Port guide · UN/LOCODE CR CAL
Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
Costa Rica · 9.92° N, 84.72° W
The World Port Index classes Puerto Caldera as a natural coastal harbor on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 13 m and a cargo pier depth of 13 m. Norfolk is 3,110 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Max vessel length
- 299.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,110 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Puerto Limon190 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Costa Rica with guides here, Puerto Caldera records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 299.5 m and a maximum draft of 12.7 m.
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 299.5 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 36.5 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.7 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
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Costa Rica
- US exports, 2025
- $10.2BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $13.9BLed by optical, medical and precision instruments
Other ports in Costa Rica
The nearest is Puerto Limon, 190 km away in a straight line.
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.