Port guide · UN/LOCODE CO PBO
Puerto Bolivar, Colombia
Colombia · 12.25° N, 71.97° W
The World Port Index classes Puerto Bolivar as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 17.1 m. Norfolk is 2,770 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 17.1 m
- Max vessel length
- 300 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,770 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Santa Marta270 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 8 ports in Colombia with guides here, Puerto Bolivar records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 300 m and a maximum draft of 17.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 17.1 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 300 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 50 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 17.5 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
US trade with Colombia
- US exports, 2025
- $19.5BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $17.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Colombia
The nearest is Santa Marta, 270 km away in a straight line.
- BarranquillaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkCO BAQ
- BuenaventuraCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 mCO BUN
- CartagenaCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCO CTG
- CovenasCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 mCO CVE
- Santa MartaCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 23.2 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCO SMR
- TumacoCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 mCO TCO
- TurboCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, containerCO TRB
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.