Port guide · UN/LOCODE MX PGO
Progreso, Mexico
Mexico · 21.28° N, 89.67° W · Also listed as Terminal Remota
The World Port Index classes Progreso as an open roadstead on the Gulf of Mexico. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 2,160 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,160 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Dos Bocas Terminal490 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 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
Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- 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 Dos Bocas Terminal, 490 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
- ManzanilloCargo pier 14 m, channel 16 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkMX ZLO
- 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
- 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.