VEBLA Port Code Lookup
Total 1 ports of VEBLA
Barcelona Port is the seaport of Barcelona, in the city of Barcelonain Venezuela. Overseas routes include Central and South America, Port code is VEBLA.
Port Overview
Barcelona Port, UN/LOCODE VEBLA, is a northeastern Venezuelan port serving the city of Barcelona and the surrounding Anzoátegui region. The port is described in the supplied port record as a river port on the west bank of the Neverí River, approximately 5 km inland from the Caribbean Sea and about 12 miles from Guanta Port. Its position in the Barcelona Gap connects coastal trade with inland plains and agricultural areas. For our forwarding team, VEBLA is best assessed as a river-connected maritime gateway rather than a substitute for every service handled through nearby Guanta. The port record identifies historic agricultural exports and current relevance to cattle movements, interior coffee, and oil-related activity. Final terminal acceptance, vessel suitability, cargo routing, and carrier availability must be confirmed for each shipment.
| UN/LOCODE | VEBLA |
|---|---|
| Port / City | Barcelona / Barcelona |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Region | Northern South America; Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Coordinates in supplied record | 10.1300000, -64.6900000 |
| Recorded service indicators | FCL: 3; LCL: 0; Auto: 0; Main port flag: 0 |
Key Highlights
- River-connected access: Cargo planning must account for the port’s inland river position and the separate maritime approach from the Caribbean Sea.
- Regional gateway: Barcelona supports northeastern Venezuela and inland corridors through the Barcelona Gap, while nearby Guanta may handle cargo that requires different marine or terminal options.
- Selective service profile: The supplied record shows FCL availability indicators but no recorded LCL or automotive service indicators; consolidation and vehicle cargo require advance confirmation.
- Commodity mix: The port’s documented profile combines agricultural products, livestock-related movements, and oil-field support potential rather than a single standardized container trade.
- Planning sensitivity: Carrier acceptance, terminal handling, customs procedures, inland road conditions, and local operating schedules should be reconfirmed before cargo release.
Facilities & Services
Our service team treats the following as planning categories, not as a confirmation of installed equipment or guaranteed terminal services. The actual facility, handling window, and cargo acceptance must be checked with the nominated carrier, terminal, and local agent.
- Container handling: FCL routing may be evaluated through VEBLA, but container type, gross weight, reefer capability, special equipment, and terminal acceptance require shipment-specific confirmation.
- Breakbulk and general cargo: The port’s river-port profile and historical agricultural trade make breakbulk, project, and conventional cargo assessment relevant; packaging, lifting arrangements, and berth compatibility must be verified in advance.
- Bulk and agricultural cargo: Coffee, sugar, cacao, forest products, and other agricultural commodities may require commodity-specific storage, inspection, fumigation, or sanitary documentation.
- Yard and warehousing: Do not assume free storage, bonded storage, reefer plugs, or empty-container availability. Our team will confirm the nominated terminal’s actual capacity and applicable free-time terms.
- Customs and inspection interface: Customs inspection, documentary review, and cargo release are coordinated through the applicable Venezuelan authorities and local handling parties; inspection timing should be built into the plan.
- Inland connectivity: Road drayage is the primary planning assumption for city and inland delivery. Vehicle access, bridge or river-corridor restrictions, and escort needs should be assessed for heavy, oversized, or sensitive cargo.
Routes & Transit Times
- Caribbean and regional connections: Export and import plans may involve regional Caribbean or northern South American transshipment patterns. The available routing depends on the carrier’s current VEBLA acceptance and the selected port rotation.
- Long-haul cargo: Asia, Europe, North America, and other intercontinental origins or destinations may require one or more transshipment legs. We will compare the full routing, not only the ocean leg.
- Guanta comparison: Because the supplied port description places Guanta approximately 12 miles away and identifies it as having superseded the less convenient river port for some district trade, our team will evaluate VEBLA and Guanta separately instead of treating them as interchangeable.
- Transit-time variables: Actual timing is affected by transshipment availability, vessel nomination, documentation release, customs inspection, river and port conditions, equipment supply, weather, and inland delivery access. No fixed transit time should be promised before booking confirmation.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
- Primary hinterland: Barcelona and the wider northeastern Venezuelan area, with inland access toward the plains through the Barcelona Gap.
- Agricultural exports: The supplied port record identifies coffee, sugar, cacao, and forest products as historical or regional cargoes. Cargo condition, moisture control, packing, and agricultural or sanitary requirements should be reviewed before booking.
- Livestock-related movements: Barcelona is described as an important cattle-shipping centre. Live-animal movements require a dedicated regulatory, welfare, booking, and transport assessment rather than standard container assumptions.
- Energy-linked cargo: The port record notes proximity to oil fields near the northern Venezuelan coast. Oil-field equipment and project cargo may require oversized-transport planning, lifting confirmation, dangerous-goods review, and route surveys.
- Import cargo: Consumer goods, industrial inputs, machinery, and spare parts may be suitable for evaluation, subject to the carrier’s commodity restrictions, customs requirements, and final inland destination.
Operations & Compliance
- Cut-off control: Shipping instructions, verified gross mass, export documents, customs filings, and terminal delivery cut-offs are carrier- and terminal-specific. Our team will obtain the operative deadlines after the booking is accepted; do not rely on generic cut-off times.
- Dangerous goods: Provide the UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group, flash point where relevant, safety data sheet, package details, and emergency contact before booking. Acceptance, segregation, and documentation remain subject to carrier and terminal approval.
- Commercial and customs documents: Commercial invoice, packing list, transport instructions, permits, certificates of origin, sanitary or phytosanitary documents, and any product-specific licenses must be consistent in quantity, value, description, and consignee details.
- Inspection and inland delivery: Customs examination, document holds, port release, road access, and consignee readiness can extend dwell time. Our team will coordinate milestones and will not treat a released booking as permission to dispatch cargo until terminal and customs status are confirmed.
Shipping Tips
- Request routing alternatives early: Ask our service team to compare VEBLA with nearby Guanta when the cargo is time-sensitive, non-containerized, oversized, or dependent on specialized handling.
- Submit complete cargo data: Send dimensions, weight distribution, packing photographs, commodity description, HS code, and final delivery address before rate negotiation so equipment and inland restrictions can be assessed.
- Protect agricultural cargo: Use export-compliant packaging and moisture protection, and arrange applicable inspection, phytosanitary, fumigation, or certificate requirements before the cargo reaches the terminal.
- Build schedule protection: Allow contingency for transshipment, document review, customs inspection, port congestion, weather, and road delivery. Our team will provide an operational estimate only after the carrier, terminal, and inland legs are confirmed.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Barcelona Port the same as Guanta Port?
- No. VEBLA refers to Barcelona, a river-connected port described in the supplied record as approximately 12 miles from Guanta. Our team will quote and verify them as separate port options.
- Can our cargo be shipped as LCL through VEBLA?
- The supplied record shows an LCL indicator of zero. LCL availability, consolidation origin, receiving warehouse, and deconsolidation arrangements must therefore be confirmed before any LCL quotation is accepted.
- Are direct ocean services available to VEBLA?
- We do not assume direct service or fixed sailings. Current carrier acceptance, port rotation, transshipment requirements, and equipment availability must be checked for the requested origin, destination, and commodity.
- What information is needed for a VEBLA quotation?
- Our service team needs origin, destination, Incoterm, commodity, HS code, package count, dimensions, gross weight, container type, hazardous details if applicable, cargo readiness date, and final inland delivery point.
- What commonly causes delay on this routing?
- Typical risk points include incomplete documents, carrier or terminal acceptance, customs inspection, equipment availability, transshipment changes, river or port operating conditions, and road delivery constraints. We monitor each milestone against the confirmed plan.
Data Sources & Provenance
The port code, name, country, city, coordinates, descriptive profile, and recorded FCL/LCL/automotive indicators in this module are taken from the supplied VEBLA port master record. Operational statements are presented as shipment-planning guidance and are subject to confirmation with the nominated carrier, terminal, customs authority, and local agent.
For Venezuelan customs and import/export compliance verification, our team uses the competent authority’s published information at seniat.gob.ve. Regulatory, port-access, cargo-release, tariff, and document requirements may change; the applicable rule and terminal instruction at the time of booking prevail.
No unverified claims are made here regarding berth count, draft, throughput, equipment inventory, vessel frequency, carrier coverage, port charges, opening hours, or guaranteed transit time.