Big Creek, Belize

Big Creek or Cala Grande is a deep-water port facility on the Caribbean Sea in Belize's Toledo District (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's second largest port,[3] after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.

Big Creek
Oil barge being loaded at Big Creek Port
Map of Big Creek location
Location
CountryBelize
LocationToledo District
Coordinates16°30′51″N 88°24′16″W
UN/LOCODEBZBGK[1]
Details
Available berths3[2]
Draft depth11.0 m. in the channel[2]
Statistics
Website
www.portofbigcreek.com

Facilities

The port is ISPS certified and has 3 berths.[2] Cargoes handled include bananas, citrus fruit and petroleum.[4]

Hurricanes

The port is not a designated safe harbour with regard to hurricane preparedness.[5]

Big Creek was the location in which the Peter Hughes dive boat "Wave Dancer" capsized during Hurricane Iris in October 2001, killing 20 persons, comprising 3 crew members and 17 vacationing divers from Richmond, Virginia.[6]

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (BZ) - BELIZE". www.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. "About Us • Port of Big Creek". Port of Big Creek. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Port of Big Creek, Belize". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "Belize Port Authority Maritime Service, Security and Efficiency". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. "Designated Safe Harbours – Belize Port Authority". Belize Port Authority. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "Tornado Spawned by Iris Blamed for Capsizing Boat". USAToday.com. Associated Press. 2001-10-16. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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