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Veracruz

UN/LOCODE MXVER · Mexico · Americas · VER

Reference

Coordinates: 19.2, -96.0833
Time zone: America/Mexico_CityUTC -06:00no DST
Local currency: MXN— Mexican Peso
Languages: es
Nearest airport: VERGeneral Heriberto Jara International Airport~13 km
Electricity: 127 V60 Hzplugs A, B(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: AwTropical savanna (dry winter)
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1-345---
seaport · road terminal · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Veracruz Port Control / APIVER

VHF: Ch 12 / 16 / 74
Phone: +52 229 923 2700
Web: www.apiver.com

P&I correspondents

· Creel Abogados Mexico
· Santamarina y Steta Maritime
· Holland & Knight Mexico

Port agents

· GAC Mexico Gulf
· Inchcape Mexico Veracruz
· Agencias Maritimas Unidas

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Mexico's main Gulf container port; Norte (northerly) storm season Nov-Mar; compulsory pilotage; Pemex petroleum terminal adjacent.

Helplines for seafarers in Mexico

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Mexico

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Port-state-control region: vina del mar MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (MX)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (MX)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (MXN)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (MXN)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (MX)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (America/Mexico_City)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (America/Mexico_City)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (America/Mexico_City)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (MX)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-345---)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (VER)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q173270)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (MX)retrieved 2026-05-07

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