A Secure and Safe Port Facility for (Inter)national Ships

Kuldipsingh Port Facility

A safe and insured port that is well-prepared to cater to ships engaged in the oil, gas, mining, and wood industries, complete with necessary facilities.

Mission
Kuldipsingh Port Facility N.V. facilitates and promotes global maritime trade with competitive, professional, reliable, and efficient port services.

Vision
Kuldipsingh Port Facility N.V. strives to be the most reliable Maritime Terminal and port authority with a safe, fast, efficient, and sustainable character. As the youngest developed port, it strives to provide a competitive position in Suriname.

Introduction
Kuldipsingh Port Facility N.V. is a privately owned port, established in June 2015.
The port handles a range of import and export activities. In recent times the port has increased volumes of Oil & Gas supply vessels services.

Policy & Certificates
According to International Ships and Port Security (ISPS) Code.
ISO9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015; ISO45001:2018 and TRACE Certified.

First Oil & Gas Shore Base of Suriname

The high-level details of the port facility are shown in the table below:

PORT INFORMATION
Name of Port	: Kuldipsingh Port Facility N.V.
Terminal abbreviation	: SRKUL
From pilot station to berth distance & time	: 29.92 miles at ≈ 3 hours
Total length of berth	: 400 meters
Average range (LW-HW)	: 2.5 meters (Neap, 2.15 meters, Spring, 2.8 meters)
Constraint	: Tidal Port with semi-diurnal tide
Water depth in channel at zero tide	: 5.5 meters
Draft alongside berth	: 7.0 meters at LWS
Pilotage	: Compulsory
Waiting time at pilot station	: 3 hours before high tide vessel can proceed in
Waiting time at pilot station at low tide	: With draft <5 meters vessel can proceed anytime
Notification before vessel arrives	: 48 hours
Restrictions for nationality of vessels	: No

Port restrictions

Kuldipsingh Port Facility is located about 30 minutes sailing upstream from the main port Jules Sedney (Nieuwe Haven) at Paramaribo. This port is mainly used for services for offshore supply vessels, discharge mining and proprietary cargo, oversized cargo, and loading rounds logs; Kuldipsingh Port Facility is a NAABSA (Not always afloat but safely aground) port measuring 7.0 meters, mid-section 7.0, and south side 7.0 meters in depth during low water.

For calling this port the vessel will also need to pass underneath the bridge crossing the Suriname River (max. air draft is 41 meter).

The draft between the channel and the Kuldipsingh jetty is 6.0 meters at low water – with a UKC of 20 cm as requested by the Maritime Authority Suriname (MAS).

TECHNICAL DATA
Jetty length	: 400 m
Deck load capacity	: 3,080 sqm of 5 MT and 2,970 sqm of 10 MT
Deck load capacity	: Upgraded with timber crane mats: 3,080 sqm of 10 MT and 2,970 sqm of 20 MT
Security	: 24/7 Security and CCTV surveillance
Customs	24/7 On-site customs supervision
Stevedores	: 24/7 Stevedore services
Medical	: 24/7 First aid unit services
Equipment	: Specialized and certified equipment and manpower
On-site	: Office space, open and covered storage area
DEVELEOPED AREA
Open area	: Yard: 110,840 sqm
Covered area	: Warehouses: 11,495 sqm
Quay side	: Jetty open storage area: 11,800 sqm
Deck load	: Area storage: 11,995 sqm
Mud Plant I	: Liquid: 75 vertical tanks with 30,000 BBL storage capacity
MAIN SERVICES
Vessels	: Berth accommodation
Ships	: Ships agency
Stevedores	: Stevedores’ services
Others	: Meet & greet
OTHER SERVICES
Bunkers	: Fresh water
Waste	: Garbage disposal (non-hazardous)
Rent	: Office and meeting room
Customer services	: For visa and crew change
Waste plant	: Thermal desorption waste processing facility Slop oil 3-phase separation facility with on site laboratory support services
IN DEVELOPMENT
Jetty	: Extension 80 m length northern Side + extension 15 m length southern Side
Open area	: Yard: 74,500 sqm
Covered area	: Warehouses: 5,000 sqm
Area heavy loads	: 12,240 sqm of 20 T/sqm GBP
Mud plant II	: Liquid: 60 vertical tanks with 45,000 BBL storage capacity
OPERATION THROUGHPUT
Containerized cargo	: 8-10 units per hour
General cargo	: 2,000 – 2,500 tons per hour
Casings	: 60 tons per hour / 800 casings offloading per 24 hours
VESSELS WORKING HOURS
Day shift	: 07:00 to 19:00 hours
Night shift	: 19:00 to 07:00 hours
BREAKDOWN STEVEDORES
Working hours	: 07:00 to 12:00 hours
Working hours	: 13:00 to 19:00 hours
Working hours	: 19:30 to 00:00 hours
Working hours	: 01:00 to 06:30 hours
Break/Inactive hours	: 12:00 to 13:00 hours & 00:00 to 01:00 hours