What country is Iquique a port of?

Iquique is located in northern Chile and is the capital of the Tarapacá region. Iquique is located in the northwest of the Atacama Desert and is a port on the Pacific coast of northern Chile. The city is about 1,800 kilometers north of Santiago, the capital of Chile. It is also an important port city in Chile, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atcatama Desert to the east.

FUEL:AVAILABLE northern Chilean port. When adopting West 4.5 zone standards. The maximum draft is 9.14 meters and the load density of water is 1025. The spring tide range is 0.97 meters. The average tidal range is 0.79 meters, and southwesterly wind prevails. Pilotage is compulsory when entering and leaving the port or mooring at the oil terminal. The pilot will pick up the ship 24 hours a day 0.55 kilometers outside the breakwater terminal, where the water depth is 24.38 meters and there is good anchorage. Tugboats are required for both mooring and launching. Communication methods, port holiday working hours: 3 shifts per day, 08:00-15:30, 15:30-23:00, 23:00-06:30. Port service facilities include: ship repair, bunkering, dinghy, medical, towing, fresh water, supplies and repatriation. There are no dry docks and sewage discharges. The port area has consuls stationed in Bolivia, Colombia, Italy, Norway, Panama, Peru, Spain, Sweden and other countries.

The city of Iquique itself is a tourist city, with perfect climate conditions combining the unique desert and ocean, abundant sunshine, fine sandy beaches, comfortable accommodation, luxurious casinos, etc., and its annual vacation becomes a tourist destination. Thousands of domestic and foreign tourists gather here to enjoy the blue sky, white clouds and sunshine. It has not rained in Iquique for nearly 400 years. The humid climate of the ocean creates a warm environment. The temperature in summer is 18℃-27℃, and the coldest time in winter (July to August) reaches 13℃-18℃. , is a place where you can travel in all seasons. The unique geographical environment, white water, desert and good natural environment make it one of the few extreme sports gathering places in the world. A large number of extreme enthusiasts from Europe and the United States gather here every year.

Iquique’s economic activity is mainly established through Iquique’s free trade zone. When the free trade zone was established in 1975, the city had only about 73,000 residents. Now there are more than 200,000 in the city. of permanent residents, and there are 400,000 residents in the surrounding area.

In terms of transportation, Iquique relies on its passenger transportation and cargo transportation services. Yi City has a first-class airport and an extensive land transportation network, allowing direct access to the capital and major tourist cities. The Pan-American Highway connects vertically South and North American cities. DIEGO ARACENA International Airport in Iquique City has the longest take-off and landing runway in Chile and can receive various types of passenger and cargo aircraft. It is the second largest passenger airport in Chile.

Iquique has three ports with a throughput of 50 ships and a transport volume of approximately 80,000 tons per month. The expanding Iquique port was put into use in July this year. It is the first port in South America capable of handling large Panamanian freighters (can load 9,000 containers). The PATILLOS and PATACHE ports, 63 kilometers away from Iquique, have 20 The water level is meters deep and can handle the largest cargo ships. There are many steamship companies in Iquique that provide various transportation services to all parts of the world. Iquique began to transform into a South Pacific logistics port, serving as South America's gateway to the Pacific region.

The developed international highway network, large-scale shipping capacity, and unique geographical advantages have given international merchants a high-quality trading platform close to the South American market of 300 million people.