# Puerto Santa Cruz (AR RZA)

**UN/LOCODE:** AR RZA  
**Country:** Argentina  
**Water Body:** South Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** -50.0167, -68.5167

Despite appearing in shipping directories under AR RZA, Puerto Santa Cruz offers only limited commercial freight relevance: the town quay on the Río Santa Cruz estuary in Patagonia is shallow and not confirmed for container, customs or breakbulk operations of any scale. Regional deep-sea cargo instead moves through Punta Quilla, a sheltered natural harbour about 17 km to the southeast. Forwarders handling consignments for southern Santa Cruz province should plan around Punta Quilla, Puerto Deseado or Caleta Paula.

## 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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