# Nuevitas Bay (CU NVT)

**UN/LOCODE:** CU NVT  
**Country:** Cuba  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 21.5500, -77.2667

Only about 42 vessels a year call at Nuevitas on Cuba's north-east coast, a reminder that size on paper does not equal high throughput (UN/LOCODE CU NVT). One of Cuba's leading sugar-export ports, it ships sugar, citrus fruit and honey, while imports center on general cargo, fertiliser, grain and machinery. Despite its "large" classification, a narrow, sharply curving channel and shallow cargo-pier depth of about 4.9 m limit vessel size; tankers up to roughly 14,000 dwt can transit, and lighters assist loading at anchorage. There is no confirmed scheduled international container service here—boxed cargo in Cuba effectively routes through the deepwater port of Mariel near Havana. For forwarders, Nuevitas is best treated as a bulk and breakbulk port serving the regional farm and industrial economy. Container shipments and larger volumes should be planned via Mariel.

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