# Gustavia (BL GUS)

**UN/LOCODE:** BL GUS  
**Country:** Guadeloupe  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 17.9000, -62.8500

Superyachts crowd the quay while a small inter-island freighter discharges pallets at the back of the basin — that mix captures Gustavia (BL GUS), Saint-Barthélemy's only official port of entry and customs point. Rather than a container terminal, the harbour handles breakbulk and small boxes fed in from Sint Maarten and Guadeloupe aboard shallow-draught coasters. Cruise tenders and yachts share the same limited depths, which rule out larger cargo vessels. Heavier or containerised consignments are therefore transhipped through Sint Maarten (Philipsburg/Galisbay) or Pointe-à-Pitre before a feeder leg into the island.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/gustavia-port-bl-gus](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/gustavia-port-bl-gus)*

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