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Cuba’s ports and maritime corridors
9 Cuban ports recorded with position, historical role, commodities and the American ports they have been connected to — arranged along 6 maritime corridors from the Florida Straits to northern South America. 5 carry enough source-backed facts to be published; the rest are shown as provisional.
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The ports
Port of Antilla
Holguín · 20.84, -75.74
A protected bay on the Bay of Nipe, historically a sugar-export point.
Port of Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos · 22.15, -80.44
A protected south-central harbour facing the Caribbean and the Panama approaches.
Port of Guantánamo
Guantánamo · 20.00, -75.15
A far-eastern bay facing the Windward Passage toward Hispaniola and Jamaica.
Port of Havana
La Habana · 23.14, -82.34
The fleet assembly point of the Spanish Americas — convoy rendezvous, shipbuilding center, naval base and defended commercial hinge.
Port of Mariel
Artemisa · 22.99, -82.75
A protected western-Cuba bay near the Florida Straits and Gulf routes; the focus of modern deepwater and industrial development interest.
Port of Matanzas
Matanzas · 23.05, -81.57
A north-coast bay in the sugar heartland east of Havana, tied to the Straits and Gulf trade.
Port of Moa
Holguín · 20.66, -74.94
An eastern port associated with mining and minerals on the Holguín coast.
Port of Nuevitas
Camagüey · 21.55, -77.26
A north-central Cuban bay port serving the Camagüey region.
Port of Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba · 19.97, -75.87
The eastern gateway toward Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and northern South America.
Maritime corridors
Florida Straits Corridor
Western Cuba and South Florida as one historical relationship region across ~90 miles of water.
Cuban anchor: Havana · 7 nodes
Gulf of Mexico Corridor
Havana and the Gulf ports linked directly through the Spanish fleet system and the Gulf Stream.
Cuban anchor: Havana · 9 nodes
Greater Antilles Corridor
Eastern Cuba toward Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico — one Caribbean island system.
Cuban anchor: Santiago de Cuba · 6 nodes
Panama–Caribbean Corridor
South-central Cuba toward Jamaica, Cartagena, Colón and the Panama Canal approaches.
Cuban anchor: Cienfuegos · 6 nodes
Atlantic Return Corridor
The fleet assembly system: Havana's dockyards, fortifications and Gulf Stream access on the maritime route toward Europe.
Cuban anchor: Havana · 5 nodes
Northern South America Corridor
Cuba toward Cartagena, Barranquilla, La Guaira and Trinidad — the fleet-era link to the continent.
Cuban anchor: Santiago de Cuba · 6 nodes
Live vessel tracking, routes & maritime data
The free, industry-standard tools, focused on Cuba's ports. Follow ships by live AIS, read the nautical chart and the official port registers — each opens in a new tab.
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Routes & connections
Free third-party resources, as used across the maritime industry. CubaAtlas neither hosts nor rebrands this data — we link the real source.
Guides & common questions
In-depth answers, one question at a time.
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