Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE TN SFA
Sfax, Tunisia
Small coastal (breakwater) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 9.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Mersa Sfax". 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
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- 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
- Good
- 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
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 34.733333, longitude 10.766667.
Sea distances from Sfax
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 | 1,443 | 6 | 5 | 4.3 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,294 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,363 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 947 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 738 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2,452 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 7.3 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,899 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 4,161 | 17.3 | 14.4 | 12.4 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,444 | 35.2 | 29.3 | 25.1 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia about 126 nm as the crow flies
- Annaba, Algeria about 196 nm as the crow flies
- Valletta, Malta about 197 nm as the crow flies
- Djen Djen, Algeria about 269 nm as the crow flies
- Algiers, Algeria about 394 nm as the crow flies
- Livorno, Italy about 529 nm as the crow flies