Lying on the Cascajal island near the Dagua river, the port engages in international as well inland trade of bulk goods, general cargo and containers through its 14 wharves covering 2100 m, designed especially for meeting the operational requirements. ![]() ![]() It is linked to the Puerto Berrio refinery through a major oil pipeline that transports it to the port’s storage tanks at the liquid bulk terminal from where it is shipped to Europe, Asia and neighbouring countries. This port ships coffee and sugar from the Cauca river valleys, wood from southwestern coastal forests of Columbia, and precious metals like gold and platinum mined in the northern regions. Buenaventura is also one of South America’s biggest ports with direct links to the markets of Southeast and East Asia. It is the country’s primary port in the Pacific because it handles a significant amount of its international maritime commerce given its strategic position amidst major global shipping routes. The Buenaventura port lies in the southwestern part of the Republic of Colombia facing the Pacific Ocean. The multipurpose terminal operated by COREMAR has four wharves located on the eastern bank near the Palermo area. The terminal also has a container stacking yard measuring 38,000 m2 with a capacity of accommodating 2900 TEUs and three warehouses spanning 2000 m2. Unloading activities are carried out using mobile cranes and gantries. This facility has two wharves with a total quay length of 400 m, a northern dock covering 160 m with a depth of 12 m and a 130 m southern wharf. It also has a container yard covering 12 hectares capable of handling 6,070 TEUs and 186 reefer connections. With a discharge rate of 8200 tonnes per day, the port handled 1.7 million tonnes of grains in 2017. It has 12 warehouses linked to a mechanised grain elevator system, 133,000 million tonnes of storage capacity, 77,000 tonnes of additional storage area for grains outside the port premises and a cold storage facility covering 3200 m2. Situated on the west bank, the maritime terminal counts among the biggest Multipurpose terminals in South America operating through a 1000 m long wharf decked with the latest technologies and equipment for container handling. It has 2 general cargo berths covering 1060 m, 2 container berths and 2 silo berths with depths of 8.5 m that can accommodate ships weighing more than 50,000 DWT. Connected with railways and roads, it has become one of the favourite tourist destinations in the last two decades.īarranquilla port has a 9 m deep navigation channel that requires regular dredging. The first port to be built in Colombia also known as Columbia’s golden gate, the port town is home to South America’s first international airport and one of the oldest operational airlines in the world, the Avianca. ![]() It is also connected to the natural gas pipelines of northern Colombia. It has witnessed reduced maritime traffic since the late 90s due to the establishment of the Buenaventura port on the pacific coastline but it still deals with the majority of coffee and petroleum products from the country’s interiors. Major imports include rolled wires, steel, grains, chemicals, project cargo, scrap metal, tuna, foodstuff, automobiles etc. ![]() Operated and managed by the Harbour Society of the North SA, it is the largest Caribbean seaport that accommodates containerised goods, breakbulk, liquid bulk, and dry cargo such as sugar, wood, textiles, synthetic fibres, steel and pharmaceutical items which comprise the majority of exports. A significant port, it has numerous wharves and designated terminals such as Monomeros, Gracetales, Vopak, SP Del Norte and Port Magdalena facilities that handle 3,327,500 tonnes of cargo, 99,000 TEU and more than 1000 ships annually. Barranquilla port is situated on Colombia’s Caribbean coastline just 10 nautical miles on the western shore of the Magdalena River and serves the industries of the region.
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