# Pointe A Pitre (GPPTP)

**UN/LOCODE:** GPPTP  
**Country:** Guadeloupe  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 16.2333, -61.5333

Around 154,500 TEU and some 3.3 million tonnes of cargo pass through Pointe-à-Pitre each year, making it the principal port of Guadeloupe. Operated within the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe — a five-site authority — its container business centres on the Pointe Jarry terminal, served by multipurpose and refrigerated container ships on regular runs to Europe. Beyond boxes, the port handles bulk sugar, bananas, minerals, grain, petroleum and general cargo. The Jarry platform offers nine specialised berths, including a Ro-Ro ramp and three gantry cranes, backed by dry and refrigerated warehousing. Fresh gantry cranes and modernisation works are preparing the port for larger CMA CGM vessels and a planned Antilles transhipment role. Inland movement runs over Guadeloupe's road network; for shippers comparing French West Indies options, Fort-de-France in Martinique is the main alternative.

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