{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Matanzas","identifier":"CU QMA","unlocode":"CU QMA","city":null,"country":"Cuba","waterBody":"Straits of Florida; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":23.05,"longitude":-81.54999999999998},"description":"On the western shore of Matanzas Bay sit Cuba's largest supertanker base and the Antonio Guiteras thermal power plant, and they define what this port is about: energy, not boxes. Matanzas handles mainly crude oil and dry bulk, with berths of roughly 9 to 12 m depth taking tankers and bulkers. In early 2026 a tanker carrying about 700,000 barrels of Russian Urals crude discharged here for the island's refineries. Scheduled liner-container traffic and large-scale breakbulk customs clearance are ef","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/matanzas-port-cu-qma","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/matanzas-port-cu-qma","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Matanzas · (UN/LOCODE: CU QMA) · Cuba · Small · 14 m"}