Admiral's Atlas

Port of Ancona

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Ancona is a harbor behind a breakwater in Italy, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ITAOI.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Small, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Good
Entrance restrictions
Affected by tide, swell, other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
  • Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
  • Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
  • Oil/LNG terminal11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
  • Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft))

Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.

Mean tidal range
1 m
Max. vessel size
Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
good holding ground

Facilities and services

The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include telephone, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and Mediterranean moor.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.

Repair capability is rated moderate, there is a small drydock, and a medium marine railway.

See also

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 40660, Pub. 131, chart 54041. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.