Paardenbaai
Paardenbaai | |
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Location | |
Country | Aruba |
Location | Oranjestad, Aruba |
Coordinates | 12°31′11″N 70°02′32″W / 12.51980°N 70.04225°W |
Details | |
Opened | 1796[1] |
Operated by | Aruba Ports Authority[2] |
No. of berths | 5[2] |
Paardenbaai (English: Bay of Horses) or Port of Oranjestad is the main
History
In 1796, Fort Zoutman was constructed near Paardenbaai. It was a natural bay which was accessible to large ships. It was the second harbour on Aruba after Commandeurs Baai (Commander's Bay) in Savaneta.[3] The bay later became known as Paardenbaai (Bay of Horses) because the harbour was mainly used to ship horses to Jamaica and other places. The village near the harbour had no name and was often referred to as Paardenbaai. In 1820, it was named Oranjestad.[4]
In the 1920s, a part of the harbour was reclaimed to extend the city of Oranjestad.
The harbour was large enough, however it used to be shared by cargo and cruise ships which often caused problems.
Paardenbaai has five berths and is open all day and night.
References
- ^ a b Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 428.
- ^ a b c "Oranjestad". Aruba Ports. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Naar een duurzame inrichting van Aruba" (in Dutch). Ministerie Ruimtelijke Onderwikkeling, Infrastructuur en Milieu. 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Benjamins & Snelleman 1917, p. 59.
- ^ "Paardenbaai". Amigoe di Curacao via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 10 December 1921. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Taratata map (historic)". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Taratata map (updated)". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Lago and Eagle: the oil industry on Aruba". Historia di Aruba. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Flash chamber at Taratata". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Fractionator at Taratata". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Aerial View Paardenbaai & Taratata". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "The Railways of Aruba, 2014". International Steam. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Container Port Moves to Barcadera". Aruba Ports. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Oranjestad Aruba". Tramz. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
Bibliography
- Benjamins, Herman Daniël; Snelleman, Johannes (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (in Dutch). Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
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