Frontera

PUERTO BAHÍA

99.97% ownership

Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía is a state-of-the-art multimodal maritime terminal in Colombia, privileged with its strategic location in the heart of the Cartagena Bay. Puerto Bahía’s assets under operation position the port as a strategic partner for both the liquid bulk and dry cargo industries.

  • Ideal operation hub: premier location reduces vessel, truck transit time and carbon footprint.

  • No draft Restriction: Cartagena’s bay deep waters (16-19m) allow entrance of PostPanamax vessels with no dredging required.

  • Continuous Operation: Natural sheltered water, with the closest port to bay access (low vessel trafic and maneuvering time).

  • Hinterland Connection: proximity to Canal del Dique, granting easy access to the Magdalena river, which connects the Caribbean Coast to major cities like Bogota and Medellin.

Puerto Bahia and GASCO entered into an agreement to jointly pursue an LPG project at the Puerto Bahia port.

The project aims to be Colombia’s lowest cost LPG importer, capturing significant market share, providing product diversification for Puerto Bahia and positioning the port as the largest LPG importing facility in the region.

Joint venture will construct and operate a 20,400-ton LPG refrigerated storage facility. Expected to be in service by 2027.

Today, the port manages over 55,000 bbl/d of oil and oil products and is the country’s largest roll-on/roll-off cargo operator.

Liquid Terminal

The country’s first bulk liquid handling dock with the latest technology for loading and unloading hydrocarbons and great direct transfer capacity. It enables cross-docking operations and import of crude oil and refined products.

  • Liquid Jetty: Two docking positions for vessels up to 1 million barrels.

  • Storage Tanks: 8 storage tanks with a nominal capacity of 334 kbbl each, plus 3 tanks with heating and expandability.

  • Tanker Truck Station: 8 loading/unloading positions interconnected with storage tanks.

  • Barge Terminal: Simultaneous service for up to 4 barges loading/ unloading.

Frontera’s majority owned subsidiary Puerto Bahía and Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S. have entered into an agreement to connect Puerto Bahia’s port facility and the Cartagena Refinery via a 6.8-kilometre, 18-inch bi-directional hydrocarbon flowline allowing for the transportation of crude oil and other hydrocarbons between Puerto Bahía’s port facility and the Cartagena Refinery, it will have a capacity of up to 84,000 barrels per day. The connection will be capable of handling imported and domestically produced crude.

Puerto Bahía will provide Reficar heating, product recirculation, pumping, barge unloading, tanker and truck reception, and other services, enabling Puerto Bahía to materially grow its revenues, operations, and capacity usage once the connection is in service and supporting the expected expansion in Reficar’s capacity.

The connection will deliver additional revenue generation opportunities for Puerto Bahía and Reficar, the local communities of Barú, Cartagena, and Colombia.

General Cargo

Specific area for the transport of general cargo, specialized in the handling of extra-heavy, extra-dimensional items and rolling cargo.

  • 30 hectares for RoRo cargo.

  • 15,000 standard storage slots for vehicles with capacity to handle more than 140,000 vehicles per year.

  • 2 docking positions in the dry terminal dock.

  • Equipment for cargo handling.

  • 3 specialized enlistment centers for value added services.

Puerto Bahía

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