Port of Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a harbor behind a breakwater in Argentina, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ARMDQ.
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, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique 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. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor, electrical services, steam, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 13780, Pub. 124, chart 23142. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.