# Cardenas (CU CAR)

**UN/LOCODE:** CU CAR  
**Country:** Cuba  
**Water Body:** Straits of Florida; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 23.0500, -81.2000

Sugar exports define Cardenas, a port on Cuba's north coast in Matanzas province, about 150 km east of Havana and close to the Varadero resort belt. Its single pier of roughly 750 m with four berths handles mainly raw sugar, supplemented by supplies for the Varadero hospitality sector. A shallow channel of around 4.9 m confines the port to smaller vessels, with no container line or deep-sea services. Bulk, oil and general cargo are better served by nearby, deeper Matanzas. Containerised shipments route through the Mariel container terminal or Havana.

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