# Tumaco (COTCO)

**UN/LOCODE:** COTCO  
**Country:** Colombia  
**Water Body:** North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 1.8167, -78.7500

The Transandino pipeline ends at Tumaco, carrying crude from Orito in Putumayo to an offshore marine terminal where Ecopetrol's Cenit unit loads much of Colombia's Pacific crude exports. Sitting in the Nariño department close to the Ecuadorian border, Tumaco ranks as the country's second Pacific port. Beyond liquid bulk, several berths handle general cargo and dry bulk along with edible oils such as palm oil. The regional fishing industry exports tuna and sardines, and the port also moves timber and bananas grown in the low-lying hinterland. Large-scale container line services are not confirmed here, with Buenaventura serving as the Pacific coast's principal box port. A shallow open-roadstead profile and mainly road-based hinterland links cap the size of deep-sea vessels it can serve.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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