Port guide · UN/LOCODE SR PBM
Paramaribo, Suriname
Suriname · 5.83° N, 55.17° W
The World Port Index classes Paramaribo as a river port reached from the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 4.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 6 m. Norfolk is 4,060 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Max vessel length
- 225 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,060 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Nieuw Nickerie200 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 225 m and a maximum draft of 8.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 4.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.2 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 225 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 30 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.5 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
Paramaribo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Suriname
- US exports, 2025
- $486.5MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $74.6MLed by fish and seafood
Other ports in Suriname
The nearest is Nieuw Nickerie, 200 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.