Port of Veracruz
Veracruz is a harbor behind a breakwater in Mexico, registered under the UN/LOCODE code MXVER.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 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; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 25–49 tons. Available services include longshore labor, electrical services, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated major, there is a medium drydock, and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 9380, Pub. 148. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.