Port of Montevideo, Commercial maritime port in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The Port of Montevideo is a large commercial harbor along the Río de la Plata featuring multiple terminals that handle cargo, passengers, and fishing operations. The facility includes modern docks, warehouses, and specialized loading and unloading zones throughout its expanse.

This port facility began during Montevideo's early years and underwent major reconstruction between the 1870s and 1930s with projects like wooden piers and an oil refinery. Those decades transformed it into a modern commercial hub for the region's trading ships.

Montevideo's identity as a port city shaped the country itself, as historian Reyes Abadie noted. The port has long been the main gateway for European migrants arriving in Uruguay, and today ferries run by Buquebus link the passenger terminal with Buenos Aires. In the port grounds visitors can see the rangefinder and anchor of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled in the bay in 1939.

The port can be accessed from two main entry points that connect different operational zones. There are also specialized gates designed for oversized loads that require special equipment and wider handling routes.

In the port grounds stand the rangefinder and the anchor of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled in Montevideo Bay in 1939. The wreck was later raised in pieces, and these two objects are kept on site as reminders of the episode.