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Port of Cartagena daily activity

Cartagena handled an estimated average of 107 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+25.7% year on year), with an average of 12 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Colombia · LOCODE COCTG · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

107 kt

28-day average

89 kt

Vs 28-day average

+20.1%

Year on year (same week)

+25.7%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container179548 kt445 kt
Dry bulk25223 kt170 kt
General cargo2212 kt32 kt
Ro-Ro1722 kt255 t
Tanker60545 kt505 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Manzanillo: 32,162 t/day estimated with CartagenaManzanilloCaucedo: 27,471 t/day estimated with CartagenaCaucedoKingston: 16,889 t/day estimated with CartagenaKingstonPuerto Cristobal: 13,627 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto CristobalBalboa: 7,934 t/day estimated with CartagenaBalboaBarranquilla: 7,824 t/day estimated with CartagenaBarranquillaBusan: 7,760 t/day estimated with CartagenaBusanRio De Janeiro: 7,692 t/day estimated with CartagenaRio De JaneiroPuerto Moin: 7,372 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto MoinBuenaventura: 6,636 t/day estimated with CartagenaBuenaventuraHouston (US-TX): 6,060 t/day estimated with CartagenaHouston (US-TX)Algeciras: 5,575 t/day estimated with CartagenaAlgecirasNew Orleans: 5,401 t/day estimated with CartagenaNew OrleansPort Everglades: 5,221 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort EvergladesSantos: 5,071 t/day estimated with CartagenaSantosSanta Marta: 5,048 t/day estimated with CartagenaSanta MartaNew York-New Jersey: 4,791 t/day estimated with CartagenaNew York-New JerseyPort De Salvador: 4,775 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort De SalvadorSavannah: 4,536 t/day estimated with CartagenaSavannahValencia: 4,472 t/day estimated with CartagenaValenciaCharleston: 4,120 t/day estimated with CartagenaCharlestonVeracruz: 4,076 t/day estimated with CartagenaVeracruzPorto De Suape: 4,075 t/day estimated with CartagenaPorto De SuapePosorja: 3,366 t/day estimated with CartagenaPosorjaAntwerp: 3,259 t/day estimated with CartagenaAntwerpColon: 3,105 t/day estimated with CartagenaColonCorpus Christi: 2,533 t/day estimated with CartagenaCorpus ChristiSan Juan: 2,312 t/day estimated with CartagenaSan JuanHamburg: 2,255 t/day estimated with CartagenaHamburgPorto de Itaguai: 2,088 t/day estimated with CartagenaPorto de ItaguaiPuerto Quetzal: 1,757 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto QuetzalTangier-Mediterranean: 1,724 t/day estimated with CartagenaTangier-MediterraneanBeaumont: 1,622 t/day estimated with CartagenaBeaumontTaboguilla: 1,600 t/day estimated with CartagenaTaboguillaOranjestad: 1,571 t/day estimated with CartagenaOranjestadPuerto Cabello: 1,446 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto CabelloLe Havre: 1,441 t/day estimated with CartagenaLe HavrePuerto Barrios: 1,385 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto BarriosCovenas Offshore Term.: 1,369 t/day estimated with CartagenaCovenas Offshore Term.Puerto Nuevo: 1,315 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto NuevoGuayaquil: 1,254 t/day estimated with CartagenaGuayaquilPort of Virginia: 1,190 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort of VirginiaLa Guaira: 1,186 t/day estimated with CartagenaLa GuairaManzanillo: 1,180 t/day estimated with CartagenaManzanilloLos Angeles-Long Beach: 1,173 t/day estimated with CartagenaLos Angeles-Long BeachWilmington, DE: 1,163 t/day estimated with CartagenaWilmington, DEPoint Lisas: 1,097 t/day estimated with CartagenaPoint LisasPuerto Cortes: 1,088 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto CortesVila Do Conde: 1,068 t/day estimated with CartagenaVila Do CondeSouth Louisiana: 1,061 t/day estimated with CartagenaSouth LouisianaLazaro Cardenas: 1,013 t/day estimated with CartagenaLazaro CardenasPhiladelphia: 1,010 t/day estimated with CartagenaPhiladelphiaRotterdam: 926 t/day estimated with CartagenaRotterdamHaina: 918 t/day estimated with CartagenaHainaMariel: 856 t/day estimated with CartagenaMarielFreeport (US-FL): 851 t/day estimated with CartagenaFreeport (US-FL)Willemstad: 836 t/day estimated with CartagenaWillemstadGarrucha: 826 t/day estimated with CartagenaGarruchaSingapore: 780 t/day estimated with CartagenaSingaporePaita: 756 t/day estimated with CartagenaPaitaGuayanilla: 749 t/day estimated with CartagenaOranjestad-Barcadera: 732 t/day estimated with CartagenaChiriquí Grande: 612 t/day estimated with CartagenaCallao: 592 t/day estimated with CartagenaSan Andres: 570 t/day estimated with CartagenaFort De France: 561 t/day estimated with CartagenaAltamira: 520 t/day estimated with CartagenaShanghai (Yangshan): 514 t/day estimated with CartagenaBaltimore: 495 t/day estimated with CartagenaBarcelona: 494 t/day estimated with CartagenaTexas City: 477 t/day estimated with CartagenaLake Charles: 468 t/day estimated with CartagenaLimetree Bay: 457 t/day estimated with CartagenaMarcus Hook: 452 t/day estimated with CartagenaCartagena: 418 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto Bolivar: 417 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort Arthur: 389 t/day estimated with CartagenaMobile: 382 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto Yabucoa: 364 t/day estimated with CartagenaQingdao Port: 359 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort Au Prince: 353 t/day estimated with CartagenaPascagoula: 340 t/day estimated with CartagenaLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 339 t/day estimated with CartagenaItaqui: 337 t/day estimated with CartagenaVigo: 337 t/day estimated with CartagenaRizhao: 327 t/day estimated with CartagenaOita: 319 t/day estimated with CartagenaEl Sokhna: 296 t/day estimated with CartagenaTampa Port: 294 t/day estimated with CartagenaJacksonville: 292 t/day estimated with CartagenaSaint John: 287 t/day estimated with CartagenaPointe A Pitre: 282 t/day estimated with CartagenaGhent: 280 t/day estimated with CartagenaNorfolk: 276 t/day estimated with CartagenaRoseau: 266 t/day estimated with CartagenaTubarao: 256 t/day estimated with CartagenaCanaveral Harbor: 234 t/day estimated with CartagenaParanaguá: 232 t/day estimated with CartagenaRio Grande: 227 t/day estimated with CartagenaKashima-Ibaraki: 226 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort Aransas: 224 t/day estimated with CartagenaGwangyang (Kwangyang): 216 t/day estimated with CartagenaPapeete: 205 t/day estimated with CartagenaVancouver: 204 t/day estimated with CartagenaOakland: 204 t/day estimated with CartagenaBahia Blanca: 203 t/day estimated with CartagenaPointe A Pierre: 202 t/day estimated with CartagenaPhilipsburg: 199 t/day estimated with CartagenaPorto do Acu: 197 t/day estimated with CartagenaNewport News: 195 t/day estimated with CartagenaQuequén: 193 t/day estimated with CartagenaSines: 191 t/day estimated with CartagenaCastries: 184 t/day estimated with CartagenaCharlotte: 175 t/day estimated with CartagenaYakacik: 174 t/day estimated with CartagenaNew Haven: 163 t/day estimated with CartagenaTaranto: 161 t/day estimated with CartagenaGdansk: 161 t/day estimated with CartagenaMalaga: 157 t/day estimated with CartagenaGeorgetown: 157 t/day estimated with CartagenaPorsgrunn: 153 t/day estimated with CartagenaHalifax: 151 t/day estimated with CartagenaParamaribo: 151 t/day estimated with CartagenaCanaport (St. John): 149 t/day estimated with CartagenaSan Pedro De Macoris: 149 t/day estimated with CartagenaDegrad Des Cannes: 143 t/day estimated with CartagenaNemrut Bay: 140 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto Caldera: 140 t/day estimated with CartagenaFukuyama: 140 t/day estimated with CartagenaHuelva: 138 t/day estimated with CartagenaBahia De Las Minas: 137 t/day estimated with CartagenaBilbao: 134 t/day estimated with CartagenaRouen: 134 t/day estimated with CartagenaKaohsiung: 131 t/day estimated with CartagenaManaus: 130 t/day estimated with CartagenaZhoushan: 128 t/day estimated with CartagenaNingbo: 127 t/day estimated with CartagenaSouthampton: 125 t/day estimated with CartagenaDongjiakou: 123 t/day estimated with CartagenaFortaleza (Mucuripe): 119 t/day estimated with CartagenaNueva Palmira: 118 t/day estimated with CartagenaMiami: 110 t/day estimated with CartagenaPecem: 109 t/day estimated with CartagenaMontreal: 106 t/day estimated with CartagenaMuroran: 104 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort Elizabeth: 104 t/day estimated with CartagenaFreeport: 102 t/day estimated with CartagenaMatarani: 102 t/day estimated with CartagenaEl Grao: 100 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort of Spain: 100 t/day estimated with CartagenaSanto Domingo: 99 t/day estimated with CartagenaFos: 99 t/day estimated with CartagenaWilmington, NC: 98 t/day estimated with CartagenaAlicante: 98 t/day estimated with CartagenaYanbu (Yanbu city): 96 t/day estimated with CartagenaCoatzacoalcos: 96 t/day estimated with CartagenaShanghai: 95 t/day estimated with CartagenaRabigh: 93 t/day estimated with CartagenaImbituba: 91 t/day estimated with CartagenaQinzhou: 89 t/day estimated with CartagenaLondon Gateway: 89 t/day estimated with CartagenaBridgetown: 83 t/day estimated with CartagenaDaesan: 83 t/day estimated with CartagenaCampana: 80 t/day estimated with CartagenaFawley: 79 t/day estimated with CartagenaTrieste: 79 t/day estimated with CartagenaItajaí: 79 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto San Antonio: 78 t/day estimated with CartagenaMontevideo: 78 t/day estimated with CartagenaMaracaibo: 76 t/day estimated with CartagenaVitoria: 76 t/day estimated with CartagenaWilhelmshaven: 75 t/day estimated with CartagenaMundra: 74 t/day estimated with CartagenaMawan: 73 t/day estimated with CartagenaGalveston: 72 t/day estimated with CartagenaCarboneras: 71 t/day estimated with CartagenaMontego Bay: 70 t/day estimated with CartagenaMejillones: 69 t/day estimated with CartagenaMap Ta Phut: 69 t/day estimated with CartagenaPoint Fortin: 69 t/day estimated with CartagenaDjen Djen: 68 t/day estimated with CartagenaPortland, ME: 67 t/day estimated with CartagenaSaldanha Bay: 67 t/day estimated with CartagenaAliaga: 65 t/day estimated with CartagenaMurmansk: 64 t/day estimated with CartagenaCai Mep: 64 t/day estimated with CartagenaPuerto Castilla: 63 t/day estimated with CartagenaWeihai: 62 t/day estimated with CartagenaDelaware: 61 t/day estimated with CartagenaXiamen: 59 t/day estimated with CartagenaProvidence: 58 t/day estimated with CartagenaMizushima: 58 t/day estimated with CartagenaSafi: 57 t/day estimated with CartagenaItapoa: 57 t/day estimated with CartagenaPort De Aracaju: 55 t/day estimated with CartagenaJorf Lasfar: 55 t/day estimated with CartagenaUusikaupunki: 54 t/day estimated with CartagenaGuangzhou (Nansha): 53 t/day estimated with CartagenaDamietta: 53 t/day estimated with CartagenaZeebrugge: 52 t/day estimated with CartagenaCartagena
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Full footprint: all 456 connections of Cartagena aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.ManzanilloPanama1.9 days between calls
  2. 2.CaucedoDominican Republic1.9 days between calls
  3. 3.Rio De JaneiroBrazil11.2 days between calls
  4. 4.Puerto MoinCosta Rica1.8 days between calls
  5. 5.Puerto CristobalPanama2.3 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.CaucedoDominican Republic2.3 days between calls
  2. 2.ManzanilloPanama2.0 days between calls
  3. 3.KingstonJamaica2.2 days between calls
  4. 4.Puerto CristobalPanama2.3 days between calls
  5. 5.AlgecirasSpain10.5 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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