# Montego Bay (JMMBJ)

**UN/LOCODE:** JMMBJ  
**Country:** Jamaica  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 18.4667, -77.9333

Cruise liners dominate the quays, but Montego Bay is also a working freight port on Jamaica's north coast. Cargo moves mainly through the Montego Freeport's three berths, which import grain and fuel oil and ship out aggregates and agricultural produce, alongside petroleum and LNG parcels. Container volumes are minimal: shippers moving boxed or transshipment cargo to Jamaica route through Kingston and its Kingston Freeport Terminal on the south coast. Annual throughput is around 659,000 tonnes across roughly 340 vessel calls. Hinterland access in Saint James parish is by road only, with no rail link. For breakbulk, bulk and fuel serving the north coast, Montego Bay is the practical option; for containers, Kingston remains the gateway.

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