| Praia Harbor | |
|---|---|
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 Cape Verde | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Location | Praia |
| Coordinates | 14°55′12″N 23°30′26″W / 14.9199°N 23.5071°W |
| UN/LOCODE | CVRAI[1] |
| Details | |
| Owned by | ENAPOR |
| Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
| No. of wharfs | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 1,054 (2017)[2] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 817,845 metric tonnes (2017)[2] |
| Annual container volume | 390,205 metric tonnes (2017)[2] |
| Passenger traffic | 85,518 (2017)[2] |
Praia Harbor (Portuguese: Porto da Praia, pronounced [ˈpoɾtu ðɐ ˈpɾajɐ]) is the port of the city of Praia in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated in a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean. Since the latest modernization in 2014, it has 2 long quays, 3 shorter quays, a quay for fishing boats with fish processing installations, 2 container parks, 2 roll-on/roll-off ramps and a passenger terminal. The total length of the quays is 863 m, and the maximum depth is 13.5 m.[3] The port of Praia played an important role in the colonization of Africa and South America by the Portuguese. With 817,845 metric tonnes of cargo and 85,518 passengers handled (2017),[2] it is the second busiest port of Cape Verde, after Porto Grande (Mindelo).
The bay of Praia lies between the headlands Ponta Temerosa and Ponta das Bicudas. The islet Ilhéu de Santa Maria lies in the bay, west of the port. The river Ribeira da Trindade empties into the bay, between the city centre (Plateau) and the port. Directly north of the port is the city subdivision Achada Grande Frente.
- ^ "UNLOCODE (CV) - CAPE VERDE". service.unece.org. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Statistics Port Praia, ENAPOR, December 2017
- ^ "Port of Praia" (in Portuguese). ENAPOR. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.