# Puerto Belgrano (ARPBG)

**UN/LOCODE:** ARPBG  
**Country:** Argentina  
**Water Body:** South Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -38.8833, -62.1000

Naval vessels rather than gantry cranes define Puerto Belgrano: the site at Punta Alta, south of Bahía Blanca, is first and foremost the principal base of the Argentine Navy. For merchant shipping its relevance lies in repair work — two large dry docks (220 × 22 m and 234 × 35 m) plus extensive workshops are open to commercial vessels alongside the fleet. A deep anchorage of around 17 m lets sizeable ships lie up for refit and supply. Routine container, breakbulk or dry-bulk handling, however, is essentially absent here. For commercial cargo, shippers turn to the adjacent Bahía Blanca complex — Ingeniero White for grain and bulk, Puerto Rosales for crude oil. In short, Puerto Belgrano is a specialised naval and ship-repair port rather than a freight gateway.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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