# Coles Bay Oil Terminal

**Country:** Sint Maarten  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 18.0167, -63.0833

Coles Bay is an energy facility, not a general cargo port: the terminal on Sint Maarten exists to land and store petroleum products for the island's fuel supply. It works as an open roadstead and sub-port of Philipsburg, with tankers discharging at anchor in around 11 m of water and no conventional cargo quay. Containers, breakbulk and reefer boxes are not handled here, and the operation feeds the island's filling stations, airport and power generation by road. Distribution is local; there is no rail and no hinterland network in the mainland sense. Shippers with general merchandise or customs needs use the Pointe Blanche cargo port at Philipsburg instead. Mainline container services reach the wider region through larger hubs such as San Juan.

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