Overview:
Port of Talcahuano (Puerto de Talcahuano, port code: CLTAL) is a Chilean port. The time zone adopts the West 5th zone time zone. The maximum draft is 8.83 meters. The tidal range is 1.8 meters. Southwest wind prevails. Pilotage is required to enter the port. Radio communication VHF channel. Special port regulations: 1. Explosives must be unloaded from barges at berth 9 . Yellow explosives, detonators and explosives are unloaded separately. 2. Anchoring and anchoring are only operated during the day. 3. Must use tug to tow. Working hours: 08:00-12:00, 14:00-21:00. The port area is in the southwest corner of the bay, and the sheltering conditions are good. When the northerly wind is strong, the lighter must stop. Consuls in Hong Kong are: Algeria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and Switzerland. The port area has ship repairs, dry docks, steamboats and tugboats, providing fresh water and food supplies, medical and repatriation services. Throughput: 1849579 tons (out) and 26140 tons (in) per year. Bulk cargo berth: No. 1 berth is 150 meters long with a draft of 8.83 meters, and No. 2 berth is 200 meters long with a draft of 7.31 meters. The Chilean navy berth is 300 meters long and has a draft of 8.53 meters.
Location: Talcahuano Port is a multi-purpose terminal located at 36°41'22"S north latitude and 73°06'09"W longitude, in the Talcahuano region of Chile. The port is 500 kilometers from the southern city of Santiago, Chile, and 17 kilometers from the capital city of the autonomous region, Concepcion. 8 km from the port to Carriel Airport in Sur .
Climate: The region has a dry summer maritime climate on the western coast of Talcahuano. The average annual rainfall is about 1250 mm and the average temperature is 12 to 13°C, reaching the highest extreme temperature of 33°C in January, and-6°C in August, but the highest average temperature in summer (Dic.- February) is 22.8°C, and the lowest average in winter (Jun.-August year) is 3.5°C. The swell in the harbour area is low due to natural protection, and the tide fluctuates 1.8 meters. The prevailing wind is the southwest wind at 26 knots.
Ground space: The Port of Talcavano has 10.6 hectares, of which 8.9 corresponds to the port area, of which 7.54 corresponds to the total area of the commercial port, from Concepcion to TTP, and other various fishing facilities. Among them, Bai Molo 1.7 has been counted, the fishing boat dock Maria Isabel and others.
Facilities and others: Talcahuano Port suffered severe damage to its facilities during the 27/F earthquake and tsunami, which was limited to small ships and storage containers.
In January 2012, Talcahuano Port Passenger Terminal SA (TTP), a shipping enterprise group company SA, was granted a port concession for 30 years of port operations and officially started. The port infrastructure includes a plan to develop a compact berth No. 1, 160 meters long and 10 meters draft reconstruction, and 12,000 square meters of space for containers, refrigerated containers, truck parking, and load storage CFS. The construction of these infrastructure facilities began in June 2013, with an investment of US$1.31 billion, of which US$760 million will be used for equipment investment. From May 2014, the port began operations.