Ports – Argentina

With an extensive coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Argentina has many ports that serve both domestic and international needs. Here are some of the most significant ports in Argentina:

Puerto de Buenos Aires – The main port of the country, located in the capital. It is the largest and most active port in Argentina and plays an important role in the country’s economy. It handles both cargo and passenger traffic, including extensive cruise lines.
Puerto de Rosario – Located in the province of Santa Fe, on the Paraná River, it is one of the country’s main river ports, specialising in agricultural exports, including grain and soybeans.
Puerto de Mar del Plata – Known not only as a tourist attraction but also as an important fishing port that also handles cargo and passenger traffic.
Puerto de Bahía Blanca – Specialises in petroleum and chemical products as well as agricultural processing. It is one of the country’s main export ports.
Puerto de Ushuaia – Located at the southernmost end of the country, at Tierra del Fuego. This port is known as the gateway to Antarctica and is popular with cruise ships and also caters to local shipping and tourism.
Puerto Madryn – Located in the province of Chubut, it is an important hub for the aluminium industry and other industrial cargo, as well as a tourist destination for whale watching and other marine animals.

Full list of official ports that exist in the region:

MAR DEL PLATA (UN/LOCODE: ARMDQ, East Coast South America)
BUENOS AIRES (UN/LOCODE: ARBUE, South America East Coast)
SAN LORENZO (UN/LOCODE: ARSLO, East Coast South America)
RECALADA (East Coast South America)
ROSARIO (UN/LOCODE: ARROS, East Coast South America)
CAMPANA (UN/LOCODE: ARCMP, East Coast South America)
RAWSON (UN/LOCODE: ARRWO, East Coast South America)
ZONA COMUN ANCH (East Coast South America)
BAHIA BLANCA ANCH (East Coast South America)
SAN FERNANDO (UN/LOCODE: ARSFE, East Coast South America)
BAHIA BLANCA (UN/LOCODE: ARBHI, East Coast South America)
LA PLATA (UN/LOCODE: ARLPG, East Coast South America)
TIGRE (UN/LOCODE: ARTGR, East Coast South America)
SAN NICOLAS (UN/LOCODE: ARSNS, East Coast South America)
PUERTO BELGRANO (UN/LOCODE: ARPBG, East Coast South America)
MADRIN (UN/LOCODE: ARPMY, East Coast South America)
SAN PEDRO (UN/LOCODE: ARSPD, East Coast South America)
USHUAIA (UN/LOCODE: ARUSH, East Coast South America)
ZARATE (UN/LOCODE: ARZAE, East Coast South America)
CALETA PAULA (East Coast South America)
PUERTO DESEADO (UN/LOCODE: ARPUD, East Coast South America)
PUERTO ROSALES (UN/LOCODE: ARPRS, East Coast South America)
ESCOBAR (UN/LOCODE: ARBDE, East Coast South America)
NECOCHEA (UN/LOCODE: ARNEC, East Coast South America)
CORRIENTES (UN/LOCODE: ARCNQ, East Coast South America)
COMODORO RIVADAVIA (UN/LOCODE: ARCRD, East Coast South America)
PUERTO GALVAN (UN/LOCODE: ARPGV, East Coast South America)
SANTA FE (UN/LOCODE: ARSFN, East Coast South America)
SAN ANTONIO ESTE (UN/LOCODE: ARSAE, East Coast South America)
CALETA CORDOVA (UN/LOCODE: ARCLC, East Coast South America)
VILLA CONSTITUTION (UN/LOCODE: ARVCN, East Coast South America)
CONCEPTION D URUGUAY (UN/LOCODE: ARCOU, South America East Coast)
RAMALLO (UN/LOCODE: ARRAM, East Coast South America)
ATUCHA (UN/LOCODE: ARATU, East Coast South America)
COMODORO ANCH (East Coast South America)
LA PAZ (UN/LOCODE: ARLPM, East Coast South America)
RESISTANCIA (UN/LOCODE: ARRES, East Coast South America)
RIO CULLEN (UN/LOCODE: ARRIC, East Coast South America)
PARANA (UN/LOCODE: ARPRA, East Coast South America)
CALETA OLIVIA (UN/LOCODE: ARCVI, East Coast South America)
MAR DEL PLATA ANCH (East Coast South America)
SAN ANTONIO OESTE (UN/LOCODE: AROES, East Coast South America)
LAS PALMAS (UN/LOCODE: ARLPS, East Coast South America)
CALETA PAULA ANCH (East Coast South America)
IBICUY (UN/LOCODE: ARIBY, East Coast South America)
MADRYN ANCH (East Coast South America)
DEL GUAZU (UN/LOCODE: ARDGU, East Coast South America)
DIAMANTE (UN/LOCODE: ARDME, East Coast South America)
ALVEAR (UN/LOCODE: ARAVR, East Coast South America)
BELLA VISTA (UN/LOCODE: ARBVC, East Coast South America)
CALETA OLIVIA ANCH (East Coast South America)
CAMARONES (East Coast South America)
CONCORDIA (UN/LOCODE: ARCOC, East Coast South America)
FEDERATION (UN/LOCODE: ARFEN, East Coast South America)
GENERAL LAVALLE (UN/LOCODE: ARGLV, East Coast South America)
GOYA (UN/LOCODE: AROYA, East Coast South America)
IGUAZU (UN/LOCODE: ARIGR, East Coast South America)
KM171 GUAZU STS (East Coast South America)
NECOCHEA ANCH (East Coast South America)
PASO DE LOS LIBRES (UN/LOCODE: ARAOL, East Coast South America)
POSADAS (UN/LOCODE: ARPSS, East Coast South America)
PUERTO DESEADO ANCH (East Coast South America)
PUERTO SANTA CRUZ (UN/LOCODE: ARRZA, East Coast South America)
PUNTA COLORADA (UN/LOCODE: ARPCO, East Coast South America)
PUNTA LOYOLA (UN/LOCODE: ARPLO, East Coast South America)
PUNTA QUILLA (UN/LOCODE: ARPQU, East Coast South America)
RAMALLO ANCH (East Coast South America)
RIO GALLEGOS (UN/LOCODE: ARRGL, East Coast South America)
RIO GRANDE (UN/LOCODE: ARRGA, East Coast South America)
SAN ANTONIO ANCH (East Coast South America)
SAN JAVIER (UN/LOCODE: ARSJV, East Coast South America)
SAN JULIAN (UN/LOCODE: ARULA, East Coast South America)
USHUAIA ANCH (East Coast South America)
VIEDMA (UN/LOCODE: ARVDM, East Coast South America)

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