise-ship-in-a-quarter-of-a-century/

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