Logistics infrastructure in Colombia
Colombia — Ports
Colombia has 14 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
14
Total
7
Small
3
Very small
3
Medium
Container throughput
4,480,670 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
188.8
Container terminals
13
Maritime territory (EEZ)
719,207 km²
Most connected
- 1Cartagena411.7
- 2Buenaventura235.1
- 3Turbo120.7
- 4Santa Marta119.8
- 5Barranquilla77.9
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Covenas Offshore Term.23.2 m
- 2Covenas23.2 m
- 3Santa Marta23.2 m
- 4El Bosque12.5 m
- 5Turbo12.5 m
Best equipped
- 1Cartagena6 / 6
- 2Barranquilla6 / 6
- 3Santa Marta5 / 6
- 4Buenaventura5 / 6
- 5El Bosque4 / 6
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Colombia beyond logistics?
| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenas Offshore Term.COCOV | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | — | Poor | CranesRepairsBunker |
| CovenasCOCVE | Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 7.9 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunker |
| Santa MartaCOSMR | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 23.2 m | 23.2 m | 15.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| El BosqueCOEBQ | Small | Coastal (Natural) | 12.5 m | 23.2 m | 11 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| TurboCOTRB | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 12.5 m | 11 m | 11 m | Fair | — |
| CartagenaCOCTG | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 11 m | 11 m | 12.5 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| MamonalCOMAM | Small | Open Roadstead | 9.4 m | 11 m | 6.4 m | Poor | Repairs |
| Puerto BolivarCOPBO | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 9.4 m | 11 m | 17.1 m | Fair | Bunker |
| BarranquillaCOBAQ | Medium | River (Natural) | 7.9 m | 11 m | 9.4 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| BuenaventuraCOBUN | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 7.9 m | 4.9 m | 9.4 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunker |
| TumacoCOTCO | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 6.4 m | 9.4 m | 6.4 m | Poor | CranesBunker |
| San Andres IslandCOADZ | — | — | — | 11 m | — | — | — |
| Pozos ColoradosCOPOC | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 6.4 m | — | Fair | Repairs |
| Puerto ProdecoCOPPR | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 20.1 m | — | Fair | — |
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