Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE SA DMM
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Small coastal (breakwater) on the Persian Gulf. Channel depth 14.0 m, cargo pier depth 12.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Dammam". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 14.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 2.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- n/a
- 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, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 26.5, longitude 50.2.
Sea distances from Dammam
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 | 4,367 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 13 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,218 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 12.6 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,287 | 17.9 | 14.9 | 12.8 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,840 | 16 | 13.3 | 11.4 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 4,820 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 14.3 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6,536 | 27.2 | 22.7 | 19.5 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,553 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 7.6 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 337 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 5,957 | 24.8 | 20.7 | 17.7 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Mina Salman, Bahrain about 29 nm as the crow flies
- Jubail, Saudi Arabia about 45 nm as the crow flies
- Hamad, Qatar about 117 nm as the crow flies
- Shuwaikh, Kuwait about 209 nm as the crow flies
- Umm Qasr, Iraq about 242 nm as the crow flies
- Jebel Ali, UAE about 277 nm as the crow flies