Port of Asunción
PYASU🇵🇾Paraguay
Port Location
About Port of Asunción
Also known as: Puerto De Asuncion
Asunción is Paraguay's primary river port, situated on the Paraguay River. It handles general cargo and is accessible to ocean-going vessels via the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. The port utilizes tugs for navigation and has a drydock.
Background
Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, immediately north northeast of the confluence where it is joined by the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River separates Asunción from the Occidental Region of Paraguay to the northwest, and from Argentina to the southwest. The eastern part of the city is surrounded by the Central Department.Current Conditions
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Vessel Limits
- Channel Depth
- 2ft
- Elevation
- 64m
Operations & Services
- Port of Entry
- Unknown
- Pilotage Compulsory
- Yes
- Tug Assistance
- Yes
- Cranes
- Fixed, Mobile
- Drydock
- U
- Repair Code
- U
- Terminals
- 3
History
- Established
- 1537
Terminals (3)
PUERTO CAACUPE-MI ASUNCION
SAN FRANCISCO S.A.
Av. Fernando Leri Reinhold y Hermann Gmeiner, Zeballos Cué Asunción, Paraguay
www.caa.com.py →Identification
- UN/LOCODE
- PYASU
- Country
- 🇵🇾Paraguay
- Time Zone
- UTC-3
- Feature Type
- PRT (Port)
Classification
- Type
- Port
- Harbor Type
- River natural
- Shelter
- Excellent
Region
- Subdivision
- PY-ASU
- Area
- Inland, South America
- Latitude
- -25.2741°
- Longitude
- -57.6083°
References & Identifiers
- WPI No.
- 13250 →
- GeoNames ID
- 11525694 →
- Wikidata
- Q2933 →
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Official Site
- www.asuncion.gov.py →
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