# La Guaira (VELAG)

**UN/LOCODE:** VELAG  
**Country:** Venezuela  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 10.6167, -66.9333

Some 30 kilometres north of Caracas, La Guaira is Venezuela's second-largest port and the principal container gateway for the capital region. It handles roughly 400,000 TEU a year across 26 berths, with a specialised container terminal equipped with six ship-to-shore cranes and fifteen RTGs. Imports dominate inbound flows — food, medical supplies, consumer goods, electronics and industrial equipment for Caracas and its industrial belt — while exports centre on coffee, cocoa, seafood and aluminium. Alongside containers, the port operates general cargo and bulk facilities, backed by full customs clearance and inspection for import and export. Hinterland access runs essentially along the road corridor over the coastal mountains to Caracas, as there is no rail link. For larger volumes Puerto Cabello serves as Venezuela's main port, with Maracaibo covering the west. Forwarders value La Guaira chiefly for consumer-goods imports destined for the capital.

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