{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Guayaquil","identifier":"ECGYE","unlocode":"ECGYE","city":null,"country":"Ecuador","waterBody":"South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":9.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-2.2,"longitude":-79.88333299999998},"description":"More than two million TEU a year make Guayaquil by far Ecuador's largest container port and one of the key gateways on South America's Pacific coast. The port sits on the Guayas River, reached through its estuary and the Canal del Morro; the main facility, Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA, operated by ICTSI), spans about 115 hectares and is scaled for up to 1.4 million TEU, while the neighbouring Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG) handled around 801,000 TEU in 2024. Bananas define the trade: Ecuador ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/guayaquil-port-ecgye","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/guayaquil-port-ecgye","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Guayaquil · (UN/LOCODE: ECGYE) · Ecuador · Small · 9.4 m"}