Port of Golfito
Golfito is a coastal harbor in Costa Rica, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CRGLF.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Small, Coastal, natural
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Charted depths
- Channel7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated moderate and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 15480, Pub. 153, chart 21563. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.