Port guide · UN/LOCODE CW CRB
Caracasbaai, Curacao
Curacao · 12.07° N, 68.87° W · Also listed as Caracas Bay
The World Port Index classes Caracasbaai as an open roadstead on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 12.5 m. Norfolk is 2,850 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 320 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,850 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- WillemstadUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 320 m.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12.5 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 320 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Caracasbaai is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: liquid bulk.
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Curacao
- US exports, 2025
- $1.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $54.3MLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Curacao
The nearest is Willemstad, under 10 km away.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.