Port guide · UN/LOCODE CO TCO
Tumaco, Colombia
Colombia · 1.82° N, 78.75° W
The World Port Index classes Tumaco as an open roadstead on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 6.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 3,900 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel draft
- 8.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,900 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Buenaventura300 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 8.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23.2 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.5 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 30 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Tumaco is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Colombia
- US exports, 2025
- $19.5BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $17.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Colombia
The nearest is Buenaventura, 300 km away in a straight line.
- BarranquillaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkCO BAQ
- BuenaventuraCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 mCO BUN
- CartagenaCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCO CTG
- CovenasCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 mCO CVE
- Puerto BolivarCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCO PBO
- Santa MartaCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 23.2 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCO SMR
- TurboCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, containerCO TRB
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.