# Penco (CLPEO)

**UN/LOCODE:** CLPEO  
**Country:** Chile  
**Water Body:** South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** -36.7167, -73.0000

Unlike its container-handling neighbour Lirquén, Penco is essentially a bulk and industrial berth on the south-eastern shore of Bahía de Concepción, in Chile's Biobío Region. The operator Muelles de Penco SA runs a dry-bulk facility geared to the forestry economy of southern Chile, moving bulk commodities and forestry-related cargo rather than scheduled containers. Shippers handling boxes, breakbulk or sawn-timber exports rely on adjacent Lirquén (CLLQN), backed by San Vicente and Talcahuano to the south-west. Road links across the Biobío Region connect the berth to pulp, lumber and agricultural production centres. A proposed floating LNG terminal, Penco Lirquén, is expected from 2027 and could add an energy dimension to the site. For freight planning, Penco is best read as a specialised bulk point within a larger port cluster, not a standalone container port.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Santiago → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-shanghai)
- [Santiago → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-shenzhen)
- [Santiago → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-guangzhou)
- [Santiago → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-hong-kong)
- [Santiago → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-tokyo)
- [Santiago → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/santiago-busan)

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

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/penco-port-clpeo](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/penco-port-clpeo)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/penco-port-clpeo/llm-summary?lang=en*