# Guanta (VE GUT)

**UN/LOCODE:** VE GUT  
**Country:** Venezuela  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 10.2500, -64.5833

About five nautical miles from Puerto La Cruz, Guanta is the principal multipurpose port of eastern Venezuela. Its sheltered, swell-free bay offers deep water to bulk carriers as well as general-cargo and container vessels. The cargo mix is wide: oil-industry equipment and heavy machinery, breakbulk, containers and farm goods such as cocoa, coffee and sugar, while Guanta also acts as a transit point for iron ore, bauxite and gold from the Orinoco Mining Arc, plus grain, chemicals and fertilizers. Road links connect it to Venezuela's industrial north-east, though there is little effective rail hinterland. Shippers should factor in the constraints created by US sanctions and the state of the oil sector, which can affect schedules and banking. For pure container line services, Puerto Cabello remains the larger gateway, with Guanta most relevant for project, bulk and industrial cargo in the east.

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