Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE LV VNT
Ventspils, Latvia
Medium coastal (breakwater) on the Baltic Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 15.0 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Ventspils". 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
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.0 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 17.2 m
- Max vessel length
- 277 m
- Max vessel beam
- 50 m
- Max vessel draft
- 15.0 m
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- 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, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t
- Railway
- Small
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 57.4, longitude 21.533333.
Sea distances from Ventspils
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 | 4,470 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 13.3 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,321 | 18 | 15 | 12.9 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,389 | 18.3 | 15.2 | 13.1 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,974 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 11.8 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,865 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 8.5 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 992 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 4,969 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 14.8 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 7,231 | 30.1 | 25.1 | 21.5 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 11,514 | 48 | 40 | 34.3 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Riga, Latvia about 88 nm as the crow flies
- Klaipeda, Lithuania about 102 nm as the crow flies
- Tallinn, Estonia about 160 nm as the crow flies
- Stockholm, Sweden about 160 nm as the crow flies
- Helsinki, Finland about 197 nm as the crow flies
- Gdynia, Poland about 199 nm as the crow flies