# Arecibo (PRARE)

**UN/LOCODE:** PRARE  
**Country:** Puerto Rico  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 18.4833, -66.7000

Although Arecibo sits on Puerto Rico's north coast about 32 nautical miles west of San Juan, it functions less as a commercial harbour than as a niche chemical-handling point. Regular ship operations are very limited; the main activity is tug-and-barge work, with liquid chemicals pumped ashore by pipeline from a tank barge to storage tanks. There is no container or general break-bulk handling here. For forwarders the port's cargo relevance is minimal, and container, ro-ro and customs traffic for the island runs through San Juan.

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