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Ports Colombia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Colombia published Ports in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Ports in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 19
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ports” (1990 to 2025), “Ports and harbors” (1997 to 2005) and “Ports and terminals” (2006 to 2023).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Covenas,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Covenas,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, San Andres, Santa Marta,
Tumaco
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Covenas,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, San Andres, Santa Marta,
Marta, Tumaco
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar,
San Andres, SantaTumaco Tumaco, Turbo
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar,
Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto
Puerto Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Bahia de Portete,
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla, Buenaventura,
Cartagena, Leticia,
Turbo
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Bahia de Portete,
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla, Buenaventura,
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Muelles El Bosque,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Muelles El Bosque,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
The same text in 2008 and 2009.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
- oil terminals:
- Covenas offshore terminal
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
oil terminals:
Covenas offshore terminal
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo;
- Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
major seaport(s):
Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo; Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
river port(s):
Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
oil/gas terminal(s):
Covenas offshore terminal
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo;
- Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Puerto Bolivar (coal)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Cartagena (1,853,342)
major seaport(s):
Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo; Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
river port(s):
Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
oil/gas terminal(s):
Covenas offshore terminal
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
container port(s) (TEUs):
Cartagena (1,853,342)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo;
- Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- oil terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Puerto Bolivar (coal)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Cartagena (1,853,342)
major seaport(s):
river port(s):oil/gas oil terminal(s):
dry bulk cargo port(s):
container port(s) (TEUs):
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
- oil terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Cartagena (2,510,093) (2016)
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo; Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura Turbo
river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
oil terminal(s): Covenas offshore terminal
container port(s) (TEUs): Cartagena (2,510,093) (2016)
river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
dry bulk cargo port(s): Puerto Bolivar (coal)container port(s) (TEUs): Cartagena (1,853,342) Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
- oil terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Cartagena (2,663,415) (2017)
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
oil terminal(s): Covenas offshore terminal
container port(s) (TEUs): Cartagena (2,510,093) (2016) (2,663,415) (2017)
river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
dry bulk cargo port(s): Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- oil terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Buenaventura (1,121,267), Cartagena (2,995,031) (2019)
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
oil terminal(s): Covenas offshore terminal
container port(s) (TEUs): Buenaventura (1,121,267), Cartagena (2,663,415) (2017) (2,995,031) (2019)
river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
dry bulk cargo port(s): Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- oil terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Buenaventura (1,082,746), Cartagena (3,343,810) (2021)
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
major seaport(s): Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
oil terminal(s): Covenas offshore terminal
container port(s) (TEUs): Buenaventura (1,121,267), (1,082,746), Cartagena (2,995,031) (2019) (3,343,810) (2021)
river port(s): Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
dry bulk cargo port(s): Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total ports:
- 14 (2024)
- large:
- 0
- medium:
- 2
- small:
- 8
- very small:
- 3
- size unknown:
- 1
- ports with oil terminals:
- 10
- key ports:
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Covenas,
- El Bosque,
- Mamonal,
- Pozos Colorados,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- Puerto Prodeco,
- Santa Marta
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
total ports: 14 (2024)
large: 0
medium: 2
small: 8
very small: 3
size unknown: 1
ports with oil terminals: 10
key ports: Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, El Bosque, Mamonal, Pozos Colorados, Puerto Bolivar, Puerto Prodeco, Santa Marta
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Colombia: Ports.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/colombia/ports.