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Cartagena
Cartagena is a medium natural coastal harbour on the Caribbean Sea, in Colombia. Its UN/LOCODE is COCTG. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Cartagena offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Cartagena
What members see for Cartagena, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Cartagena day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Cartagena and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Cartagena offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 366.5 m
- Beam
- 51.2 m
- Draft
- 13.7 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Cartagena, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Cartagena
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Cartagena, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: safety of navigation, fire safety, certificates & documentation, ism (safety management), radio communication.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Cartagena, and what was found.
Ports near Cartagena
Other Colombia ports on the same stretch of coast.
- MamonalColombia · COMAM
- Covenas Offshore TerminalColombia · COCOV
- BarranquillaColombia · COBAQ
- CovenasColombia · COCVE
- Pozos ColoradosColombia · COPOC
- Santa MartaColombia · COSMR
- TurboColombia · COTRB
- Puerto BolivarColombia · COPBO
Questions about Cartagena
What is the UN/LOCODE of Cartagena?
The UN/LOCODE of Cartagena is COCTG.
Is pilotage compulsory in Cartagena?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Cartagena as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Cartagena?
Yes. Cartagena offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Cartagena have a dry dock?
Yes. Cartagena has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Cartagena can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 366.5 m long, 51.2 m wide, 13.7 m draft for Cartagena.
Is Cartagena a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Cartagena.
How many port state control inspections are there in Cartagena?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Cartagena in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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