Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE MT MLA
Valletta, Malta
Medium coastal (natural) on the Mediterranean Sea. Channel depth 15.5 m, cargo pier depth 12.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Valletta Harbors". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 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
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Natural)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Tide restriction
- no
- 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, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 35.9, longitude 14.516667.
Sea distances from Valletta
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 | 1,188 | 5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 1,040 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 1,108 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 692 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 683 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2,397 | 10 | 8.3 | 7.1 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 7 | 5.8 | 5 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,933 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 11.7 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,216 | 34.2 | 28.5 | 24.5 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Sfax, Tunisia about 197 nm as the crow flies
- Tunis (La Goulette), Tunisia about 211 nm as the crow flies
- Annaba, Algeria about 332 nm as the crow flies
- Djen Djen, Algeria about 421 nm as the crow flies
- Achladi, Greece about 435 nm as the crow flies
- Piraeus, Greece about 455 nm as the crow flies