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Paarden Baai - (Oranjestad), Aruba
Aruba · 12.52° N, 70.03° W
The World Port Index classes Paarden Baai - (Oranjestad) as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 10 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 2,780 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 10 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 340 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,780 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Sint Nicolaas Baai20 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 340 m and a maximum draft of 9.9 m.
- Channel depth
- 10 m
- Anchorage depth
- 45 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 0.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 340 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 38 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 9.9 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Paarden Baai - (Oranjestad) is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: ro-ro. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Aruba
- US exports, 2025
- $650.2MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $10.3MLed by special classification provisions
Other ports in Aruba
The nearest is Sint Nicolaas Baai, 20 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.