Paramaribo

The harbour

Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, lies on the west bank of the Suriname River, some distance upstream from the Atlantic. It was a Dutch colony for most of its history, and its historic centre of wooden colonial buildings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, overlooked by Fort Zeelandia.

The port handles imports of food and goods and exports of rice, timber, bananas and other products; Suriname also has a long history of bauxite mining.

Sailors must cross a shallow bar at the river mouth and time their passage with the tide, then pass under the high Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge.

Paramaribo in PerpeNaval

Region

South America

Country

Suriname

Position

5.85°N 55.17°W

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $261 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Consumer goods, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee, Cocoa, Medicine

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

near pirate water: Guiana Coast

The album

stamp, postcard, magellanic penguin, alpaca scarf

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Paramaribo