Logistics infrastructure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua — Ports
Nicaragua has 5 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.
5
Total
3
Very small
2
Small
Container throughput
153,390 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
29.3
Container terminals
1
Maritime territory (EEZ)
213,813 km²
Most connected
- 1Corinto65.1
- 2Puerto Cabezas8.9
- 3El Bluff8.4
Most container terminals
- 1Corinto1
Deepest channels
- 1Corinto13.4 m
- 2Puerto Cabezas10 m
- 3Puerto Sandino9.4 m
- 4Bluefields3.6 m
- 5El Bluff3.4 m
Best equipped
- 1El Bluff4 / 6
- 2Puerto Cabezas3 / 6
- 3Bluefields3 / 6
- 4Corinto2 / 6
- 5Puerto Sandino1 / 6
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Nicaragua beyond logistics?
| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CorintoNICIO | Small | River (Natural) | 13.4 m | 8 m | 12.5 m | Good | CranesRepairs |
| Puerto CabezasNIPUZ | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 10 m | 6 m | 6.4 m | Poor | CranesRepairs |
| Puerto SandinoNIPSN | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 9.4 m | 12.5 m | 3.4 m | Poor | Bunker |
| BluefieldsNIBEF | Small | Open Roadstead | 3.6 m | 6.4 m | 4.9 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| El BluffNIELB | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 3.4 m | 6.4 m | 3.4 m | — | RepairsBunkerDry dock |
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