Punta Cardón, Venezuela

Port · VEPCN · 11.63°, -70.22° · Mineral Products, Chemical & Allied Industries, Plastics, Rubber, Leather

in force · 60 nm
3
issued · 30 d
2
since 1997
16
vessel calls / yr
209

In force within 60 nm · 3

Nav aids 3

  1. NAVAREA IV 1174/25 · Nav aids40.1 nm · 2025-10-31
    In the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela, Cabo Negro Light at 11-30.15N 069-33.34W is unlit.
  2. NAVAREA IV 644/25 · Nav aids41.5 nm · 2025-06-19
    Punta Borojo light in Venezuela changed to flashing white every 11 seconds, 19 meters high, visible 18 miles; canceled warning 373/25.
  3. NAVAREA IV 727/26 · Nav aids57.6 nm · 2026-07-26
    A cable buoy is established at position 12 degrees 28 minutes north, 69 degrees 45 minutes west in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

Issued in the last 12 months, now cancelled · 1

  1. NAVAREA IV 798/26 · Nav aids2.3 nm · 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-19
    Guaranao Light in Venezuela, at 11-40N 070-12.8W, is unlit.

Share of Venezuela's maritime trade through this port (PortWatch): imports 592%, exports 1310%.

Chokepoint and port data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) — IMF and the University of Oxford, via the UN Global Platform. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and port authority notices.

Punta Cardón, Venezuela — navigational warnings near the port · seahazards