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2. Port of Bridgetown - Wikipedia

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   The Port of Bridgetown (officially the Deep Water Harbour ), [ 4] ( UN/LOCODE: BB BGI, Port Callsign: 8PB) is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados. [ 5] Situated at the North-Western end of Carlisle Bay, the harbour handles all of the country's international bulk ship -based trade and commerce. [ 6]

3. Bridgetown - Wikipedia

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   Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) [2] is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands ...

4. Chamberlain Bridge - Wikipedia

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   N/A. Location. The Chamberlain Bridge is a bridge in Bridgetown, the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. In 1872, it was a swing bridge across the marine inlet channel of the inner basin of the Careenage ( Constitution River) at Carlisle Bay. [2] The outmoded steel structure was dismantled and rebuilt in 2005–2006 [3] as a ...

5. Saint Michael, Barbados - Wikipedia

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   BB-08 [1] The parish of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of Barbados. It has a land area of 39 km 2 (15 sq mi) and is found at the southwest portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton. The parish is home to Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.

6. List of Panamax ports - Wikipedia

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   Bridgetown — dredging project started in 2002 now allows for some of the world's largest cruise ships to berth in Barbados. [17] Grand Bahama, Bahamas — Freeport Container Port; Cartagena, Colombia; Ciénaga, Colombia — coal export port; Colón — Panama; Boca Grande, Venezuela — iron ore transfer station; Port Lafito — Port-au ...

7. Speightstown - Wikipedia

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   Website. Official website. Speightstown (/ ˈspaɪtstaʊn /), also known as Little Bristol, is the second largest City centre of Barbados. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of the capital city of Bridgetown, in the northern parish of Saint Peter. The City is named after William Speight, a member of Barbados' first Assembly during the ...

8. Transport in Barbados - Wikipedia

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   Barbados also provides ports for large cruise ships and transportation of goods into and out of the country. The main ports reside in Bridgetown, Saint Michael (Deep Water Harbour), and in Speightstown, St. Peter (the Port Charles Marina). These are regulated by the Barbados Port Authority. Large cruise ships dock at the Deep Water Harbour at ...

9. Port of Long Beach - Wikipedia

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   The San Pedro Breakwater was started in 1899 and over time was expanded to protect the current site of the Port of Long Beach. The Port of Long Beach was founded on 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mudflats on June 24, 1911, at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. [7] In 1917, the first Board of Harbor Commissioners was formed to supervise harbor operations.