Port of Puerto Bolívar
Puerto Bolívar is a harbor behind a breakwater in Colombia, registered under the UN/LOCODE code COPBO.
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 Colombia’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
- Small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Cargo pier17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 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
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Available services include longshore labor.
Repair capability is rated none and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 11946, Pub. 148, chart 24469. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.