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Seaports in Uruguay

Uruguay has 8 portsin the World Port Index — 1 medium and 7 smaller harbours. They sit on Rio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS8

LARGE · MEDIUM0 · 1

ONRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean

By harbour size

Large0 · 0%

Medium1 · 13%

Small1 · 13%

Very small6 · 75%

Biggest ports in Uruguay

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

mediumMontevideoSouth Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · UY MVD

smallPaysanduRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · UY PDU

very smallColoniaRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean · Open Roadstead · UY CYR

very smallFray BentosRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · UY FZB

very smallJose IgnacioSouth Atlantic Ocean · Open Roadstead · UY JIT

very smallLa PalomaSouth Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · UY LAP

very smallNueva PalmiraRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · UY NVP

very smallPuerto SauceRio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean · Open Roadstead · UY JLC

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