Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE NL AMS
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Large canal or lake on the North Sea. Channel depth 12.5 m, cargo pier depth 9.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Amsterdam". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 2.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Canal or Lake
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Small
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 52.366667, longitude 4.9.
Sea distances from Amsterdam
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 3,643 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 10.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 3,494 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 10.4 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 3,563 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 10.6 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,147 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 9.4 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,039 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 153 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 4,142 | 17.3 | 14.4 | 12.3 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 6,404 | 26.7 | 22.2 | 19.1 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 10,687 | 44.5 | 37.1 | 31.8 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Rotterdam, Netherlands about 32 nm as the crow flies
- Antwerp, Belgium about 71 nm as the crow flies
- Dunkirk, France about 123 nm as the crow flies
- Felixstowe, United Kingdom about 134 nm as the crow flies
- Bremen, Germany about 148 nm as the crow flies
- Bremerhaven, Germany about 151 nm as the crow flies