Port of Media Luna
Media Luna is an open-roadstead anchorage in Cuba, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CUMEL.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Cuba’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Cargo pier6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier 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
- turning area available
Facilities and services
Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio and rail. Cargo can be worked at anchor and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities. Available services include longshore labor.
Repair capability is rated none and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 10420, Pub. 147, chart 27206. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.