Port profile · MXZLO
Manzanillo
Manzanillo is a medium coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the North Pacific Ocean, in Mexico. Its UN/LOCODE is MXZLO. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Manzanillo offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, moderate repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Manzanillo
What members see for Manzanillo, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Manzanillo day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Manzanillo and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Manzanillo 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
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 368.5 m
- Beam
- 51.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Manzanillo, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Manzanillo
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Manzanillo, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.4 deficiencies on average. Most often found: structural condition.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Manzanillo, and what was found.
Ports near Manzanillo
Other Mexico ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Puerto VallartaMexico · MXPVR
- Lazaro CardenasMexico · MXLZC
- MazatlanMexico · MXMZT
- AcapulcoMexico · MXACA
- TampicoMexico · MXTAM
- TuxpanMexico · MXTUX
- AltamiraMexico · MXATM
- La PazMexico · MXLAP
Questions about Manzanillo
What is the UN/LOCODE of Manzanillo?
The UN/LOCODE of Manzanillo is MXZLO.
Is pilotage compulsory in Manzanillo?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Manzanillo as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Manzanillo?
Yes. Manzanillo offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Manzanillo have a dry dock?
Yes. Manzanillo has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Manzanillo can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 368.5 m long, 51.2 m wide for Manzanillo.
Is Manzanillo a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Manzanillo.
How many port state control inspections are there in Manzanillo?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Manzanillo in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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