Logistics infrastructure in Uruguay
Uruguay — Ports
Uruguay has 8 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.
8
Total
6
Very small
1
Medium
1
Small
Container throughput
1,080,445 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
99.6
Container terminals
3
Maritime territory (EEZ)
184,506 km²
Most connected
- 1Montevideo238.8
- 2Paysandu7.4
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Jose Ignacio15.5 m
- 2Montevideo11 m
- 3Nueva Palmira9.4 m
- 4Fray Bentos4.9 m
- 5Puerto Sauce3.4 m
Best equipped
- 1Montevideo6 / 6
- 2Nueva Palmira3 / 6
- 3Fray Bentos3 / 6
- 4Paysandu3 / 6
- 5Colonia3 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose IgnacioUYJIT | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 15.5 m | 7.9 m | — | Poor | — |
| MontevideoUYMVD | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 7.9 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Nueva PalmiraUYNVP | Very Small | River (Natural) | 9.4 m | 3.4 m | 7.9 m | Good | RepairsBunker |
| Fray BentosUYFZB | Very Small | River (Natural) | 4.9 m | 6.4 m | 3.4 m | Good | Repairs |
| Puerto SauceUYJLC | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 3.4 m | 3.4 m | 3.4 m | Fair | — |
| La PalomaUYLAP | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 3.4 m | 4.9 m | 4.9 m | Good | Cranes |
| PaysanduUYPDU | Small | River (Natural) | 3.4 m | — | 6.4 m | Good | Repairs |
| ColoniaUYCYR | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 1.8 m | 6.4 m | 4.9 m | Fair | CranesRepairs |
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