# Castries (LC CAS)

**UN/LOCODE:** LC CAS  
**Country:** Saint Lucia  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 14.0167, -61.0000

Six berths, roughly 400 TEU of ground slots and an annual throughput estimated below 50,000 TEU define the working scale of Castries (LC CAS), Saint Lucia's principal port. Operated around the clock by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA), the container terminal in the Cul de Sac basin runs on mobile cranes, reachstackers and forklifts rather than ship-to-shore gantries, marking it as a regional supply port instead of a transshipment hub. Alongside boxes it handles general and bulk cargo, with an approach depth around 11 metres and a cargo pier of about 9.4 metres. The same harbour doubles as a busy cruise call, with the Pointe Seraphine and La Place Carenage terminals receiving more than 600,000 passengers a year. Hinterland distribution to the capital and the island's north is entirely road-based, as Saint Lucia has no rail. Shippers consolidating larger volumes typically route through Caribbean gateways such as Bridgetown, Barbados, or use the island's southern port at Vieux Fort.

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