Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE TR MER
Mersin, Turkey
Medium coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 3.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Mersin". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 11.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 3.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- 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
- 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Large
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 36.8, longitude 34.633333.
Sea distances from Mersin
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 | 1,121 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 972 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,041 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 594 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,657 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,372 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 10 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,100 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,362 | 14 | 11.7 | 10 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 7,645 | 31.9 | 26.5 | 22.8 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Limassol, Cyprus about 151 nm as the crow flies
- Beirut, Lebanon about 179 nm as the crow flies
- Samsun, Turkey about 282 nm as the crow flies
- Damietta, Egypt about 350 nm as the crow flies
- Port Said, Egypt about 352 nm as the crow flies
- Izmir, Turkey about 369 nm as the crow flies