USHUAIA IS THE CAPITAL OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO, ANTÁRTIDA E ISLAS DEL ATLÁNTICO SUR PROVINCE, AND HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 67,000. THE MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ARE CATTLE BREEDING, TOURISM, THE PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY OF HOME APPLIANCES AND FISHING ACTIVITIES.
- THE COMMERCIAL PIER JUTS OUT INTO THE BAY IN A SSE DIRECTION (SEE MAP); IT HAS A BERTHING FRONT OF 679 M ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND 517 M ON THE NORTH SIDE, WITH AN ADDITIONAL MOORING DOLPHIN LOCATED A FURTHER 28 M BEYOND THE PIER; IT WAS ALSO BROADENED TO A WIDTH OF 28 M. THE PIER IS BUILT ON A SHELVING BEACH AND DEPTH AT DATUM ALONGSIDE IS 9,80/10,40 M (32/34 FT) AT THE EASTERN END AND 3,80/6,10 M (12/20 FT) AT THE WESTERN END.
- THE NAVAL BASE PIER, ABOUT 0,3 MILES NE FROM COMMERCIAL PIER, 80 M LONG, FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF SMALL NAVY VESSELS.
- THE ORION OIL JETTY, SITUATED ABOUT 0,5 MILES NE OF THE COMMERCIAL PIER. IT IS A NARROW “T” SHAPED JETTY EXTENDING ABOUT 85 M FROM THE SHORE WITH A FRONTAGE OF 30 M AT ITS HEAD, 10 M WIDTH AND FITTED WITH OUTLYING MOORING POINTS. IT IS USED BY COASTAL TANKERS TO DISCHARGE CPP FOR LOCAL TIERRA DEL FUEGO CONSUMPTION TO SHORE STORAGE TANKS. SHIPS BERTH STARBOARD SIDE TO THE JETTY AND DEPTH ALONGSIDE IS ABOUT 9,60 M (32 FT) AT DATUM. THE BERTH IS OCCASIONALLY USED BY SMALL PASSENGER SHIPS OR VESSELS TAKING BUNKERS DIRECTLY AT THE JETTY. (SEE BUNKERS).
FRONTAGE ELEVATOR BERTH: NO RESTRICTIONS
MAX LOA ELEVATOR BERTH: NO RESTRICTIONS
MAX BEAM: NO LIMITS.
DEPTH ALONGSIDE: 8.00/10.00 EAST & 3.00/7.00 WEST
TYPE OF CARGO ELEVATOR: FISHING & CONTAINERS
LOADING RATE: NO RESTRICTIONS
STORAGE CAPACITY: NO RESTRICTIONS
BUNKERS: NO RESTRICIONS
WATER AVAILABILITY: YES