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on 26 June 2020, 19:17 UTC
The Turning Basin is 1,500 Feet Wide or 457M with no ship at the berth. The ship at the berth has Beam of 43M. The M/V Santa Loretta in LOA 337M.
on 26 June 2020, 13:54 UTC
What is the turning circle size ?
What is the LOA ?
What is the LOA ?
on 25 June 2020, 13:35 UTC
Excellent control, it is very important to have appropriate tugboats, I recommended for this maneuvering use ASD tugboats. We are doing the same operations at Cartagena de Indias Port, Colombia, with 366 LOA container ships and less.
Capt. Ricardo Izquierdo G.
Master Pilot Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Capt. Ricardo Izquierdo G.
Master Pilot Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
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