Port of
LA PLATA
Port of La Plata
The port of La Plata, which is the capital of the Buenos Aires province, is located on the right margin of the River
Plate, at about 70 km of Buenos Aires city.
The available berths are:
- Grand Dock
- Puerto Ingeniero Rocca
- Free Zone
LA PLATA PORT
LA PLATA PORT
LA PLATA PORT
LA PLATA PORT
LA PLATA PORT - ACCESS CHANNEL
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TECPLATA - LA PLATA PORT
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YPF - LA PLATA
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Grand Dock
specifically employed for the oil and oil byproducts loading and discharging. The country's biggest oil distillery is located close to the Grand Dock. The west side of the dock, which is about 1.300 m waterfront, is exclusively used by tankers at piers 1,2 and 3, whilst the east side, whose waterfront is also about 1.300 m long, can allocate tankers and chemical carriers at piers 6 and 7.
The pier 9, also located on the eastern side of the dock is an open berth, eventually used for general cargoes.
Immediately northwards of pier 9 sites the petcoke terminal, Copetro, were green and calcinated petroleum coke are loaded.
The maximum permitted l.o.a. at this port is 215 m. The draft restriction must be checked prior fixing a vessel.
Tugs are employed for berthing and unberthing.
Puerto Ingeniero Rocca:
is the port of Propulsora, an iron mill belonging to the Tenaris Group. Nowadays, on
account of the embanking of the access channel, is mainly dedicated to the coastal service.
Free Zone
The port of La Plata has a free zone facility, which eventually use the pier 23 along the Santiago river, on the entrance of the port. However almost no activities has been reported in the recent past.
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