Big Creek, Belize
| Big Creek | |
|---|---|
Oil barge being loaded at Big Creek Port | |
Map of Big Creek location | |
| Location | |
| Country | Belize |
| Location | Toledo District |
| Coordinates | 16°30′51″N 88°24′16″W / 16.51417°N 88.40444°W |
| UN/LOCODE | BZBGK |
| Details | |
| Opened | Yes |
| No. of berths | 3 |
| Draft depth | 11.0 m. in the channel |
| Statistics | |
| Website www | |
Port of Big Creek is the only deep-water port facility on the in Country of Belize (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's largest private port., after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.