Port guide · UN/LOCODE NI PSN
Puerto Sandino, Nicaragua
Nicaragua · 12.18° N, 86.77° W
The World Port Index classes Puerto Sandino as an open roadstead on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 3.4 m. Norfolk is 2,940 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,940 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Corinto50 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14.3 m
- Tidal range
- 0.9 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 213.4 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 12.2 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
Puerto Sandino is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- No
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- No
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- No
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Container cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Longshore labor
- No
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- None
- Electrical repair
- No
- Diving
- No
- Ice breaking
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Airport
- No
US trade with Nicaragua
- US exports, 2025
- $2.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $5.0BLed by knitted apparel
Other ports in Nicaragua
The nearest is Corinto, 50 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.