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COMMERCIAL PORT OF GUAM
The Port Authority of Guam was established as an autonomous agency of the Government of Guam in 1975. It operates the largest U.S. deepwater port in the Western Pacific handling about 2 million tons of cargo a year.
The main commercial Port facilities are located on approximately 74 acres on Cabras Island, located on the western side of the island of Guam. The Port Authority owns and operates 5 cargo-handling piers and also owns two fuel piers, three marinas and a harbor of refuge.
It has 2900 linear feet of dock space, 26.5 acres of container yard facilities with 180 stalls equipped for reefer containers, and 86,000sf of covered storage. The Port handled a total of 144,541 TEUs (ton equivalent units) in fiscal year 2003 and serviced 1,983 vessels. Cargo movement via US & foreign carriers however the Jones Act restricts cargo movement betw the US and Guam to only US flagged vessels.
Handling Equipment:
| Three - Rail Mounted 40-ton Ship-to-shore Gantry Cranes |
| Two - Rubber-tiered 40-lt Gantry Cranes |
| One - Grove Heavy Lift Stick Crane 150-ton |
| Three - Top Lifters |
| Two - Side Loaders |
| Two - 20-ton Heavy Lift Fork Lifts |
| Fleet of 3 - 10 ton Fork Lifts |
| Fleet of Yard Tractors |
Both foreign and U.S. carriers service Guam although cargo movement between the U.S. and Guam is confined to U.S. flagships. At present, these are Matson Navigation and Horizon Lines.
General Cargo via Ocean Carrier:
| |
Japan & Korea |
Manila & Hong Kong & Taiwan |
US West Coast |
US East Coast |
| Out Bound Rate |
$2,093.00 |
$1,779.00 |
$2,190.00 |
$2,750.00 |
| In Bound Rate |
$2,099.00 |
$1,950.00 |
$2,700.00 |
depends on commodities |
Contact Information:
Administrative Office
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mailing: 1026 Cabras Highway, Suite 201 Piti, Guam 96915
Telephone: (671) 477-5931
Fax: (671) 477-4445
Website: www.portofguam.com
Email: mhenderson@portofguam.com
GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
The Guam International Airport Authority was created as a government entity by public law 13-57. It was handled as a division of the Department of Commerce until January 1976 when the Airport Authority took over terminal operations in the facility now known as the Commuter Terminal. Since then, the GIAA has built two new terminal buildings. The first one, funded by $43M in revenue bonds was completed in 1982. The second and current terminal is the end product of a $241M expansion and construction project fully completed in September of 1998, making it the largest single capital improvement project ever completed on Guam.
The GIAA is FAA (federal aviation authority) certified & a licensed airport operator designated as a “small hub” airport. Direct, indirect and induced revenues amount to 36% of the islands revenue base and accounts for approximately 42% of the island's employment base.
Quick Airport Facts:
- Annual enplanments (departures & transit) for 2004 @ 1.6 mil with est. growth of 15.2% projected for 2005.
- Annual arrivals average 1.2 million.
- Terminal - 767,553 sf with 76 ticket counters, 48 immigration stations & 42 customs inspection stations
- Gates - 21 aircraft parking positions with 18 common use terminal gates
- Runways - Primary runway @ 10,000ft with 2,000 ft runway extension in design stage to accommodate trans-pacific flights. Secondary runway @ 8,000ft with 2,000ft extension underway.
- Parallel taxiway is under construction to maximize airfield capacity and enhance airfield safety features
At its beginnings, the only three carriers using the facility and servicing Guam were Pan American Airways, Continental Air Micronesia and Japan Airlines. Today, seven international airlines provide services throughout the Pacific and the rest of the world through the Guam International Air Terminal. Continental Airlines uses Guam as its Asian Hub with additional service provided by North West Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, China Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Asiana Airlines.
Commuter airlines also service Guam primarily providing inter-island travel services and some sightseeing tours. These carriers are Freedom Air, Cape Air and Pacific Island Aviation. In addition, private jet planes traveling through the area are provided with full executive jet service and maintenance through the Aviation Concepts, Airport Group Intl. and Guam flight services.
Contact Information:
Administrative Office
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mailing: P. O. Box 8770, Tamuning, Guam 96931
Telephone: (671) 646-0300
Fax: (671) 646-8823
Website: www.guamairport.com
Email: rolenda@guamairport.net
Airfreight services
Airfreight services in Guam are provided by several freight forwarding companies such as DHL Corporation, Triple B Forwarders, Consolidated Transportation Service, Inc. and TNT Worldwide Express and through the two major carriers – Continental Cargo and Northwest Cargo.
Air Freight Cargo Rates
| Minimum Weight per kg |
Hawaii |
Japan |
Manila |
US West Coast |
US East Coast |
Average Air Freight
Charges to Guam |
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| Container charge |
$50.00 |
$69.50 |
$34.00 |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
| 1 kg |
$7.07 |
$6.79 |
$4.41 |
$9.39 |
$11.45 |
| 45 kg |
$5.74 |
$5.72 |
$3.32 |
$7.76 |
$8.29 |
100 kg |
$4.56 |
n/a |
n/a |
$5.99 |
$6.28 |
| 300 kg |
$4.30 |
n/a |
n/a |
$4.91 |
$5.24 |
| 500 kg |
$3.74 |
n/a |
n/a |
$3.91 |
$4.29 |
Average Air Freight
Charges from Guam |
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| Container charge |
50 |
69.50 |
34 |
50 |
50 |
| 1 kg |
$5.99 |
$4.91 |
$3.91 |
$9.39 |
$7.76 |
| 45 kg |
$6.28 |
$5.24 |
$4.29 |
$7.76 |
$8.29 |
| 100 kg |
$4.56 |
4.30 |
4.30 |
$5.99 |
$5.74 |
| 300 kg |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$4.91 |
$5.72 |
| 500 kg |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
$3.91 |
$3.32 |
Highway System
Guam's modern road system consists of a network of 961 miles (some with seven lanes) of highways running from northern to southern Guam, supported by secondary highways and two-lane roads that connect all points on the island. Guam continues to improve its highway infrastructure by consistently maintaining roads and highways, monitoring traffic patterns to identify and plan for future expansion.
Two of the more significant projects completed were Phase I of the Tumon Bay Beautification Project which upgraded all the infrastructure on the Pleasure Island section of San Vitores Road, the tourism center of Guam, and the completion of Guam's first Underpass/Overpass structure located near the Guam International Airport.
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