Kingston Harbor
| Kingston Harbor | |||
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| Data | |||
| UN / LOCODE | JM KIN | ||
| operator | Port Authority of Jamaica | ||
| opening | Summer 1692 | ||
| Container (TEU) | 2.8 million | ||
| website | www.portjam.com (Engl.) | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Kingston | ||
| Parish | Kingston Parish | ||
| Country | Jamaica | ||
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 58 '57 " N , 76 ° 49' 46" W | ||
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The port of Kingston (English Kingston Harbor ) is a seaport in the city of Kingston in Jamaica . It is located in the bays of Cagway Bay and Hunts Bay in the Caribbean Sea .
To the north of the port is the capital Kingston, to the east it borders on Portmore . Norman Manley International Airport is located on an island about 10 km from the harbor basin in the southeast .
The port in the southeastern part of Jamaica is the seventh largest port in the world. The Port Authority of Jamaica , a public corporation , has been operating and managing it since 1972 .
The predecessor Port Royal (approx. 1650 to 7 June 1692) was destroyed in an earthquake and seaquake . Kingston Harbor was last expanded and modernized in 1964. The systems are currently being expanded and renewed.
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.portjam.com Port Authority of Jamaica> Major Ports (Engl.). Accessed May 14, 2013.
- ↑ www.portjam.com Port Authority of Jamaica> History (Engl.). Accessed May 14, 2013.
- ↑ www.portjam.com Port Authority of Jamaica> About Us (Engl.). Accessed May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Original term: statuary corporation [1]