Port international du Cap-Haïtien

The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the seaport in Cap-Haïtien Haiti's second largest city. It is operated by the government port authority Autorité Portuaire Nationale APN.

Facilities
Two access channels leading to the Port:


 * Channel-West, 1 mile long, from 10 to 15 m deep, well marked by navigation aids
 * Channel-East, marked by tags of day (is hardly used)
 * Turning basin and berth wide, 11 to 18 m deep
 * Steering: Valid anytime
 * Radio: VHF Channel 16 or 12
 * Anchoring and quarantine: Buoy No. 1

Services offered: pilotage, mooring, storage, handling, grouping and unbundling of containers, home cruises, marina, water reservoir of 800 m³ capacity.

Quay characteristics
There are four docks:

The platform of Cruise:


 * 176 m long
 * 10.5 m water depth
 * 7 bollards

The pier-International Trade:


 * 250 m long
 * 9.5 m water depth
 * RORO ramp of 30 m wide
 * 13 bollards
 * Electricity for refrigerated containers
 * Storage
 * Covered area: 2210 m²
 * Open area: 72,000 m², including 45,000 square meters for containers

Equipment proper handling


 * the platform of cabotage
 * 100 m long
 * 3.5 m water depth

Open-storage area of 0.5 ha


 * Marina:
 * 100 m long
 * 2.4 water depth
 * 40 bollards available-area of 13,000 m²

Military
The Haitian Coast Guard has one of its main base in Cap-Haïtien

Rehabilitation
USAID financed $24 million of works to renovate the port beginning in May 2024.