Port guide · UN/LOCODE MX ZLO
Manzanillo, Mexico
Mexico · 19.05° N, 104.32° W
The World Port Index classes Manzanillo as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 16 m and a cargo pier depth of 14 m. Norfolk is 3,370 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Max vessel length
- 397.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,370 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Puerto Vallarta200 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 397.6 m and a maximum draft of 15 m.
- Channel depth
- 16 m
- Anchorage depth
- 10 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12.3 m
- LNG terminal depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 0.7 m
- Entrance width
- 120 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 397.6 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 53.6 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 15 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 229.9 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
Manzanillo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Mexico
- US exports, 2025
- $337.3BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $534.3BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
Other ports in Mexico
The nearest is Puerto Vallarta, 200 km away in a straight line.
- AcapulcoCargo pier 10 m, ro-roMX ACA
- AltamiraCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX ATM
- CoatzacoalcosCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11.2 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX COA
- Dos Bocas TerminalCargo pier 23.2 m, channel 4.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkMX DBT
- EnsenadaCargo pier 15 m, channel 16.3 m, container, breakbulk and bulkMX ESE
- GuaymasCargo pier 16 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX GYM
- La PazCargo pier 5.5 m, channel 2.9 m, bulkMX LAP
- Lazaro CardenasCargo pier 16.5 m, channel 16.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX LZC
- MazatlanCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX MZT
- PichilingueCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX PIC
- ProgresoCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mMX PGO
- Puerto MaderoCargo pier 9 m, channel 8.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX PMD
- Puerto Morro RedondoCargo pier 17.3 m, bulkMX PMS
- Puerto VallartaCargo pier 10 m, channel 10.4 mMX PVR
- Salina CruzCargo pier 12 m, channel 10 m, container, breakbulk and bulkMX SCX
- TampicoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX TAM
- TopolobampoCargo pier 12 m, channel 12 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX TPB
- TuxpanCargo pier 11 m, channel 3.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX TUX
- VeracruzCargo pier 11 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX VER
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.