# Luganville (VU LUG)

**UN/LOCODE:** VU LUG  
**Country:** Vanuatu  
**Water Body:** South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -15.5167, 167.1667

Built with Chinese financing, Luganville's roughly 360 m wharf — one of the longest in the Pacific — anchors the main port of northern Vanuatu on Espiritu Santo, the country's second seaport after Port Vila. It handles both dry and liquid cargo: imports are mainly consumer goods and mineral oils, while exports cover fish, beef, copra and cocoa. Two large warehouses serve the copra trade that runs through the port. For forwarders, Luganville is the consolidation and distribution point for Vanuatu's northern islands, typically fed by transhipment rather than direct deep-sea calls. Scheduled connections usually route via Fiji or Australia and New Zealand. The hinterland is reached over Santo's road network. For cargo to southern Vanuatu, Port Vila is the natural alternative.

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