Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE FR DKK
Dunkirk, France
Medium coastal (tide gates) on the North Sea. Channel depth 20.1 m, cargo pier depth 21.6 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Dunkerque Port Ouest". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 20.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 21.6 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 21.6 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 6.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Tide Gates)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- yes
- 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
- Lifts
- 50–100 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 51.066667, longitude 2.35.
Sea distances from Dunkirk
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 | 3,442 | 14.3 | 12 | 10.2 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 3,293 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 9.8 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 3,361 | 14 | 11.7 | 10 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,946 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 8.8 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,838 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 110 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 3,941 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 11.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 6,203 | 25.8 | 21.5 | 18.5 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 10,486 | 43.7 | 36.4 | 31.2 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Felixstowe, United Kingdom about 66 nm as the crow flies
- Antwerp, Belgium about 78 nm as the crow flies
- Rotterdam, Netherlands about 94 nm as the crow flies
- Amsterdam, Netherlands about 123 nm as the crow flies
- Le Havre, France about 128 nm as the crow flies
- Bremen, Germany about 267 nm as the crow flies