Port guide · UN/LOCODE PY ASU
Puerto de Asuncion, Paraguay
Paraguay · 25.27° S, 57.68° W · Also listed as Puerto Asuncion
The World Port Index classes Puerto de Asuncion as a river port reached from the Rio de la Plata. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 1.8 m. Norfolk is 7,180 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,180 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1.8 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.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Paraguay
- US exports, 2025
- $4.4BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $558.8MLed by meat
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.