Port of Montevideo

🇺🇾 Uruguay

South Atlantic · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
UYMVD
Country
🇺🇾 Uruguay
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
South Atlantic
Latitude
-34.8800° S
Longitude
56.2100° W

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Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Montevideo is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — South Atlantic

Montevideo in Uruguay connects the major commodity exporters of West Africa and South America with global markets, carrying crude oil, iron ore, soybeans, coal, and containerised goods. The Gulf of Guinea has surpassed the Gulf of Aden as the world's most active piracy zone, accounting for the majority of global incidents and the vast majority of crew kidnappings. Unlike Somali piracy's hijacking-for-ransom model, Gulf of Guinea attacks typically aim at kidnap-for-ransom, cargo theft, and oil theft from tankers. The diversion of container traffic around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea security threats has increased congestion at South Atlantic bunkering ports and along the South African coast.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Montevideo to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Port State Control Context

Uruguay is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Montevideo is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

Vessel Mix

No port calls were observed at Montevideo between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026. This reflects the reach of the terrestrial AIS network behind this page — coverage is densest in Northwest Europe and thins elsewhere — and is not a statement about traffic at Montevideo. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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🇦🇷 San Lorenzo (Santa Fe)
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🇦🇷 Bahia Blanca
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