Port guide · UN/LOCODE HN SLO
Puerto de San Lorenzo, Honduras
Honduras · 13.40° N, 87.45° W · Also listed as Puerto de Hencan
The World Port Index classes Puerto de San Lorenzo as a river port reached from the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 9.1 m and a cargo pier depth of 10 m. Norfolk is 2,830 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Max vessel length
- 228.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,830 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Puerto Cortes280 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 228.6 m and a maximum draft of 9.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 10 m
- Tidal range
- 3.7 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 228.6 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 35.4 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 9.5 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
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
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Honduras
- US exports, 2025
- $7.0BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $5.5BLed by knitted apparel
Other ports in Honduras
The nearest is Puerto Cortes, 280 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.