Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE LV RIX
Riga, Latvia
Large river (natural) on the Gulf of Riga. Channel depth 12.5 m, cargo pier depth 9.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Riga". 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
- 21.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 311 m
- Max vessel beam
- 45 m
- Max vessel draft
- 14.8 m
- Tidal range
- 2.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- River (Natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- n/a
- 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
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 56.95, longitude 24.1.
Sea distances from Riga
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 | 4,560 | 19 | 15.8 | 13.6 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,411 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 13.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,479 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 13.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 4,064 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 12.1 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,955 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 8.8 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1,082 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 5,059 | 21.1 | 17.6 | 15.1 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 7,321 | 30.5 | 25.4 | 21.8 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 11,604 | 48.4 | 40.3 | 34.5 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Ventspils, Latvia about 88 nm as the crow flies
- Klaipeda, Lithuania about 124 nm as the crow flies
- Tallinn, Estonia about 152 nm as the crow flies
- Helsinki, Finland about 195 nm as the crow flies
- Kotka, Finland about 229 nm as the crow flies
- Gdynia, Poland about 237 nm as the crow flies