CURACAO HARBOUR

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Schottegat Harbour
The Schottegat Harbour is found on the southeast coast of Curacao, an island found in the southern Caribbean Sea. The harbour is the island’s largest and most important harbour which bustles daily with activity.
The Dutch were driven to Curacao as the island served as a rich source of salt which they needed to preserve their food particularly the herring fish. The Dutch occupied the island in 1632 and it was around this time when the Dutch West Indian Company saw the value of this natural harbour and founded the capital of Curacao, Willemstad, on the banks of the harbour.
During the period between 1660 and 1700, the Dutch West India Company flourished; the slave trade boomed, and the harbour of Curacao served as the country’s gateway to receive the incoming food supplies and to dispose of products from the plantations of South America.
Today, cruise ships dock at the various cruise terminals located within an area of the harbour, known as Otrobanda. St. Annabay which is another part of the harbour houses the main facilities of the harbour including the region’s largest oil refinery and dry dock, a transshipment centre, modern container terminal and several cargo wharves.
Thanks to Mr. Crum; the four cruise ships in Willemstad, Curacao are as follows.

The photo after the stamp was designed was taken on 21 November 2012.

The most left ship alongside a pier out of the port is the GRAND PRINCESS built 1998..
Port alongside is the AIDALUNA built 2009.
On the nearest side is the ROTTERDAM of the HAL. Starboard alongside (black hulled), built 1997.
With her stern very near to the bridge is the HORIZON a blue hulled French vessel, built 1990.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=373i4d4O66w
http://www.curacaochronicle.com/tourism ... he-island/

Curacao 2013 1000c sg?, scott? joint issue with Malta

Source: Malta Post.

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Curacao Harbour

Netherland Antilles 1983, S.G.?, Scott: 491.

Netherland Antilles 1992, S.G.?, Scott: 675.

Netherland Antilles 1992, S.G.?, Scott: 676.