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Logistics infrastructure in El Salvador

El Salvador — Ports

El Salvador has 2 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.

2
Total
2
Very small
Container throughput
242,307 TEU
World Bank WDI · 2022
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
26.1
UNCTAD · 2024-Q1
Container terminals
2
SMDG · UN/LOCODE
Maritime territory (EEZ)
95,099 km²
Marine Regions
Most connected
  1. 1Acajutla55.8
  2. 2La Union21.9
UNCTAD PLSCI
Most container terminals
  1. 1La Union1
  2. 2Acajutla1
SMDG
Deepest channels
  1. 1La Union10 m
NGA WPI
Best equipped
  1. 1Acajutla4 / 6
  2. 2La Union3 / 6
NGA WPI
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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PortSizeTypeChannel depthAnchorageCargo pier depthShelterFacilities
La UnionSVLUNVery SmallCoastal (Natural)10 m11 m14 mGoodRepairsBunker
AcajutlaSVAQJVery SmallCoastal (Breakwater)20.1 m11 mPoorCranesRepairsBunker

All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution
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