Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE LB BEY
Beirut, Lebanon
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 15.5 m, cargo pier depth 10.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Bayrut". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 18.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- 13.0 m
- Tidal range
- 0.3 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- yes
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Large
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 33.9, longitude 35.5.
Sea distances from Beirut
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 | 1,174 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,025 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,094 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 647 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,701 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,416 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 10.2 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 984 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,246 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 9.7 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 7,529 | 31.4 | 26.1 | 22.4 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Limassol, Cyprus about 131 nm as the crow flies
- Mersin, Turkey about 179 nm as the crow flies
- Port Said, Egypt about 226 nm as the crow flies
- Damietta, Egypt about 239 nm as the crow flies
- Aqaba, Jordan about 264 nm as the crow flies
- Alexandria, Egypt about 330 nm as the crow flies