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Sint Nicolaas Baai, Aruba
Aruba · 12.43° N, 69.92° W · Also listed as Sint Nicolaashaven; St Nicolass
The World Port Index classes Sint Nicolaas Baai as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 12.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 12.5 m. Norfolk is 2,790 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 228.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,790 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Paarden Baai - (Oranjestad)20 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 228.6 m and a maximum draft of 12.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 36 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23.2 m
- Tidal range
- 0.2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 228.6 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32.3 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.2 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
Sint Nicolaas Baai 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
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and solid bulk.
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- 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 Paarden Baai - (Oranjestad), 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.