Contents
Summary
Max. Size:
Breakbulk:
Depth 12.0 m.
Containers:
Depth 16.5 m.
Passengers:
Depth 16.5 m.
Ro-Ro:
LOA 300 m., depth 14.0 m., draft 13.0 m. (tidal).
Tankers:
60,000 d.w.t., LOA 260 m., beam 32.5 m., draft 12.5 m. (tidal).
Fuel:
Available.
Airport:
Colon Domestic, 4 km. Panama City Int'l, 70 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:
Emergency repairs possible.
Medical:
Facilities available in Colon.
Colon
PAONX
Also see
Cristobal and
Panama Canal
OVERVIEW:
The city of Colon comprises the former Canal Zone towns of Cristobal, Margarita and
Coco Solo. Details include facilities in Coco Solo, a former US naval base and now
home to two container terminals and one tank storage facility, and the Colon 2000
cruise facility on the west side of Bahia Manzanillo.
Also see "
Cristobal".
LOCATION:
Bahia Manzanillo, 6.5 km. NE of the north entrance to the Panama Canal. Coco Solo
is situated on the east side of the bay, the Colon 2000 cruise terminal on the west
side.
CHARTS:
Digital: CO300023, PA5AM111, US409860 and US409860.
Paper: BA CP1 and 1400.
US 26060 and 26068.
Publications:
NP7A, South America Pilot Vol 4.
DOCUMENTS:
Required for clearance inwards:
5 Cargo Manifests (or declaration to the effect that no cargo is carried)
2 Crew Effects Declarations
(FAL 4)
2 Crew Lists
(FAL 5)
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