GTPBR

Port of Puerto Barrios (GTPBR), Guatemala, LatAm

Operational details, shipping lines, port pairs, and requirements for this port in one place.

Harbor

Puerto Barrios

Basic Information

Name

Puerto Barrios

Local Port Name

Puerto Barrios

Port Authority

Puerto Barrios Port Authority

Port Code

GTPBR

Type

Harbor

Latitude

15° 43' 0" N

Longitude

88° 36' 0" W

First Port Of Entry

Yes

ETA Message Required

Yes

USA Representative

Medical Facilities

Yes

Port Size

Small

Harbor Features

Harbor Size

Small

Shelter

Good

Max Vessel Size

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type

Coastal Natural

Turning Area

Yes

Good Holding Ground

Yes

Entrance Restrictions

Tide

Overhead Limit

Swell

Ice

Other

Yes

Water Depth

Channel

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Cargo Pier

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Mean Tide

1 foot

Anchorage

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Oil Terminal

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory

Yes

Available

Yes

Advisable

Yes

Local Assist

---

Tugs

Assist

Yes

Salvage

Quarantine

Pratique

Yes

Deratt Cert

---

Other

Yes

Contact Details

Address

9a. Calle 1a. y 2a. Ave. Terminal Portuaria Puerto Barrios Guatemala

Fax

920-1548

800-Number

---

Website

www.puertobarriosonline.com

Phone

920-1500

Telephone

Yes

Radio

Yes

Air

Yes

Telegraph

Yes

Radio Tel

Yes

Rail

Yes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Yes

Med Moor

---

Anchor

---

Ocean

---

Ice

---

Lift Cranes

100 Plus Ton Lifts

---

50-100 Ton Lifts

---

25-49 Ton Lifts

---

0-24 Ton Lifts

---

Fixed Cranes

---

Mobile Cranes

---

Floating Cranes

---

Port Services

Longshore

Yes

Electrical Repair

---

Steam

---

Electrical

---

Navigation Equipment

---

Supplies

Provisions

Yes

Fuel Oil

Deck

---

Water

Yes

Diesel Oil

Engine

---

Other Services

Ship Repairs

Limited

Marine Railroad Size

---

Degauss

---

Drydock Size

---

Garbage Disposal

Yes

Dirty Ballast

Port Statistics

Operational performance snapshots for this port

Weekly traffic, monthly dwell times, and operator capacity data for Puerto Barrios (GTPBR), Guatemala, LatAm.

Weekly traffic

Week of 23 Feb 2026

Reported total

118 TEU

-90.2% vs previous tracked week

Imports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Transshipment

118 TEU

+139.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports led the latest tracked week for Puerto Barrios (GTPBR), Guatemala, LatAm.

Week	Imports	Exports	Transshipment	Reported total
23 Feb 2026	0 TEU	0 TEU	118 TEU	118 TEU
16 Feb 2026	877 TEU	277 TEU	49 TEU	1,203 TEU
09 Feb 2026	1,780 TEU	579 TEU	182 TEU	2,541 TEU
02 Feb 2026	2,016 TEU	389 TEU	118 TEU	2,523 TEU
26 Jan 2026	626 TEU	68 TEU	50 TEU	744 TEU
19 Jan 2026	1,869 TEU	504 TEU	174 TEU	2,547 TEU
12 Jan 2026	1,387 TEU	489 TEU	177 TEU	2,053 TEU
05 Jan 2026	3,526 TEU	1,356 TEU	457 TEU	5,339 TEU
29 Dec 2025	538 TEU	0 TEU	0 TEU	538 TEU
22 Dec 2025	1,252 TEU	652 TEU	165 TEU	2,069 TEU
15 Dec 2025	4,843 TEU	1,509 TEU	655 TEU	7,007 TEU
08 Dec 2025	1,665 TEU	237 TEU	90 TEU	1,992 TEU

Monthly dwell times

Latest month Feb 2026

Imports

5.2 days

-13.3% vs previous month

Imports had the highest dwell time in Feb 2026, while Imports moved fastest.

Month	Imports	Exports	Transshipments	Rail imports
Feb 2026	5.2 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Jan 2026	6.0 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Dec 2025	7.9 days	3.2 days	Not reported	Not reported
Nov 2025	6.8 days	2.5 days	Not reported	Not reported
Oct 2025	8.0 days	2.3 days	Not reported	Not reported
Sept 2025	9.2 days	2.5 days	Not reported	Not reported